Archived from Charlotte Gerson's booklet

Story

Sister Moranda was born in 1903. In February 1945, she was
operated on at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Allentown, PA, where a
very large tumor weighing 23 Ibs. was removed from her abdomen,
with her kidney enclosed. The biopsy revealed that the
category of the huge tumor was "a small, round and spindle cell
kidney sarcoma." The surgeon felt that a recurrence was likely
and decided that the patient should be given deep X-ray therapy.

Sister Moranda received 18 deep X-ray treatments in July and
August 1946, then again 42 treatments the following year between
June and August 1947. The side effects included vomiting,
dizziness, secondary anemia, weakness and weight loss. She
suffered from severe stomach upsets and bad constipation. Eventually
she decided that she could no longer tolerate the hospital
treatments.

In October 1947, when she first arrived at Dr. Gerson's office,
she had a distended abdomen, a badly swollen left leg which she
could hardly move or bend, and a large tumor mass in her left
lower abdomen, just below the old operation scar. During the first
two months of the treatment she was very weak and tired, but
started to improve in the next three weeks. From then on she
improved steadily. After one year on the Gerson Therapy, by
September 1948, she was much stronger and no tumor could be
felt. Also, her leg was back to normal size and motility. But, as Dr.
Gerson noted, "It took her more than 1-1/2 years to recover from
fear and anxiety."

In June 1954 she reported that she had been checked by doctors
in Wedron, IL, and had been found free of cancer.

Sister Moranda lived to age 85, was well and active, teaching at
the convent where she resided. In 1988, we received news of her
death.