Archived from Charlotte Gerson's booklet

Story

At the end of April 1995, Rex - then aged 36 - arrived in
Lafayette, Tennessee, with his wife and three children. For about
a month they lived in a motel while looking for a home to rent.
During that time Rex noticed a painful growth on his right
testicle. Doctors treated it with a round of antibiotics that failed
to produce a cure, so he was referred to a urologist who stated
that the growth was most likely a malignant tumor, and urged the
removal of the testicle.

The Clements sought a second opinion from a urologist at
Vanderbilt University, who suggested the same course of treatment.
Within 24 hours Rex was in surgery at Vanderbilt Medical Center
to have his affected testicle removed. A biopsy done at the time
confirmed that the growth was indeed malignant, namely an embryonal
cell carcinoma. Worse news followed less than a week later,
when a CT scan revealed that the cancer had spread into Rex's
lymph system. At that point their oncologist informed the Clements
that Rex would require an intensive program of chemotherapy.
The couple found out that while chemotherapy has a high
success rate with testicular cancer, it also causes long-term side
effects. These can include damage to the internal organs, permanent
numbness in the extremities, as well as sterility. Yet the
orthodox physicians warned that unless Rex agreed to undergo
chemotherapy, he would not survive.

To quote the words of Rex's wife, "We hit our knees big-time."
As they were praying for guidance, one of their friends lent them
half a dozen books and several videotapes on alternative cancer
therapies, including the Gerson Therapy. The basic philosophy
of the Gerson treatment appealed to them most, so they started
on a modified version of the Therapy at home. In time new scans
revealed tumor reduction; however, later (in November 1995) the
tumors regrew. That was when Rex and his wife came to the
Gerson Therapy hospital in Mexico to embark on the strict
Therapy, and do it correctly, under the Gerson doctors' guidance.

Their dedication and hard work paid off, as shown by the
following data: in January 1996, a CT scan showed tumor shrinkage.
In April 1996, another CT scan showed total remission, as did
a fresh scan in August 1996. In January 1997, all was still clear.
Rex stayed on the intensive Gerson Therapy for the full two
years. Last contact, in June 2002, confirmed that Rex remains well
and active.