Re: Brain tumor recommendations

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Hi,

Here is a brief story about my son, who in 1991, was given 3 months max to

live. He is now a very healthy, happy successful married man. PLEASE CALL ME

I CAN HELP YOU, NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY, DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS AND INSURANCE IS

BILLED. MY CELL IS 269-876-8475. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT ANY TIME ZONE DIFFERENCE.

JUST MAKE THE CALL, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOOSE AND EVERYTHING DO GAIN. There are

things I do not want to put in an email. JUST CALL!

In November 1990, Virginia Hauf’s son, Steve, complains of double vision. An

ophthalmologist examines Steve, but finds no problems with his eyes. Further

tests are given to determine the cause of the trouble, and doctors find a tumor

at the base of Steve’s brain; the tumor proves to be cancerous. The doctors

decide to perform surgery, which runs the risk of paralyzing him for life. When

they go in to remove the tumor, they find two masses, one of which has invaded

his brain stem and is inoperable. Tissue samples are sent to the Mayo Clinic;

the tumors are fast-growing and incurable. With the exception of experimental

radiation and chemotherapy—which would likely only extend Steve’s life by thirty

days—the doctors can offer nothing. They estimate he has about three months to

live and send him home with his mother, telling her to cherish the time he has

left. Virginia is notified that the man she has been having a relationship with

has been involved in a murder and has

taken his own life as well.

Needless to say, Steve’s family is devastated; Virginia, determined not to let

her son die, begins doing research. She discovers that the type of chemotherapy

offered to Steve will not pass the blood–brain barrier and is therefore useless;

radiation would only incapacitate him. Virginia presses on.

She recalls a family friend once telling her that nature held a cure for every

disease, so she goes to the library to research Laetrile, a controversial cancer

treatment unavailable in the United States and labeled “quackery” by the

American Cancer Society in the early 1970s. In a book published during that

time, Virginia finds a listing of a doctor who uses Laetrile in his treatments;

she locates his clinic in Mexico and decides to bring Steve there.

Because Steve’s treatment is unconventional, Virginia’s health insurance will

not cover any of its cost; she’s on her own. A single parent, she finds it

difficult to procure the money she needs to fund Steve’s treatment, which

includes injections of a Laetrile-based serum, vitamins, and a macrobiotic diet.

Her family assists them and Steve’s school runs a fundraiser. Amazingly, many

people rally to their side, and Virginia and Steve manage to gather enough money

to pay for treatment. They spend six surreal weeks at a Mexican clinic where

they are in the company of a cosmetic mogul, an editor of fitness magazine, and

a U.S. senator and his son—all of whom are receiving care.

Following therapy in Mexico, Virginia takes Steve for an MRI and finds that

his tumor is shrinking. But soon after, she is arrested for child abuse, child

neglect, child endangerment, mail fraud, and wire fraud. She has been issued a

summons to testify at a childhood classmate’s murder trial, a serial killer.

After being threatened, losing her job, and being contacted by hundreds of

families seeking advice and similar treatment, Virginia has decided to share her

story in this 75,000-word manuscript, Saving My Son: Surviving Cancer.

Virginia’s son, Steve, is 28 now and has been cancer-free for 12 years.

Saving My Son: Surviving Cancer tells the story of millions suffering cancer

for which there isn’t a cure or effective treatment. The book is written to

appeal to those afflicted by the disease, family members and friends, and

interested readers who may not have any experience with cancer survival. The

book will also interest health care providers and those working directly with

cancer patients.

Anyone who has been in the position of seeking treatment for cancer will find

a familiar and inspiring perspective in this narrative. The author has lived

through the terror, the limits of our health-care system and available cancer

treatments, the politics and controversy, and has found, in the end, the gift of

survival

As a member of the Cancer Control Society, Virginia has responded to thousands

of telephone calls, letters, and e-mails from cancer patients and families

seeking alternative treatments. Virginia’s has also given referrals and

information to those seeking alternative therapies for a wide variety of

illnesses, including AIDS, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, and various

heart ailments.

Virginia As has been interviewed by several widely read publications,

including Newsweek, People, the Herald Palladium, the Tri-City Record, the

Louisville Journal, the San Diego Times, and the South Bend Tribune. She has

also been a guest on several local radio programs to discuss Steve’s treatment.

Summary: The author is a proven advocate and public speaker with a strong

desire to bring cancer treatment options to the forefront of the country’s

public health agenda. Because of her large network of key contacts in the field,

Virginia is often invited to speak around the country.

PROMOTION

Virginia is prepared to do a book tour for Saving My Son: Surviving Cancer, as

well as book signings before and after all speaking engagements and media

events.

Virginia is currently developing a Web site to help others seek alternative

treatments. When Saving My Son: Surviving Cancer is published, the book will be

made available for purchase through the site.

Summary: The author will promote sales of Saving My Son through her Web site,

public speaking engagements, articles, excerpts from the book, national

television, and radio.

CHAPTER SUMMARIES

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER 1

Virginia and her son, Steve, are at the Immune Augmentive Treatment Center in

Playas de Tijuana, Mexico. Steve isn’t aware that he was given a prognosis by

U.S. doctors that he has three months to live. Virginia has researched this

clinic and its therapies and decided on an alternative and controversial

treatment for Steve’s cancer. This is the most difficult decision Virginia has

ever had to make. The reader is drawn into the surreal scene at the Tijuana

clinic and the strange workings of a medical system providing treatment that is

banned in the U.S.

CHAPTER 2

Treatments available in the United States have failed Steve. The author

describes what sent her researching alternative treatments for her son. From his

diagnosis to his prognosis of three months to live, the author feels she has

been offered little hope and details her reasons for bringing her son to Mexico.

CHAPTER 3

The author describes what is involved in Steve’s treatment at the Mexican

clinic, where she and her son spend six weeks. She is both surprised and

comforted by the presence of prominent Americans at the clinic, among them a

U.S. senator and his son, an editor of a popular fitness magazine, and a

cosmetics mogul. Steve’s condition begins to improve dramatically. For the first

time, there is hope.

CHAPTER 4

Life for Virginia and her son has been going surprisingly well. However, they

encounter an abrupt change when they attempt to cross the border back into the

United States with Steve’s serum. From there on, questions begin, hundreds of

calls come in to Virginia’s home from cancer sufferers all over the world,

including one from the royal Saudi family, as well as the media.

CHAPTER 5

Virginia takes Steve back to his regular doctor in the U.S. for an MRI. The

medical team conducting the exam is confused. The tests show that Steve’s tumor

has shrunk significantly. They test Steve again, this time with a different

machine (believing the first one wasn’t operating properly), but obtain the same

results. They ask Virginia about Steve regimen, then tell her, “just keep doing

what you’re doing.”

Virginia meets with Steve’s surgeon, who believes the shrinkage is due to

spontaneous remission, and therefore that his improvement won’t continue. She

explains that Steve has been receiving specialized treatment in Mexico. The

surgeon warns Virginia that Laetrile a waste of her money and time.

CHAPTER 6

Virginia is forced to resign from her job. She has faced enormous financial

obstacles as a single parent. Steve’s treatment has been miraculous, but their

relationship is strained. Steve no longer wants to maintain his rigid diet or

take daily injections of the serum; he wants to be a normal teenager again.

Virginia must learn to trust that Steve’s recovery is going to last and begin to

find ways to return to their lives.

CHAPTER 7

Shortly after her visit with Steve’s surgeon, a warrant is issued for

Virginia’s arrest on counts of child abuse, child neglect, child endangerment,

mail fraud, and wire fraud. Virginia talks with her attorney and a plea bargain

is offered, but Virginia refuses to make a deal.

CHAPTER 8

Before turning herself in, Virginia begins receiving threats at her home,

takes part in a fundraiser that goes bad, and makes an emergency trip to Mexico

after a scare that the FDA is going to shut down the Immune Augmentive Therapy

Clinic. The clinic must keep moving to hidden locations, but it keeps Virginia

informed of its whereabouts. At the same time Virginia turns herself in, U.S.

authorities arrest the Mexican doctor who has been treating Steve.

CHAPTER 9

The charges against Virginia are dropped; she is encouraged to refrain from

talking to the press about Steve’s story. She defiantly continues to accept

calls from people all around the world seeking help.

CHAPTER 10

Over the course of five years, Steve continues to undergo MRIs. The tumor is

still shrinking and, in 1993, only scar tissue is left. He is proclaimed free

from his cancer.

Life returns to normal. Steve goes off to college and gets married; Virginia

returns to school as well. She and Steve find their way back to trusting in the

future, and making peace with the past.

POSTSCRIPT

The author reflects on the decisions she was forced to make to save her son’s

life. She comments on the current state of available cancer treatments in the

U.S. and describes how Steve is doing today.

Virginia Hauf

3289 Park Road

Coloma, MI 49038

269-876-8475

Gorkaginny58@...

PLEASE LYNNE, MAKE THE CALL! 269-876-9475

robert-blau@... wrote:

Also includes several good GENERAL cancer recommendations/leads:

[wddty.co.uk]

Brain tumour: A reader's sister is currently undergoing chemotherapy for

a terminal brain tumour and it is taking its toll on her. She was

given 12 weeks to live over seven years ago, but the tumour has now

started to regrow, and the only treatment left for her is chemo. She can

barely function and sleeps a lot. Some days she is better than others

but these are becoming increasingly rare. Can readers recommend anything

she can do to build up her immune system and improve her condition?

A number of readers suggest intravenous vitamin C therapy, which was

actually the subject of a WDDTY E-News broadcast a few weeks back. For

anyone that missed this see

http://www.wddty.co.uk/cms/content.asp?pageID=EdithStory

The Dove Clinic (www.doveclinic.com) is one place that offers this

treatment.

Regular contributor Katrina strongly recommends the website

www.cancertutor.com, which focuses on rare alternative cancer

treatments, while Lynne says the support offered by Brain Tumour Action

(www.braintumouraction.org.uk) is excellent.

Another reader, who is housing a large brain tumour herself, found that

diet is crucial. She advises eating absolutely no processed foods,

sugar, or yeast products. One to two meals a day should be made up of

juiced fruit and veg, she says. A lot of fresh air is also essential

- even if you simply sit in the garden. Her principle treatment,

however, has been craniosacral therapy.

Sara advocates an alkalising diet (see psoriatic arthritis) and taking

cesium chloride twice a day (under the supervision of a medical

practitioner). She also prescribes two hours of sun exposure a day.

The product RM-10 is recommended by one reader, which is described by

Jordan Rubin in his book, Patient Heal Thyself (Freedom Press, 2003).

It?s a combination of different mushrooms, aloe vera, and the herb

Uncaria tomentosa (Cat?s Claw), which work to boost the immune system.

Other suggestions include Dr. Batmangelij's water cure, taking

glyconutrients, and drinking fresh mint tea to alleviate sickness.

Finally, the herb Holy Basil has been remarkably successful in reducing

the side effects of chemo, according to reader Nick.

Visit http://cures for cancer.ws.

[Guest guest]

There is a forum discussion using ruta 6 as homeopathic treatment

for brain cancer at

http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/28230

My doctor gave up on my lung cancer when there was metastasis into

brain cancer. The homeopathic remedy above is what I have tried is medicine that

really works. When using homeopathic above, the headaches, seizures and

sleepiness associated with brain cancer has much improved. The improvement with

headache is one of the best - my headaches are removed by half whch is really

great because I don't need codeine now, with improvment, Advil & similar

painkillers are enough. Also my lung cancer is still improving even now.

The website of the homeopathic remedy is at

http://luxhealthresources.com

I recommend this for hard cases and metastasis cases which I use to

have.

Regards,

Cesar

[Guest guest]

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Below is a short story about my son and what I indured during the time he was

diagnoised with terminal brain cancer. I CAN HELP YOU!

In November 1990, Virginia Hauf’s son, Steve, complains of double vision. An

ophthalmologist examines Steve, but finds no problems with his eyes. Further

tests are given to determine the cause of the trouble, and doctors find a tumor

at the base of Steve’s brain; the tumor proves to be cancerous. The doctors

decide to perform surgery, which runs the risk of paralyzing him for life. When

they go in to remove the tumor, they find two masses, one of which has invaded

his brain stem and is inoperable. Tissue samples are sent to the Mayo Clinic;

the tumors are fast-growing and incurable. With the exception of experimental

radiation and chemotherapy—which would likely only extend Steve’s life by thirty

days—the doctors can offer nothing. They estimate he has about three months to

live and send him home with his mother, telling her to cherish the time he has

left. Virginia is notified that the man she has been having a relationship with

has been involved in a murder and has

taken his own life as well. Needless to say, Steve’s family is devastated;

Virginia, determined not to let her son die, begins doing research. She

discovers that the type of chemotherapy offered to Steve will not pass the

blood–brain barrier and is therefore useless; radiation would only incapacitate

him. Virginia presses on. She recalls a family friend once telling her that

nature held a cure for every disease, so she goes to the library to research

Laetrile, a controversial cancer treatment unavailable in the United States and

labeled “quackery” by the American Cancer Society in the early 1970s. In a book

published during that time, Virginia finds a listing of a doctor who uses

Laetrile in his treatments; she locates his clinic in Mexico and decides to

bring Steve there. Because Steve’s treatment is unconventional, Virginia’s

health insurance will not cover any of its cost; she’s on her own. A single

parent, she finds it difficult to procure the money she needs to fund

Steve’s treatment, which includes injections of a Laetrile-based serum,

vitamins, and a macrobiotic diet. Her family assists them and Steve’s school

runs a fundraiser. Amazingly, many people rally to their side, and Virginia and

Steve manage to gather enough money to pay for treatment. They spend six surreal

weeks at a Mexican clinic where they are in the company of a cosmetic mogul, an

editor of fitness magazine, and a U.S. senator and his son—all of whom are

receiving care. Following therapy in Mexico, Virginia takes Steve for an MRI and

finds that his tumor is shrinking. But soon after, she is arrested for child

abuse, child neglect, child endangerment, mail fraud, and wire fraud. She has

been issued a summons to testify at a childhood classmate’s murder trial, a

serial killer.

After being threatened, losing her job, and being contacted by hundreds of

families seeking advice and similar treatment, Virginia has decided to share her

story in this 75,000-word manuscript, Saving My Son: Surviving Cancer.

Virginia’s son, Steve, is 28 now and has been cancer-free for 12 years.

Saving My Son: Surviving Cancer tells the story of millions suffering cancer

for which there isn’t a cure or effective treatment. The book is written to

appeal to those afflicted by the disease, family members and friends, and

interested readers who may not have any experience with cancer survival. The

book will also interest health care providers and those working directly with

cancer patients.

Anyone who has been in the position of seeking treatment for cancer will find

a familiar and inspiring perspective in this narrative. The author has lived

through the terror, the limits of our health-care system and available cancer

treatments, the politics and controversy, and has found, in the end, the gift of

survival

As a member of the Cancer Control Society, Virginia has responded to thousands

of telephone calls, letters, and e-mails from cancer patients and families

seeking alternative treatments. Virginia’s has also given referrals and

information to those seeking alternative therapies for a wide variety of

illnesses, including AIDS, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, and various

heart ailments. Virginia As has been interviewed by several widely read

publications, including Newsweek, People, the Herald Palladium, the Tri-City

Record, the Louisville Journal, the San Diego Times, and the South Bend Tribune.

She has also been a guest on several local radio programs to discuss Steve’s

treatment. Summary: The author is a proven advocate and public speaker with a

strong desire to bring cancer treatment options to the forefront of the

country’s public health agenda. Because of her large network of key contacts in

the field, Virginia is often invited to speak around the country.

PROMOTION Virginia is prepared to do a book tour for Saving My Son: Surviving

Cancer, as well as book signings before and after all speaking engagements and

media events. Virginia is currently developing a Web site to help others seek

alternative treatments. When Saving My Son: Surviving Cancer is published, the

book will be made available for purchase through the site. Summary: The author

will promote sales of Saving My Son through her Web site, public speaking

engagements, articles, excerpts from the book, national television, and radio.

CHAPTER SUMMARIES PROLOGUE CHAPTER 1 Virginia and her son, Steve, are at the

Immune Augmentive Treatment Center in Playas de Tijuana, Mexico. Steve isn’t

aware that he was given a prognosis by U.S. doctors that he has three months to

live. Virginia has researched this clinic and its therapies and decided on an

alternative and controversial treatment for Steve’s cancer. This is the most

difficult decision Virginia has ever had to make.

The reader is drawn into the surreal scene at the Tijuana clinic and the

strange workings of a medical system providing treatment that is banned in the

U.S. CHAPTER 2 Treatments available in the United States have failed Steve. The

author describes what sent her researching alternative treatments for her son.

From his diagnosis to his prognosis of three months to live, the author feels

she has been offered little hope and details her reasons for bringing her son to

Mexico. CHAPTER 3 The author describes what is involved in Steve’s treatment at

the Mexican clinic, where she and her son spend six weeks. She is both surprised

and comforted by the presence of prominent Americans at the clinic, among them a

U.S. senator and his son, an editor of a popular fitness magazine, and a

cosmetics mogul. Steve’s condition begins to improve dramatically. For the first

time, there is hope. CHAPTER 4 Life for Virginia and her son has been going

surprisingly well. However, they encounter an

abrupt change when they attempt to cross the border back into the United States

with Steve’s serum. From there on, questions begin, hundreds of calls come in to

Virginia’s home from cancer sufferers all over the world, including one from the

royal Saudi family, as well as the media. CHAPTER 5 Virginia takes Steve back to

his regular doctor in the U.S. for an MRI. The medical team conducting the exam

is confused. The tests show that Steve’s tumor has shrunk significantly. They

test Steve again, this time with a different machine (believing the first one

wasn’t operating properly), but obtain the same results. They ask Virginia about

Steve regimen, then tell her, “just keep doing what you’re doing.” Virginia

meets with Steve’s surgeon, who believes the shrinkage is due to spontaneous

remission, and therefore that his improvement won’t continue. She explains that

Steve has been receiving specialized treatment in Mexico. The surgeon warns

Virginia that Laetrile a waste of her

money and time. CHAPTER 6 Virginia is forced to resign from her job. She has

faced enormous financial obstacles as a single parent. Steve’s treatment has

been miraculous, but their relationship is strained. Steve no longer wants to

maintain his rigid diet or take daily injections of the serum; he wants to be a

normal teenager again. Virginia must learn to trust that Steve’s recovery is

going to last and begin to find ways to return to their lives. CHAPTER 7 Shortly

after her visit with Steve’s surgeon, a warrant is issued for Virginia’s arrest

on counts of child abuse, child neglect, child endangerment, mail fraud, and

wire fraud. Virginia talks with her attorney and a plea bargain is offered, but

Virginia refuses to make a deal. CHAPTER 8 Before turning herself in, Virginia

begins receiving threats at her home, takes part in a fundraiser that goes bad,

and makes an emergency trip to Mexico after a scare that the FDA is going to

shut down the Immune Augmentive Therapy

Clinic. The clinic must keep moving to hidden locations, but it keeps Virginia

informed of its whereabouts. At the same time Virginia turns herself in, U.S.

authorities arrest the Mexican doctor who has been treating Steve. CHAPTER 9 The

charges against Virginia are dropped; she is encouraged to refrain from talking

to the press about Steve’s story. She defiantly continues to accept calls from

people all around the world seeking help. CHAPTER 10 Over the course of five

years, Steve continues to undergo MRIs. The tumor is still shrinking and, in

1993, only scar tissue is left. He is proclaimed free from his cancer. Life

returns to normal. Steve goes off to college and gets married; Virginia returns

to school as well. She and Steve find their way back to trusting in the future,

and making peace with the past. POSTSCRIPT The author reflects on the decisions

she was forced to make to save her son’s life. She comments on the current state

of available cancer treatments in the

U.S. and describes how Steve is doing today. Virginia Hauf 117 Rosebay #19;

Encinitas, CA 92024.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS MAKE THE CALL, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOOSE AND EVERYTHING

TO GAIN. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

robert-blau@... wrote:

Also includes several good GENERAL cancer recommendations/leads:

[wddty.co.uk]

Brain tumour: A reader's sister is currently undergoing chemotherapy for

a terminal brain tumour and it is taking its toll on her. She was

given 12 weeks to live over seven years ago, but the tumour has now

started to regrow, and the only treatment left for her is chemo. She can

barely function and sleeps a lot. Some days she is better than others

but these are becoming increasingly rare. Can readers recommend anything

she can do to build up her immune system and improve her condition?

A number of readers suggest intravenous vitamin C therapy, which was

actually the subject of a WDDTY E-News broadcast a few weeks back. For

anyone that missed this see

http://www.wddty.co.uk/cms/content.asp?pageID=EdithStory

The Dove Clinic (www.doveclinic.com) is one place that offers this

treatment.

Regular contributor Katrina strongly recommends the website

www.cancertutor.com, which focuses on rare alternative cancer

treatments, while Lynne says the support offered by Brain Tumour Action

(www.braintumouraction.org.uk) is excellent.

Another reader, who is housing a large brain tumour herself, found that

diet is crucial. She advises eating absolutely no processed foods,

sugar, or yeast products. One to two meals a day should be made up of

juiced fruit and veg, she says. A lot of fresh air is also essential

- even if you simply sit in the garden. Her principle treatment,

however, has been craniosacral therapy.

Sara advocates an alkalising diet (see psoriatic arthritis) and taking

cesium chloride twice a day (under the supervision of a medical

practitioner). She also prescribes two hours of sun exposure a day.

The product RM-10 is recommended by one reader, which is described by

Jordan Rubin in his book, Patient Heal Thyself (Freedom Press, 2003).

It?s a combination of different mushrooms, aloe vera, and the herb

Uncaria tomentosa (Cat?s Claw), which work to boost the immune system.

Other suggestions include Dr. Batmangelij's water cure, taking

glyconutrients, and drinking fresh mint tea to alleviate sickness.

Finally, the herb Holy Basil has been remarkably successful in reducing

the side effects of chemo, according to reader Nick.

Visit http://cures for cancer.ws.