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Ned & Bree’s Story

Why Life, Moments and People Are More Important Than Cookies My father's birthday is December 8th. There was a time, about 12 years ago, when we weren't sure he would see any more birthdays, let alone important milestones in our life. He had undergone surgery, radiation, and chemo with no success and the next step, said the doctors, was high-dose chemo to prolong what little life he had left. So he chose Gerson. It was his last option, but at(...)

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December 18, 2015

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Jonathan is Getting Ready to Go to the Clinic, And It’s All Thanks to You!

Last week, we told you about Randy Clemens, an awesomely big-hearted fellow who started a fundraiser to help a patient go to the licensed Gerson clinic in Tijuana in honor of his mother Bonnie, who passed away from cancer a few weeks ago. We matched Randy up with Jonathan Hernandez, an 18-year-old boy with metastatic osteosarcoma, whose parents had been scraping and saving and raising funds in their local community to pay for treatment at the clinic. (If you(...)

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July 10, 2013

Carla Shuford, clinic, donations, Fundraising, Fundraising & Outreach, Gerson clinic, Gerson clinic in Mexico, Gerson Persons, helping Gerson patients, News & Events, osteosarcoma, Randy Clemens, Recovered Patients

Randy Lost His Mom to Cancer. Now He’s Fighting to Save Jonathan’s Life. Here’s How YOU Can Help!

Ever wonder how you’d react if you lost the person closest to you? Meet Randy Clemens, who has turned his personal tragedy into a life-saving opportunity for 18-year-old Jonathan Hernandez. When Randy Clemens learned that his mother’s lymphoma had returned, and in a more aggressive form, he didn’t shut down or give up. He went online and found the Gerson Therapy. When he realized that his family was lucky enough to have the resources for treatment but many others weren't,(...)

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July 1, 2013

Cancer, clinic, crowdraising, Fundraiser, Fundraising, Gerson is hard work, Gerson patients, Gerson Persons, helping Gerson patients, Jonathan Hernandez, osteosarcoma, Patient fundraiser, Randy Clemens

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How the Gerson Community Rallied to Help Six-Year-Old Sy

And the winner is… you! You may remember, a few months back, I was raising funds for a Sy Harger, a six year old boy with a rare condition called eosiniphilic esophagitis, who is on the Gerson Therapy. If you don’t recall my last post, let me bring you up to speed! My name is Amanda Onken, and I work on the Gerson Institute’s patient follow-up program, where we contact patients to see how they are doing on the therapy. I(...)

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March 4, 2013

crowdraising, donations, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Fundraising, Gerson Persons, Gerson Therapy, GoFundMe, Harger family, helping Gerson patients, Sy's Snowflake 5k

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Running for a Cause: How I’m Helping a Young Gerson Patient (& You Can Too!)

Happy 2013 to everyone! I know that two of your resolutions are to get fit and help others, right? Well, those two things are my passions, and when I saw an opportunity to help a young Gerson patient while also getting fit I couldn’t pass it up. I know that once you learn about this sweet, little boy you also won’t be able to pass up helping him get well with the Gerson Therapy! As the Assistant to the Medical(...)

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January 8, 2013

5k run, Amanda Onken, creative fundraising, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Fundraising, Fundraising & Outreach, Gerson Persons, helping Gerson patients, Orlando, Team Gerson

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