Archived from Charlotte Gerson's booklet

Story

   In 1977, during her first pregnancy, Robyn Martinez Thompson
developed a growth on her right cheek. It was surgically removed,
and when the biopsy proved it to be melanoma, she underwent a
wide excision. The surgeon told her that the melanoma was Stage
IV, but at the time she didn't understand what that meant. She had
no further treatment, and delivered a healthy baby.

   Nine months later she became pregnant again and complained
to her doctor that the area of the earlier deep excision felt
"active" and was bothering her. But she was told that it was only
"scar tissue," and nothing further was done, since this was also
late in her pregnancy.

   Twelve months later she was pregnant for the third time. Now
she experienced pain in the area of the surgical excision. After a
biopsy she was told that the melanoma had spread to her lymph
nodes, she had less than two months to live, and her unborn baby
would also die. Her oncologist explained that he had to do some
tests, but these would seriously damage the baby. In fact the tests
showed the spreading melanoma, and Robyn also had to have an
abortion, since her doctors told her that her unborn baby was
severely damaged.

   Shortly afterwards Robyn developed a new melanoma on the
site of the earlier surgery, and was told that she would have to
undergo a facial dissection. But just before this surgery was
scheduled, a friend called and told her about her own recovery
from breast cancer on the Gerson Therapy, and her visit to the
Gerson Hospital in Mexico.

   Upon this Robyn told her doctor that she didn't want the
proposed surgery; he replied that she was committing suicide. But
in 1982 she did go to the Mexican hospital to start the Gerson
Therapy there, and continued with it at home. About a year and a
half into the treatment she felt great, but found some nodules. The
doctor declared that these were still malignant and insisted on
carrying out facial surgery. She refused. Later it turned out that
her lymph nodes were not malignant.

   At that point she was presented to a group of 60 doctors,
including her original oncologist. He couldn't believe what he was
seeing, and said that she had looked "quite ill" when he last saw
her.

   Robyn never looked back. She remained well, was able to raise
her children, and lead a normal life. When last contacted, in
February 2002, she reported that she was alive, well and very
active, with a full time job and six grandchildren!