Archived from Charlotte Gerson's booklet

Story

   In 1994, toward the end of August, Lawrence's wife remarked
that he didn't look well. He had a blood test done, which produced
normal results. Suffering from digestive problems, he
underwent a "G-I Series" (gastro-intestinal tests). These didn't
show anything specific, so his doctor gave him some drug to
reduce his acid. Far from helping, the drug caused him severe
abdominal pain. Before taking it, Lawrence only experienced
discomfort after some specific activity or movement. After
taking it, he could no longer straighten out at night or lie on
his back.

   In late October he returned to his General Practitioner.
On November 2, a CT Scan was performed and showed a 5cm
mass on Lawrence's pancreas, along with two swollen lymph
nodes and "fatty infiltration to his liver". His weight had
dropped by 50 pounds to 123 pounds.

   Because of his pancreatic involvement, the doctor told
Lawrence that neither surgery nor chemotherapy would work
for him. Some two weeks later, an oncologist whom the
patient consulted, contacted a Center in Colorado Springs
where nutritional treatments were used. On November 9,
Lawrence obtained the Gerson book, which convinced him
that he should go the' alternative' way.

   Still, to get a second opinion, Lawrence consulted an
oncologist at a Texas medical center. This doctor wanted to do
the CT scan over again and did a needle biopsy of the pancreatic
mass. The result turned out to be 'inconclusive'. At this
stage Lawrence called the Gerson Institute and went to the
Mexican Gerson Hospital on December 2, 1994.

   He spent 18 days at the Gerson hospital. His pain
stopped immediately and he was able to discontinue taking
the medication. His migraine headaches ceased, too, never to
return.

   Lawrence stayed on the strict Gerson Therapy for 20
months, then cut back from 13 juices to 10. His CT scan at 20
months showed his condition to be "clean, no nodes, no fatty
infiltration". In time he reduced the juices to 8, then to 6, and
finally settled on 4 juices a day.

   In January 2000, Lawrence injured his back while moving
a piano. At about the same time, his original doctor died of
lymphoma that had spread to his colon and liver. Another
year later, in January 2001, at his mother's funeral he again
injured his back, this time moving a refrigerator. Both times
he ruptured a disk, which eventually healed.

   Lawrence feels well, is still working part time.