A Cancer Story

by Serge Jurasunas

I would like to share with my readers a letter from one of my patients about her recent struggle with stage IV cancer:

Dear Dr. Jurasunas,

Here is a summary of my story, which I want to share with you, my family, and friends. I hope my experience can be used to help and inspire other people in their struggle with cancer.

In February 2008, I was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and metastases to my ganglions. My doctors told me it was very serious and bad, an advanced stage IV cancer.

When I first met you, I had just undergone chemotherapy and radiation, suffered many adverse side effects, and felt despair. Dr. Jurasunas, your advice has been an invaluable help. You prescribed for me a personalized complementary treatment together with a special diet. I started immediately feeling confident and hopeful.

I felt better, especially since my nasopharyngeal tumor was totally eliminated in a short time. I still had cancer in my right cervical ganglion (although much reduced) as well as liver metastases. I knew that my journey was only beginning and you encouraged me gave me hope and much needed support.

I underwent more chemotherapy, which seemed positive at first, but this was followed by a recurrence. At the beginning, it was necessary to have blood transfusions because I developed a serious anemia. Fortunately, this was resolved by receiving your special injectable stem-cell therapy.

I then developed a strong toxic reaction to chemotherapy. One oncologist told me to take a break. This was in 2011; I was still working full time, fighting against my cancer, and experienced tremendous stress.

From that day forward, I stopped chemotherapy and conventional medical treatment after being told that hospital checkups were no longer necessary. My oncologist did not like the idea but obviously respected my decision.

In July 2012, I became much more swollen. I told my oncologist about this and repeatedly asked him to perform puncture to drain the excess liquid that had seriously reduced my mobility and autonomy. I felt very uncomfortable with this painful condition, but my doctor still refused.

It became harder for me to breathe, talk, eat, and even relieve myself. I was totally dependent on my husband and my two sons to simply get up from bed, dress, and even perform my daily hygiene. I felt helpless and distraught.

In the meantime, Dr. Jurasunas, you told me about going to Germany to take hyperthermia, vitamin C perfusion, and vaccine to stimulate dendritic cells, among other treatments which seemed successful. You had just returned from the Complementary Oncology Congress set up by the St. George Hospital in Munich, where you had been invited to lecture, visiting the hospital where patients received integrative cancer care. You were very enthusiastic in recommending these treatments to me, insisting that I should go since I was fighting for my life.

This was a very hard decision for us to make, since the hospital stay and treatments were very expensive. We felt obliged to make a sacrifice. I contacted the hospital in mid-August; they recommended Klinik Marinus am Stein. After deciding that I would take the treatment in Germany, I hoped it would be soon as possible, but the clinic’s first possible available opening was October 1. It was very difficult for me to wait, as each day I would feel worse. Due to financial problems, I was unable to take the full suggested treatment program. In fact, in September 2012, the oncologist told my family that I would not live past Christmas time.

The clinic informed me before traveling that it was better to have a puncture to drain the liquid from my abdomen with a hypodermic syringe, but unfortunately, my oncologist refused to perform the procedure.

The day before of the trip to Germany, I went to the ER to find another doctor who would perform the puncture procedure in order to remove some liquid. The ER doctor on duty evaluated my case, and was terrified by the severity of the situation, asking me if I could breathe, eat, and evacuate. I answered that everything I did it was difficult. She ordered an RX (that is the only service available on weekends), but she was not very comfortable draining my excess fluid. I waited many hours until the doctors changed. The new doctor was younger and very sensitive to my situation. We spoke and he told me that if I was willing to risk it, he would perform the puncture. We talked about the German clinic and my planned treatments. He encouraged me by affirming his belief in alternative treatments. The procedure extracted nearly ½ quart (400 ml) of liquid.

I had 3 hours before departure and went home to rest. I woke up after a few minutes and saw that my dressing was completely soaked, dripping more fluid. After taking a shower, I made a new dressing with all the compresses that I had at home and went to the airport. The trip was very unpleasant because the liquid kept running out, but in fact this was beneficial.

Arriving at Munich airport, I was greeted by the clinic’s driver, who was holding up a poster with my name. He helped me climb into the van. The driver, Stephan, even caught me in his arms when I felt weak. It was only an hour ride to Klinik Marius.

As soon as we arrived, Dr. Weber was there to receive me. He’s a fantastic and very encouraging gentleman. Here they offer both alternative medicine treatments along with traditional medicine when needed. I was taking oral chemotherapy. I saw that I was the patient in the poorest condition there. My tumor had already spread throughout my cervical lymph node, liver, and bones, but I had a lot of faith and hope, and instinctively felt that I was in the right place.

My situation was so bad that I couldn’t possibly take all my planned treatments. It was necessary to change the strategy and activate my immune system, since my whole body was failing.

After 3 weeks I returned to Portugal with a return trip to Germany in 6 weeks. In Portugal, I needed to continue taking oxygen and draining the abdominal liquid with continued punctures.

The oncologist who was following me was against the idea of taking further treatment in Germany, even since the first time that I spoke with her about my plans. When I informed her that I would go again in 6 weeks, she disagreed again, telling my husband and daughter that returning to Germany was a nonsensical waste of money. There was nothing further to be done. She even told my daughter, who is a pharmacist, that she should know better, that I was finished.

Up until now, I have been to Germany three times. My blood analysis confirmed that my body was improving in a positive way. The oncologist recognized some beneficial improvement but refused to believe the obvious, still being against alternative treatments. Fortunately, I had been to two other doctors from the same oncology practice, who believed traditional and alternative medicine complement each other.

First, I am grateful to God, who has planned my life in an extraordinary way, who has placed along my road dedicated and wonderful people like my dear Dr. Jurasunas, Dr. Weber, and all his amazing team.

I requested my retirement pension, and at the same time I have been taking care of my mother, who has been bedridden since December 2012. Both Dr. Weber and Dr. Jurasunas were worried because I should be more relaxed and peaceful, but I felt compelled to take care of my mother who is ill. I tried to do my best, yet I felt relatively well. The doctor from the medical board who decided on my retirement application, looked at me and my exam reports with a confused expression, commenting that my reports did not match my appearance because I had a very healthy air.

I returned to Germany on June 24 for the fourth time. I hope that my treatment will continue to succeed. I recommend these treatments to all people who do not wish to give up, who are willing to look for help and fight for their health. Praise God!

Comments

My patient’s nasopharyngeal carcinoma diagnoses came with a death sentence by Christmas 2012. She wrote her story and signed it in May 2013, and was still alive as we entered 2015. I saw her again for consultation last October, on her way back from Germany, where she took hyperthermia, ozone therapy, and high-dosage IV vitamin C treatments. She then asked me to help her with some of my treatments that included injectable stem-cells; Tegaran, a new anticancer treatment from fermented soya; and fresh thymus extract, IM. While her condition is still bad, as shown by this letter, her oncologist and doctor had told both her and her family that there was nothing more to be done. I believe that this was a very poor attitude for medical doctors to convey to their patient, since there is always something positive to do, some hope. The patient herself needed to believe that at least she could live little bit longer. Diet is something very important when you know what food is best, especially plenty of organic vegetable juices and liquid foods.

This case in particular demonstrates the total lack of interest by oncologists in alternative or complementary therapy, even in the face of chemotherapy failure. This simply showed a lack of compassion and support for a patient desperately fighting for her life by any means, left alone with absolutely no help from the local socialized medical system.

Cancer patients are also human beings who suffer, fight, and need better understanding and help. You cannot practice medicine like a computer without feelings. This requires a more open mind and compassionate heart in order to practice oncology. Even today’s voices from progressive oncologists suggest that cancer needs a more global, integrative approach.

My case serves as an example for both misinformed oncologists and patients who only too often believe in toxic therapy because this is what have been taught, that only chemotherapy can cure cancer.

If this patient was supposed to only have lived up until Christmas 2012, we are now past Christmas and New Year’s 2014. We have in fact a small victory, accomplishing what modern medicine could not do, even in the face of a fatal proclamation that nothing further could be done.

We have just proved that something can be and has been done, despite both her medical doctor and oncologist’s having shown a total disregard for this case, denying the value of CAM. Recently a new type of congress was set up in Sweden, called the “Open Mind Congress.” This is where doubting oncologists and skeptical doctors should go to listen and learn about successful new theories to open their minds.