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CANCER TESTIMONIAL by Hugh Manning
MY CANCER STORY

In June 1998 1 began having several symptoms, one of which was having no energy. I didn't want to work at all. I was also having some slight abdominal pains. I didn't think too much about it at that time, just thought it was the heat, or that I was burning out. We had been working 60 hours per week for six months at an altitude of over 5,000 feet above sea level, which alone would have made it hard enough. I remember telling a co-worker, my journeyman, that l just didn't feel like working. I felt really tired.

Around June 26th I went to a doctor in Colorado for a check up. He ran some tests, including x-rays, blood and urine, etc. He did not know what was causing my problems and wanted to do a CT scan, but due to my insurance being in another state I decided to go home to my doctor. My doctor had more tests done and put me in the hospital for a CT scan. After blood tests, the markers did indicate cancer but this test was not considered positive confirmation. A biopsy was done and between the CT scan and the biopsy, it was confirmed that I had Stage IV lymphoma.

While in the hospital, some friends from church came by to see me. They gave me a letter telling the story of a man in a nearby town who had cancer. After all that could be done with the traditional treatments, he was sent home to die. His wife, after reading ‘A Cancer Battle Plan' by Anne Frahm (who was also sent home to die) I went to a health food store and bought vitamins, minerals and herbs. Her husband took them in extremely high doses and in a short time showed improvement in his tumor. He was eventually cancer free.

My oncologist said surgery was no option for me because of the location of the tumor mass. This turned out to be a blessing as the surgery would have killed me since the mass was so close to the aorta. He said the only treatment was chemotherapy, and recommended six treatments to be administered, 1 every 3 weeks. He Said the first should kill between 50-80% of the cancer. Since I still knew nothing of nutrition, I, like many did go ahead and take the prescribed chemo treatments.

After I was discharged from the hospital my father and mother took me to a health food store to purchase the items we had read about in our friend's letter. Since I was so weak, my father did all the talking for me to the owner of the store for those items plus others that the owner knew were strong cancer fighters. He also bought books that led me to finding out about natural, nutritional health.

For some reason I started trying to eat better immediately, just because something in my inner being told me I needed to do so. In the early stages of my new healthy lifestyle, and during the chemotherapy, I did take all the vitamins, minerals and herbs in high dosages that had been recommended. Unlike many people, I did great during the treatments. I felt good (great, even), looked much better, ate good, drank good, never got sick from the chemo. I believe all those supplements are responsible for me doing so much better during the treatments, but they did not cure me. When I first started going to the doctor, after several visits, I commented to him that I had started eating better, eating more fruits and vegetables. His answer was a joke about fruits and then just laughed it off with his nurse. Now after the third treatment he had another CT done and the result showed a very slight shrinkage in the mass, but not as much as the 50-80% he (and we) had hoped for. This was discouraging and scared me pretty good. He continued with the balance of the treatments.

Somewhere in this time period I had talked to enough people and read enough literature to believe that I needed to add juicing to the vitamins, minerals and herbs I was taking. Another health food store owner told me about alternative treatments and health through healthy immune systems. He sold me a juicer and I bought organic carrots and other vegetables. The purpose of the organic foods is to get the chemicals out of the body. I did this for about three months until the last treatment, then had a second CT scan. The radiologist's report showed no shrinkage of the tumor at all. After all the treatments, the chemo did not kill 50-80% of the mass. I must be truthful and say that the doctor never guaranteed anything.

The doctor now prescribed high dose chemo and bone marrow stem cell transplant at M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas. Now from the time of the last treatment to the report date at M. D. Anderson, I had learned about Barleygreen and had received tapes and videos of different people who had cancer and had great results for many years. I bought my first small jar of Barleygreen and took it. Then I bought the 10.5 ounce jar. One of the cassette tapes I listened to was Janet Pauly's testimony. I got her phone number and in a lengthy conversation, she told me her story again and asked me some questions. She found out I was borrowing money to live on and had thoughts of selling my home in order to live while in recovery. She said she was sending me a case of Barleygreen. Out of the goodness of her heart, she sent me a case of the 10.5 ounce jars of Barleygreen, two videos by Dr. Lorraine Day and another cassette tape. Before she hung up, she said if I needed another case of Barleygreen to call and she would send it to me.

I began taking 8 tablespoons of Barleygreen a day. Each serving was 2 tablespoons of Barleygreen and 32 ounces of water. I took two tablespoons at 7 a.m., two at 12:00 noon, two at 4 p.m. and two at bedtime. I also drank about a gallon of carrot juice and other vegetable juices along with the Barleygreen. It is my belief that this caused the death of my cancer during the six to eight weeks from the time I started taking Barleygreen till I had the Gallium scan at M. D. Anderson. At M. D. Anderson tests were performed over a 3 day period. After the tests were completed, I saw the final doctor who told me he did not know if I had cancer. He wanted me to go back to my doctor in Shreveport and have another biopsy and have the result sent back to: him. He seemed to indicate that he believed there was no cancer or it was no longer malignant or was possibly dead. He would not commit himself to say I was cured or cancer free.

In Shreveport I went to my oncologist and he sent me to the surgeon for the biopsy. The surgeon told me he would have to perform major surgery to get a new biopsy and he didn't want to do that. We decided he needed to see all of the films from all the hospitals where x-rays, CT's and Gallium Scans were performed. He then had the radiologist read them to me. He told me the tumor was no longer malignant and had shrunk some more. After reading or hearing the results, all the doctors involved said I should wait and watch it for awhile. When I went back and told my oncologist, he said okay. He set up another CT Scan in two months. This one showed more shrinkage in the tumor, scar tissue etc.

In my opinion, the doctor never did act really impressed with my improvement. I believe he really couldn't believe this had happened, since he had sent me to M. D. Anderson for additional treatments of high dose chemo and bone marrow stem cell transplant. I never did tell him about Barleygreen.

From that CT to the next CT done in July, 1999, my diet continued to consist of fruits, juicing vegetables and drinking Barleygreen. I still took 8 tablespoons daily. That CT scan showed no significant change in the area of the mass, which the doctor said was a very good sign. He said it was probably scar tissue from the mass. From a 5 pound tumor to the size of nearly nothing in a matter of weeks is proof enough for me that Barleygreen is is very powerful. I also believe that juicing and a vegetarian diet is vital. I still take my vitamins and supplements. I am not secure in my mind at this time whether or not I should continue to take them. The films and some of the people I talk to say yes, and some say no. It's hard to know what to do when you're waiting for your next CT check up.

From the time I became a vegetarian until now, I have never had as much energy as I have now at the age of 55. I have also lost close to 30 pounds from the vegetarian diet. I can remember long before I was sick, I was always tired and run down. All I ever wanted to do was sit and do nothing. Today, even after six months of chemo and having to work it out of my system, I have an abundance of energy. I work 10 hours a day, 5 to 6 days a week. I come home and still have plenty of energy. It is unbelievable. I probably wouldn't have believed it myself if it had not happened to me, but it is true. So now I can say with Dr. Lorraine Day, "Cancer Doesn't Scare Me Any More."

Now I have a little something to say about some doctors and insurance companies. I am a firm believer that some doctors really do not care if their patients get well. The longer they can keep them coming in, the more money they make. I am not sure how the insurance companies get richer paying out lots of money, but they do. My insurance company told me my high dose chemo and bone marrow stem cell transplant could cost up to $500,000 and is 100% covered.

On November 12, 1999 1 had the last CT scan. It showed no mass, no shadows covering any of my organs that had been previously shadowed over, not even scar tissue showed up in this scan. All organs are now 100% visible. I believe I will now take myself out of my doctor's care.


Dear Reader,

This testimony represents a personal story and how this person overcame cancer through dietary changes. The specific methods they used do not represent a solution for all, every individual is different. The amounts of nutritional products indicated represent what they took, they are listed for educational purposes only and not a recommendation for treatment.

~ PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE ~