Archived from Charlotte Gerson's booklet

Story

   At age 42 in 1982, Tom considered himself a healthy man, eating
organic foods, avoiding junk and living in an unpolluted area in
upstate New York. But in March 1982 he noticed a small mole on
his right temple that hadn't been there before. His doctor insisted
on having the mole removed and biopsied at once, so Tom
arranged to have the surgery done on April 22, at St. Francis
Hospital, in Lancaster, PA.

   Eight days later the lab report came back, with the alarming
bottom line of "Malignant Melanoma." Tom knew about that
form of cancer: three friends of his had died from the disease,
including one whom he had helped nurse during the final stage of
his illness. He was still pondering whether to agree to further
surgery, as suggested by the specialist, when the symptoms of the
disease changed. Within a few days the melanoma returned to the
site of the operation, then dark brown growths appeared on his
chest and left arm. He consulted four different doctors, who
agreed that neither surgery, nor radiation or chemotherapy offered
hope for a cure; his situation was seen as terminal.

   Searching for alternatives, Tom's family came across the Gerson
Therapy which, they gathered, was highly successful in treating
even metastasized melanoma. So Tom decided to try that path,
and on May 14, 1982 he embarked on the Gerson Therapy. It
worked. Already by July 1 all visible tumors were gone. He had
no further surgery, no chemotherapy or radiation. He remained on
the Gerson Therapy for twenty months, and has had no recurrence
of the cancer in the nineteen years since.

   Tom has the following suggestions for making life on the
Gerson program run smoothly. First, if you're going to do it,
completely give yourself to it. Secondly, don't break the diet, not
even on "special days." Thirdly, homeopathic remedies and
chiropractic adjustments can be useful adjuncts to the therapy.
Next, avoid all unnecessary arguments, debates and hassles, and
people who lack faith in the effectiveness of the Gerson Therapy.
And finally, "One day at a time" and "Let go, let God" are useful
guides to achieve serenity.

   Last contact: January 2002.