Archived from Charlotte Gerson's booklet

Story

Ralph was a development engineer at the Ford Motor Company in
Detroit, Michigan, now retired. He was born in 1937. In 1994, at
age 56, he went to his doctor for a regular check-up. The doctor
noted that he had an elevated PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) and
sent him to a urologist. The usual tests were done, including a
biopsy, which confirmed a malignancy.

Next, Ralph saw three or four different doctors. One recommended
surgery, some offered radiation. Ralph decided to take
radiation since he was told that he'd never have another problem.
He feels that the later diagnosis of myelodysplasia was due to the
radiation damage.

Two years later, in 1996, Ralph had another check-up. This
time his regular physician, Dr. Lawrence Dell, noticed that his
white count was elevated, and diagnosed myelodysplasia
(defective blood cell formation ). A Doctor Eisenberg, a blood
specialist, saw him for this problem. He decided that a 'wait and
see' treatment was best at this point, since there were no symproms.
He also did a bone marrow biopsy.

In 1998, it was found that Ralph's PSA was rising. It was up
to about 6. Since he had previously been assured that radiation
would permanently take care of his elevated PSA, and since he
assumed that the myelodysplasia had been caused by the radiation,
Ralph was turned against the establishment and orthodox
medicine. He looked for other options.

He was then recommended to see Dr. Oliver, a Gerson trained
practitioner, and learned about the Gerson Therapy. He traveled
to Mexico and attended the Gerson licensed hospital in September
2000. At this time, his PSA was between 14 and 20. After he
started the Therapy, it rose up to 30. (This is common in prostate
cancer patients at the start of the Gerson Therapy.) Ralph also
noticed a problem with urination and assumed [we feel correctly]
that both these findings were due to a healing inflammation,
caused by the Gerson Therapy.

At about one year and nine months into the Gerson Therapy,
his PSA was still at about 30. His Gerson doctor recommended
radiation; Ralph refused. His local urologist and Dr. Oliver
recommended Lupron, a hormone blocker widely used in ortho·
dox prostate cancer treatment. After one shot, Ralph had no side
effects; but his PSA dropped down to 1.2. Dr Jean, his Gerson
doctor, said it was probably due to the effect of the Gerson
Therapy. One month later, after the second Lupron shot, again
Ralph had no side effects. However, another month later, after the
third shot, in March 2002, he says "everything broke loose." He
would wake up with his eyes full of thick mucus; his nose was
clogged and when he tried to clear it, he had bleeding. Fluid
drained from his left ear; his fingers were swollen, and for two
days, he was not able to get out of bed. He refused further Lupron
treatments. His PSA was at 0.6.

To overcome the 'side effects' of the third Lupron shot, Ralph
Increased his juices back to 10 per day, took three daily coffee
enemas, and the castor oil treatment two or three times a week. In
six weeks, all the symptoms were gone; the eye and nose mucus
and the ear draining stopped, however the hot flushes took
another three weeks to clear.

Ralph had another check, and his PSA was elevated again
around 14. Dr. Jean assumed that on stopping the Lupron, this
would normally happen. Ralph again intensified the juicing and
coffee enemas. In August 2002, he told us he feels good all the
time and has lots of energy. He reports that his friends say, "You
are getting younger. Your skin looks smooth and nice - what are
you doing?"

He had great support from his wife, Vivien, his daughter,
Kimberly and his son, Sean as well as Dr. Sharon Oliver. He is also
grateful to Sharon Murnane of the Gerson Institute for her helpful
suggestions and encouragement.

Last contact: August 2002.