Archived from Charlotte Gerson's book

Story

   In 1987, just weeks before her 10th birthday, N. K., living in North Liberty,
Indiana, began to suffer from headaches followed by vomiting. A
CAT scan showed a brain tumor and the patient was taken to Riley
Children's Hospital in Indianapolis for brain surgery. The surgeon
removed what he could but found that some of the tumor was too close
to a major blood vessel and could only be cauterized.

   Subsequently, N. K. had annual check-ups. When she turned 13, an
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) showed a recurrence. The doctor
said that, at this early stage, he could not operate, but N. K.'s mother felt
unable to just sit by and wait for her daughter's brain tumor to grow.
She found out about the Gerson treatment and, in 1990, the patient and
her mother came to the Mexican hospital. Due to the demanding routine
of the Gerson Therapy with the need for hourly juices, N. K. could
not go to school, so her mother home-schooled her. Also, doing her
enemas, the patient did a great deal of reading. First she read the classics,
then she studied mathematics and finally philosophy. By the time
she took her Scholastic Aptitude Test, she was not only free from her
tumor but also scored extremely high on her test.

   When her surgeon examined her new x-rays, he could not understand
how it was possible for N. K. to have no more malignancy since he
knew that he had left some tumor tissue in place at the time of her operation.
Her fine motor skills were also perfectly restored, so much so that
she was even able to play the violin. At the last report, N. K. continues
fit and well; at 26, she is married and has a family. She graduated from
college magna cum laude.