Archived from Charlotte Gerson's booklet

Story

   Ralph had only been married one year when in late October 1948 he
had the first indication that something was wrong. He was a Marine
Engineer and collapsed on board ship while in port in New York. He
had another 'collapse' at home and realized that this was no ordinary
fainting spell. The only doctor he and his wife knew in New York was
Dr. Gerson. They were acquainted with his treatment through a friend
and had heard of his testimony before a Senate Committee, describing
his cancer treatment. Ralph and his wife thought that if Dr. Gerson
couldn't help, he would at least know who they could go to.

   Dr. Gerson immediately suspected a brain tumor. This was confirmed
after tests and X-rays, and by consultations with the head of
the Columbia Neurological Institute and the head of the New York
Neurological Institute. After examining Ralph, the consulting doctors
held out little hope and informed Dr. Gerson that the patient had little
time left and should be kept on sedatives. Dr. Gerson put aside the
sedatives and began his treatment.

   Dr. Franklin of the Columbia Neurological Institute had discovered
during his examination that Ralph had lost large portions of his field
of vision. But within a week of starting Dr. Gerson's treatment
practically all the vision had returned. This amazed Dr. Franklin, as
he had held out little hope of improvement for the patient. Eleven
months later Dr. Gerson allowed Ralph to return to work, not
realizing that he could not possibly continue on the diet therapy
aboard ship. Within a month he suffered another 'collapse' [seizure]
and was forced to remain at home on a strict regime.

   Ralph's condition was so severe that a change of position caused
him seizures, so that he experienced one with every enema. Slowly the
seizures stopped, and his tests showed clear.

   In 1980, as part of a Gerson presentation, Charlotte Gerson
attended a convention in Hartford, Connecticut. Since she knew that
Ralph lived in New Hampshire, she was very anxious to record him
on videotape. As he was 82 years old at the time, not wanting to
stress him, she offered to send a car and driver to Keene, NH, to pick
him up for the trip to Connecticut. He was almost offended! "What
do you mean?" he asked. "I've just purchased a new car and I will
drive the distance." Sure enough, he arrived the next day and told his
story. He was well and full of energy, saying that when it came to
work, he could run circles around his much younger nephews.

   His wife finally wrote to Charlotte to say that Ralph had passed
away in August 1996, at age 96, 48 years after his doctors told him
that he had only a year to live. She added, "Dr. Gerson gave us our
life together."