Archived from Charlotte Gerson's booklet

Story

Mary Hildebrand had some intestinal discomfort for years, with
"irritable bowel syndrome" causing alternating bouts of cramping
and diarrhea as well as constipation. She also felt that she "wasn't
digesting well."

In late summer of 1985, she was just returning from a European
trip with camping and relaxation and actually felt well when
she noticed some lumps in her lower pelvic area. She didn't
suspect any serious problem and assumed these had something to
do with her occasional bowel problems. However, the lumps
"didn't go away," so Mary consulted a gynecologist. This doctor
sent her for an ultrasound examination, which showed an orangesize
mass on one ovary, while the other one had a mass the size of
a grapefruit. Because of her age, (she was only 32), the doctor was
"almost certain that this was not cancer, just some benign
masses." Surgery was scheduled for September 25th, 1985. When
Mary woke up after surgery to remove the masses, she found that
she had been given a total hysterectomy. Further examination also
revealed that she had some spreading to the periaortic lymph
nodes, with the official diagnosis of "Grade I papillary serous
carcinoma with spreading to the lymph node"

Obviously, with her ovaries removed, Mary was thrown into
immediate menopause. This is serious at such a young age, and
she suffered from the typical symptoms. While she was still
recovering at the hospital from her surgery, a friend brought her
Dr. Gerson's book, A Cancer Therapy: Results of 50 Cases. Her
regular doctors had suggested one year of chemotherapy, but
Mary just felt it wasn't right for her. Her doctors were appalled by
the idea of alternative therapies. One doctor whom she consulted
for a check-up didn't want to talk to her at all and demanded that
she get out of his office! However, in spite of the vocal objections
of her doctors, family and friends, she decided to go to the
Mexican Gerson Hospital, where she arrived toward the middle of
October 1985. She had originally planned to stay for two weeks;
but actually stayed for three months. At about that time, some
friends started to visit her in Mexico. When they saw how well
Mary looked, they became less negative. Subsequently, she found
a pleasant place down the coast of the Baja California peninsula,
where she stayed for another six to seven months, with some hired
help. Her husband picked up organic food and liver (liver juice
was still being used at that time) and she now states that "she
never missed one juice" during that time of close to one year on
the full Gerson Therapy.

Meantime, her menopause symptoms were almost cleared on
the Therapy. When she returned home, she went on a somewhat
modified therapy, working with a Dr. B. for another three months,
and then stayed on about three to five juices, weaned herself off
enemas, worked with Carl Simonton, using bio-feedback and
visualization. Mary also made personal and career changes. At the
end of 1986, she was divorced and also went back to school to be
a health therapist, becoming seriously involved with psychoneuro-
immunology. She is feeling very well (in mid-2001) and is
taking very low dose HRT (Premarin and Provera).

Mary had an MRI in June of 1987. All masses were completely
gone by that time.

Diagnosis made at Stanford University Hospital, Stanford,
California, on October 11,1985:

Ovaries, left and right, oophorectomy and hysterectomy
- Grade I serous papillary carcinoma Lymph nodes, periaortic,
biopsies - metastatic Grade I papillary serous carcinoma.