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"Dave Perkins" <dperkins@b...> wrote:



FYI here is a history of my disease and what I did to survive.
While these things worked for me, everyone is different. I hope
you will be able to get some information from this that you can
use.

DAVID PERKINS (Born 11/19/40 (60 yrs.)
CHRONOLOGY OF NON-HODGKINS T-CELL LYMPHOMA

8/96 Admitted to Cobb Hospital w/ 103 temp, diarrhea, and
vomiting. Transferred to Veterans Admin. Hospital after 2 weeks
with a diagnosis of Endocarditis. NOTE: Endo. was diagnosed one
day before transfer - there was no sign of it the next day or
ever again.

9/96 Non Hodgkins T-Cell Lymphoma , stage 4B diagnosed. Had 6
rounds of C.H.O.P. chemotherapy at the V.A. NOTE: approx. 5
weeks in intensive care before diagnosis.

12/96 Cancer in remission.

8/97 Started running very high fevers (104 - 105) - no cancer
could be diagnosed.

11/97 Spleenectomy performed; bone marrow and liver biopsy
negative.

12/97 CT Scan showed mass on L5 and into the soft tissue. Began
chemo - Cytobaum (C.H.O.P. + ).

4/14/98 Autologus stem cell transplant at V.A. Hosp. Nashville,
TN. In hosp. Approx. 60+ days.

6/98 Remission - no signs of Lymphoma

5/10/99 - 5/18/99 Hospitalized w/ fever and dehydration - had a
very bad drug reaction. Bone marrow biopsy, CT scan and many
other tests over the next 1½ months showed no cancer. Fevers
continued until chemo. started in Aug.

6/25/99 (approx.) CT scan showed 10cm mass in lower Rt. Abdomen.
At this time I was told "there is nothing more we can do - you
are terminal"

8/6/99 Signed up for Phase II Interleukin 4 (boosts immune
function) trial to avoid further Chemo. and to boost, rather than
destroy, my immune system.

8/9/99 Interleukin trial cancelled before I could get started

8/9/99 - 8/13/99 V.A. Hosp., "Salvage Chemo." administered (3
day continuous infusion E.S.H.A.P. - high dose Solu-Medrol,
Cisplatin, Cytarabine, plus Prednesone). - the worst Chemo. I
ever received. This is what they give you when "They" have lost
hope and "know" you aren't going to recover.

9/14/99 - 9/16/99 Second round chemo. as above.

Medically they consider this salvage chemo. i.e. "It will
probably go into remission but it will be back in a short time"
(and I will not be able to tolerate continual chemo. regimes).
My diagnosis as of June '99 was "terminal"

I firmly believe that I can overcome this disease and the
recurrences through alternate therapies designed to detox my
systems and build up my immune system. (My comments in Sept. of
'99)

Update Note: Well beyond my one year "anniversary" of the
traditional Medical community designation of "terminal" and doing
GREAT!!

HIGHLIGHTS OF CURRENT PROCEDURES
Sept 1999 - Sept. 2000

- Green juicing (kale, char, parsley, cilantro, cucumber, celery,
collards, beet, diakon, ginger, w/ enough carrot to make
palatable - combine as available - 32oz per day - dropped off to
16 oz. daily and/or 32oz. of "Energy Soup" per Ann Wigmore
recipe.

- Colonic irrigation - Began in Sept. 99 - weekly; Oct-Nov.
bi-weekly; now every 3 to 4 weeks

- Coffee Enemas - 5-6 times/week; began Dec. 99; went to 2-3
times/week since April 00. Implant 4.5 oz. Chlorophyll w/ ½ Tbs.
of Bifidus and ½ tsp. Lactobacillus complex. (If this generates
too much gas I eliminate the Bifidus and L. Bacillus).
Infrequenty now.

- O3 (ozone) therapy - .5L one min. rectally (immediately after
my enema) began Dec. 99. Discontinued after March 00 as I
continued to use the Ionized Alkaline Water

- Using "Rife" device (bio frequency therapy) daily - began in
Sept. 99.

- Dental mercury removed - Nov. 10 - Dec. 6. Two root canals
pulled; two remain.

- Mercury detox. per Dr. Tate DDS "synopsis" (eggs poached in
coconut oil w/garlic daily - sulphur helps pull the mercury out)
plus; DMPS chelation 12/8, 12/22. (infrequently since then)

- Nutritional IV's (25 grams "C" w/ various B vits.) started in
Sept. 99 - weekly until end of Oct. 99. Then went to 25 grams IV
Vit. C - weekly; began 12/18/99; started 50 grams 1/8/00 (home
administered to make affordable) - infrequently now

- IV DMSO began 1/6/00 w/beta glucans and aloe - weekly,
bi-weekly since April 99. Intermittently since then.

- 15 min. on "Rebounder" (mini trampoline) most days to oxygenate
my system and stimulate lymph movement. (infrequently now)

- 15 min. on "Chi" machine most days (with oxygen via nose
canula) - same reasons as "Rebounder". Aggravated old knee
injury, suspended March 00

- 10 min. in sauna (185 to 198 degrees) daily at local "Y" for
detoxification, including 3-4 min. of "dry brushing" to stimulate
lymph flow

- Avoiding white flour; sugar; fruits; alcohol & most grains.
(get rid of Candita) Cancer Loves Sugar - stay away from it -
don't feed it things it likes that make it prosper.

- 30-40 oz. "Ionized Alkaline water" purchased from a woman who
has a water ionizing unit that splits filtered water into "acid"
and "alkaline" components. This helps to make the water's oxygen
more available to me at the cellular level, which helps detox my
body at the cellular level. Purchased my own Water Ionizer
(after finding a good unit that I could afford) in March 2000 and
now use it for all cooking, drinking etc. Generally drink about
80 oz @ 8.5 to 9 pH daily.

- Four cups of Green Tea daily - made with the Alkalized water

- Colloidal Silver 1 to 2 oz. Per day of 5 to 10ppm strength - I
make myself.

- As of Sept. 2000 I have been incorporating many more raw and
living foods into my diet. I am currently about 70% to 80% raw.
This is very alkalizing, also the chlorophyll in green vegetables
carries a lot of oxygen. Not cooking your food (not heated above
108 degrees) leaves all the enzymes intact that allow for easy
digestion. You save the energy your body normally uses to produce
the enzymes necessary to digest cooked food, plus all the
nutrients, that would be destroyed by cooking, are available to
you. Your body can then use this energy and the nutrients to
help you regain (or maintain) your health. Many cancer patients
have recovered (even after they were told they were "hopeless")
by going on a 100% living food diet.

Get hold of some information from Ann Wigmore's books.
The healing foods she recommends are:

- Wheat Grass Juice
- Rejuvilac (made from sprouting then soaking soft pastry wheat
berries - drinking the "juice"
- Energy soup - a blended mixture of green sprouts, rejuvelac (or
water),
bukwheat lettuce, avacado and other things
- Cultured Vegetables - fermented cabbage etc.

Supplements, herbs:
*Beta-1, 3-D Glucan 1500mg first in AM - empty stomach (500mg.
per 50 lbs. of body weight for a Theraputic dose) Excellent
Immune modulator - Maximizes the Appropriate Immune Response.
I consider this My Most Important "supplement" and ONE I STRONGLY
RECOMMEND, particularly if you are dealing with a chronic or life
threating illness.


MSM 1000mg x5 (Note: means 5 ea. 1000 mg. capsules each time)
IP6 500mg. x6
MGN3 (Arabinaxylane compound) 250mg x2 (very expensive ARA6 is
supposed to be the same thing) - I have discontinued this one.
ARA6 (Arabinogalactan) (Larix occidentalis extract) 500mg. x6
Bio Zyme (Pancreatic enzymes) 325mg. x12
Jarro-Zyme (Porcine Pancreatic enzymes) 425mg. x4
Freeze dried Calf Liver 1 t. w/carrot juice x1
Pregest "cultured enzymes" x4
Sea Cure (White Fish) 500mg. x9
CoQ10 120mg x2
Alpha Limpoic acid 300mg (timed release) x2
Milk Thistle 80mg. x2
Garlic 12 mcg/gram x2
Selenium 200 mcg x2
Lecithin 1200mg x2
Magnesium 300mg. & Potassium 40mg. Asportates x2
Vit. E 400iu x2
Folic acid 800mcg. x1
Vit. B Complex 50mg. X2
Zinc x3
Cod Liver Oil capsules x2
Flax Oil 4Tbs. w/ home made Kefir
Ground Flax seed Tbs. x3
Ground (together) sunflower, sesame and pumpkin seeds Tbs. x1.5
Green Powder (Presently, Barley Greens)
Calcium Ascorbate 4 grams 2 times/day
L-Glutamine 3,800mg. x1
Broken cell Chlorella 6 grams x1
Bernadine HCL 520mg. w/ Pepsin 20mg. taken with meals.
Toco - food based vitamin/ mineral complex 1T x4
Homeopathic as recommended

Note: This list is what I was taking (most of them 3 times a day)
when I first began my recovery. I'm sure this is excessive,
however, I was trying to do all I knew, at the time, to "blast"
the cancer out.
I have since reduced the frequency of my supplements to once per
day, or less often, since introducing more raw and living food
into my diet and consistantly drinking Ionized Alkaline Water. I
also no longer feel it necessary take all the supplements on the
list (nor can I afford it).

Dave Perkins
"enjoy being"

email: dperkins@b...
web site: www.betterwayhealth.com