The “Cancer Lady”

The woman I have seen since shortly after I finished chemotherapy lives in the woods close to the Red Lake reservation. She was adopted into one of the most traditional communities in Red Lake.

Earlier on, before cancer, I had met Linda. I just didn’t know what she did. Or maybe I knew she was teaching. She may not have done work with cancer at that time.

Her work with cancer began with her own cancer. She was diagnosed at Mayo Hospital in Rochester, MN. She chose not to have the treatment offered. Instead, she went to treatment at a Gerson program and continued to follow his protocol when she left.

After her return home, she got rid of her allergies and her asthma right away with the method, and they have not returned. To completely get rid of her cancer took almost a year. That was confirmed at Mayo.

During that time, she continued to follow the Gerson method. Gerson had died, and his daughter had taken his place with the program. Some time later, she began to share what she had learned in the treatment of cancer.

When I first went to her home, the first thing we talked about was hormones. She said that cancer is high estrogen and offered me a progesterone cream called “Happy PMS”.

Right away, I knew that was the cream for me. I remember saying, where was this when I had my worst PMS at age 37. I told her I remember saying some things and actually turning around to see who said them. At the time, I couldn’t believe what I had said had come out of my mouth.

Today, I planned to thank Linda for her help. I was always told that the cancer I had was treatable, probably not curable. So as the years went by, I continued to see Linda. Each time I would learn something to incorporate into my own cancer protocol.

This year at my last cancer appointment, both an internal medicine doctor and a fellow working to specialize in oncology told me that the further out I am from the lymphoma I had, the less likely of a recurrence.

Then, immediately after, I confirmed that with my oncologist. It will be 13 years since chemotherapy in May of 2026. Thank you, Linda.

First it was the machines she had available in her home. I tried them with each visit, and I have gradually purchased a few of those machines. The progesterone cream has helped tremendously. I have my hormones checked and continue to use this at the same level I started with.

I have my hormones tested, with a spit test that I then send to a lab. I get that kit from Linda. I then get a report back that tells me how my estrogen and progesterone are. In the last couple of years, I started using a topical estriol also.

In addition, I use Essiac/ezzeac/Renee’s tea daily to help with my immune system. After the chemo, my immune system was not working properly, and I was getting sick regularly.

We have 2 air purifiers, 1 salt lamp, and certain plants that take the toxins out of the air. Much of this came about because of Linda. Essiac is a known cancer medicine, as is Chaga. She has both available and gives credit to the Native American people who knew about those medicines.

In the Ojibwe language, Chaga is known as a feel-good medicine. I was told that if I have an autoimmune issue, I should not use chaga. That is a good idea.

I will most often use Chaga in a smudge, but don’t drink the tea. I provided chaga tincture to my brother-in-law several years ago, and it was clear in his tests that it was helpful. The tincture goes in drops under the tongue. The medicine gets into the bloodstream quicker that way.

The other thing she asked me to do was to juice, and drink juice daily. I haven’t done that. I continue to have allergies.

I see her a couple of times a year now. It is more difficult to get in to see Linda than the oncologist. She is working with people from all around the country. In the last year or so, she had been working with the Amish people.

Linda continues to follow much of the same protocol, even though she no longer has cancer:

The regimen is empirically based on observations made by Max Gerson, M.D., in his clinical practice and on his knowledge of research in cell biology at the time (1930s–1950s). National Cancer Institute

Charlotte Gerson is the daughter of the late Dr. Max Gerson, M.D. who founded a nutritional healing therapy for degenerative diseases including cancer. The Gerson Therapy is a type of “metabolic therapy” designed to eliminate toxins from the body and enhance immune function so that the body can defend itself against cancer. Dr. Gerson’s method is described in his book, “A Cancer Therapy: Results of Fifty Cases and the Cure of Advanced Cancer.” The Gerson Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to the alternative treatment of degenerative disease. Founded by Charlotte Gerson in 1977, it is the only source for information on the true and unmodified Gerson Therapy.

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First published by Mercury Press.