For any Gerson patients or companions who think that a little cheating at Christmas or some other family festivity can be forgiven, I would like to share with you this cautionary tale:
Charlotte Gerson recalls a Thanksgiving with her family during which her father received a phone call from the husband of a patient with serious melanoma. The question went something like this: “My wife has been so good all these weeks, she has never cheated, couldn’t she just eat a little turkey, just some white meat today with the family?”
Dr. Gerson said absolutely not. “Not even a little bite?” insisted the husband. Dr. Gerson said no, that he could not take responsibility for such a thing. “I’ll take the responsibility” said the husband.
A couple of hours later, the phone rang again. It was the husband, in a state of panic. His wife was in a coma. What should he do? Dr. Gerson’s answer: coffee enemas every 2 hours round the clock for 24 hours.
What had happened? The woman was detoxifying rapidly, her body had been absorbing and eliminating tumors and that little bit of meat had interrupted the process. She had a sudden self-poisoning and the only way to return to her previous condition was to restart the healing and detoxification at an accelerated pace.
So please, get your priorities right.
Life is more important than an unhealthy, dangerous Christmas meal. If one is taking place at your home, eat before the guests arrive or join the party after dinner, for the unwrapping of presents. Don’t even be tempted to taste the goodies. Just keep the juices coming and don’t miss an enema.
There will be plenty of Christmases to enjoy when you have completed your healing.
A word to the families of patients: you are doing them no favors with the “poor you” attitude. Try and serve a special Gerson-friendly dinner choosing from recipes in Healing the Gerson Way or adapting to Gerson rules some nice veggie dishes you may find online.
Please don’t cheat. Your life may depend on it.
