Update 2018

Dear friends,

It’s been a minute since I last posted and I felt like doing so today. My dad is still doing strong after Gerson. We started this journey back in 2012 and he feels amazing! Today, he is back to a “normal” diet–not the fast food normal, the nutritious take-care-of-yourself one. His last check-up was done a month or so ago and he is still in a good place. He feels good and looks healthy.

(Just as a reminder to those that are new: my dad never got chemo, radiation or any type of organ removal. He went straight to Gerson and it worked for him. So he is happy and so are we. Here’s a picture from this past summer which here was February 2018.)

For anyone going through this journey my heart goes out to you. May your journey be filled with love and patience. As we finish the last couple of months of 2018, we wish you the very best for this coming year from our hearts to yours.

🙂

Update for 2016

Hello all! I hope you are all doing well! I just wanted to do a quick check-in before the year is out. My dad is doing excellent! He received his last labs about a week ago and all results remain stable and normal. His prostate remains in a range from 9-11 (which is stable enough for an okay on Gerson). He feels really good and looks really good as well. I just wanted to let you all know that this next year I wish you love, abundance, happiness and many, many smiles. Thank you so much for following our path as an alternative. I will keep you updated as we progress. Happy New Year! xoxo

After 5000 potatoes just a few more to go!

Dear friends,

We have been absent for a while, but would like to communicate that we are doing EXCELLENT. My dad is almost at the finish line and has just about 5 more months to go on Gerson Therapy. We have been busy getting settled into our new digs. His labs have come back normal and he is down to only 5 juices a day, 2 enemas, and a little more leeway on the diet front. He is happy and is even trying some alternative therapy. He is doing some acupuncture! Here he is enjoying some… For those that are curious about Gerson Therapy, give it a try! It may be just the thing for you! 🙂

Will this make me hear better???

Gerson Therapy in Chile

Dear all my lovely Going Gerson Friends,

Thank you so much for your patience. Since the last time I posted, several exciting things have happened to us. One of the biggest events in our lives is that we moved to Chile! Yes, CHILE! It has definitely been a bit of a stressor–especially since in the southern part of Chile we have had a difficult time getting all of the organic products we need for the therapy. We also had a bit of an obstacle importing some of the supplements, the coffee, and the oatmeal. HOWEVER, we finally did it.

In the process, my father has been off the therapy a good month. He has been eating as healthy as he can, but not anywhere near the rigorous standards of Gerson. His last labs from this past month came back with elevated glycemia, cholesterol, and sodium. His renal function is still optimal and his prostate indicator (PSA) has remained unchanged. Now, we are back on the therapy and hoping to get the basic indicators back down again before the end of the month.

Opening the first bottle of wine in Chile

August marks the first year of Gerson Therapy for us. At that point in time, he will need to get an scan of his kidney just to see what has happened to the size of his tumor. Fingers crossed! 🙂 More news to come.

PS. In the picture he is opening his first bottle of Chilean wine. He did NOT have any, so my mom and I enjoyed it for him. Here’s to my dad’s health. Cheers!

Note to Gerson Caretakers

Hello all! We have successfully completed 8 months of Gerson Therapy! YAY! Today I decided to sound off for all of the Gerson Caretakers out there (and for those of you considering embarking on Gerson Therapy). Three words: IT IS HARD. I cannot stress how very difficult it is to keep up with the demands of the therapy. My dad requires 10 juices, 3 special meals, 3 enemas, and 60+ supplements per day. EVERY DAY. I wake up at 6 AM everyday to start the therapy and we end at 7 PM Monday through Sunday. Yes, no weekends off. And that doesn’t count the amount of time spent at doctors appointments, locating supplements, and organic grocery shopping. So when people say to me, “So, how does it feel to not be working?” I want to vomit and retort, “How does it feel to only work your crappy 40 hours a week?” Yes, it makes me angry. But unless you are knee deep in it, there is no possible way you could understand. It is stressful, tiring, and emotional. But at the end of the day it is SO WELL WORTH IT! And this last fact is what keeps me going every day. For those of you that want to embark on this journey alone, I am humbled. And I admire you. Sometimes it seems like an impossible task and for you to do it alone, well, it just seems that much more so. I truly suggest you find help. At home there are a couple of us. My mom, who has been working her whole entire life at a meat packing plant thinks this is way more difficult. (!) We both get tired, irritable, and highly emotional. It is hard. Thank goodness for the days that we receive good news from dad’s lab reports. He has another one soon. We will keep you posted!

6 Month Labs/Examenes de 6 meses

Hello Everyone! I wanted to give you an update on my dad’s 6 month labs. We are SO excited! His labs came back EXCELLENT. As you all remember my dad was diagnosed with prostate and kidney cancer in June of 2012. After 6 months of therapy, his kidneys are at optimal function, his cholesterol and glycemia are finally down to normal levels. It took a while, but they are down. Yippee! AND his PSA is also down a couple of points. Slow and steady. He feels well and is happy with the results.

Hola a todos! Queria darles un adelanto de los examenes de sangre de 6 meses. Estamos super contentos de poder decirles que todo va bien y en progreso! Si bien se acuerdan, a mi papi le diagnosticaron cancer a la prostata y riñon. Sus examenes indicaron que sus riñones están funcionando en estado óptimo, su cancer a la prostata bajo en dos puntos Y sus niveles de colesterol y glicemia por fin bajaron dentro de lo normal. Estamos super felices por los resultados. A celebrar! 🙂

6 Month Update/6 meses de terapia

Spanish. My dad has just celebrated his 6 monthiversary on Gerson Therapy. Here are his thoughts. Since the video is in Spanish, he basically says he is doing well and is grateful to still be here. The hardest part of the therapy are the enemas, but doing well. He looks good too! 🙂

Potato bread/pan de papa

Here is my dad making potato bread with Gerson ingredients: potato and wheat and rye flour. YUM
Aquí esta mi papi haciendo pan de papa. RICO!

Making Potato Bread:
Here’s today’s easy recipe:

Boil potatoes, mash them and add flour to dough consistency. You can add salt, but on Gerson salt is a no-no. Enjoy!

Haciendo Pan de Papa:

Aquí les va un video de mi papi haciendo pan de papa. Es lo mas fácil que hay! Papa molida y harina. Listo!

4 Month Update/Progreso de 4 meses

Update: Month 4

I have taken some time to write about my dad’s progress, because we were going through a gloomy period. When all is said and done the disease and the diet itself is definitely challenging at times. We see cancer and death everywhere and it is very difficult to focus on the present. Having said that, the blues are an expected part of Gerson Therapy. It is our job to try and keep my dad’s mind occupied with happy, healthy thoughts. TODAY he’s definitely doing better now and we are working on a very positive future.

This months lab weren’t all too happy. Cholesterol, glucose and PSA reading went up and his blood pressure was at an all time high. The doctor in Mexico wasn’t concerned with his cholesterol and glucose level because they border on the high normal range and, as was explained before, it is natural for these readings to go up because the body is detoxing. He wasn’t all too concerned about his PSA reading either telling us that PSA readings are not all that “stable” and will read erratic at times. It is much better to consider an average. We will keep monitoring it. Other than the sadness, my dad has no other physical abnormality or pain, which leads him to be unconcerned about the PSA reading. However, his cause for alarm was that his blood pressure is not going down. Considering the diet, most people’s blood pressure drop in a matter of days or weeks. My dad has been on Gerson Therapy for almost 6 months and his blood pressure is not easing up. He has advised us to see if there might be a secondary cause. We are scheduled to go to both a cardiologist and nefrologist at the end of this month (January) and mid February. We will let you know how he progresses.

Progreso: Mes 4

Me he tomado el tiempo en escribir, porque estamos pasando por un periodo de gran pena. Cuando todo está dicho y hecho ésta enfermedad y la dieta, a veces, se ponen un poco difícil. Vemos cancer y muerte por todos lados y es difícil mantenerse en el presente. La pena, se espera en la terapia Gerson. Y mi mami y yo hacemos lo que podemos para mantener la mente de mi papi ocupada con pensamientos felices y saludables.  HOY, definitivamente esta mucho mejor y esperamos un futuro mas positivo.

Los resultados de laboratorio no fueron muy buenos este mes. Su colesterol, glucosa y PSA subieron como también su presión. El doctor de México no esta preocupado por ninguno de los resultados porque nos dice que el colesterol y glucosa van a subir porque el cuerpo está en plena desintoxicación. Su PSA no es estable y es mejor considerar el promedio de meses. Además que mi papi no tiene dolores físicos entonces no es de preocupación. Lo que más le preocupa es su presión. Considerando la alimentación en la terapia Gerson, muchos pacientes bajan su presión en cosa de días o semanas. Después de casi 6 meses la presión de mi papi sigue en subida. Nos a sugerido llevar a mi papi a un cardiólogo y a un nefrólogo. Tiene hora a estos médicos a fin de este mes (enero) y a mitad de febrero. Les informaremos de su progreso.

Yummy Homemade Bread/Pancito!

Back in Chile, my dad used to work in a big ranch as one of their cooks. He cooked for approximately 300+ people and learned how to cook excellently. At home, he makes bread. DELICIOUS!

INGREDIENTS: Super easy: organic whole wheat flour, yeast, water

En Chile, mi papi trabajaba en una estancia. Era uno de los cocineros y cocinaba para aproximadamente 300+ personas y aprendió a cocinar excelentemente. Ahora, en la casa, hace pancito. DELICIOSO!

INGREDIENTES: Super fácil: harina, levadura, agua