Reversal of Terminal Colon Cancer Protocol & Testimonial

KATHERINE KNAPP
Born Feb 6, 1955

Katherine Knapp

April 2008
(Color due to Jaundice)

HISTORY LEADING UP TO DIAGNOSIS
Aware that many of my family members on both paternal and maternal sides developed different forms of cancer, I have eaten relatively well most of my adult life (not during childhood). I have avoided dairy, sodas, caffeine, processed and fried foods for years, but fell prey to other bad habits which have contributed to this disease. Fortunately for years I also practiced many things that were beneficial, including Yoga, exercising regularly (weight resistance and power walking), eating organic foods, protein shakes and juicing vegetables.

I quit smoking in 2001, quit drinking alcohol and eating red meat in March, 2007, a few months prior to being diagnosed with colon cancer in June, 2007. This mass had been causing me occasional (every couple of months) intestinal cramping. When I stopped the meat and alcohol, my cramping stopped.

It was at a barbeque with friends in June 2007 where I had some very tasty Korean BBQ beef, which was cooked quite rare. That night I suffered with extreme stomach cramping most of the night. After a series of other events that contributed, within two weeks I was in the hospital with severe anemia (hemoglobin at 5.4). I had a colonoscopy and endoscopy which revealed the mass in my colon as well as damage to my stomach.

DEALING WITH CANCER
In August, 2007, after being diagnosed, I met with Luanne Pennesi, RN, long-time associate of Gary Null (whnn@aol.com (973) 766-2214). We discussed many things about healing physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually, as well as going over an anti-cancer protocol. Luanne also talked about meditation and how it was very important for healing. She not only told me to meditate, but to teach meditation as well. She asked me to get in touch with, for lack of better wording, “that which is greater than myself” to bring in income (as I was unable to work) so that I would not have to go back to a stressful job. Eventually I did start generating income, quite unexpectedly even in this diseased state.

Upon Luanne’s referral, I met with several holistic MDs, who all advised that I have the “mass” surgically removed. I have had many unpleasant experiences with orthodox medicine, beginning when I was a pre-teenager and was somewhat reluctant to trust in the orthodox route. There has been evidence since 1985 that without nutritional support, surgery can increase the chance of spreading cancer. In retrospect, that decision may not have been the best, but one benefit is that I have done a lot of research about cancer and am can now pass that knowledge and my experience on to others that are interested in helping them learn to heal themselves.

I embarked on a holistic protocol with several practitioners, most of which is listed below. In the beginning, it was difficult because the mass was blocking the colon and I was unable to eat which is key to gaining immune/nutritional strength and fighting cancer, therefore in March 2008 I was hospitalized again and a surgeon installed an ileostomy to by-pass the tumor so that I could eat and regain my strength. The plan was that eventually after gaining my strength, he would go back in and remove the mass and reverse the ileostomy.

Katherine Knapp

June 2008

Due to complications in the ICU following surgery, I incurred no less than 5 infections and my daughter was told on more than two occasions that I would not survive. If you ask my daughter, she will tell you a homeopathic remedy called “Carbo Vegetabilis” that she put under my tongue, brought me out of it within 12 hours. I did survive and when I ask my Naturopath (“ND”) why this was possible, he said that because I ate organically, exercised and took care of myself prior to this experience, which made it possible not only to survive, but explains why the cancer did not spread to other organs (until after surgery and hospitalization). According to my oncologist, I should have been dead or at least riddled with tumors throughout my body. The disease did not take it’s normal course in my case.

I left the hospital environment after 5 months, in August of 2008, and began a long recovery, learning how to walk again, exercising, gaining weight. A scan done in October 2008 indicated that the tumor was now 10 X 9 X 9 cm or the size of a grapefruit with metastatic activity in the adjoining lymph nodes, liver, breast and lung. The surgeon deemed this inoperable. On a Sunday in February 2009 I began an aggressive nutritional/anti-cancer protocol which, within 3 days gave me untold energy. That following Wednesday I started an intense chemotherapy program which continued for 7 cycles, every two weeks, 3 days/wk. On June 4 I had another PET/CT scan and the mass was approximately 4.5 X 6.7 X 5 cm, or about 80% reduced in volume from the prior scan. The metastatic activity in the lymph nodes was very low and completely resolved in the breast, liver and lung. Essentially I now had a localized, advanced cancer “soft tissue mass” in my abdomen. Although attached to my bladder and maybe the sigmoid colon, according to the surgeon, the mass is operable. At this writing (November, 2009) I am deciding whether to have surgery or continue with the integrative program. I am healthy and comfortable and managing this disease. I did so well that recently, my orthodox (“standard of care”) oncologist referred one of his patients to me that is interested in a more integrative therapy.

DECIDING TO DO CHEMOTHERAPY
The holistic protocol I utilized before, during and following chemotherapy includes:

Contrary to what the orthodox doctors and nurses told me that when you are administered chemotherapy the affects are accumulative (the side-effects increase as you continue the chemotherapy), I actually had fewer side-effects the more I did the chemotherapy. Not only did I feel better as chemotherapy progressed, I gained almost 30 pounds (not from steroids or onset of menopause), only experienced about 8 hours (2 occasions), of slight nausea at the very beginning, and my hair got stronger and thicker and less gray! As an addition bonus, the other day I visited my ND and asked him how I could get rid of the liver spots on my hands and I looked down and there were no more liver spots on my hands, as well as my feet! The nurses at the cancer center advised me not to do the nutritional protocol, but my response was to print research for them to the contrary.

Katherine Knapp

September 2009

OBSERVATIONS
In my little experience, having 5 of my friends die of cancer since I was diagnosed, I noticed several things about cancer. People do one of four things:

Unlike the above, I practiced good nutrition for years, integrative and anti-cancer protocols for 18 months after being diagnosed and before undergoing chemotherapy. Then combined integrative/holistic protocols with orthodox medicine. I was reluctant to do chemo, but I had a tumor the size of a soft ball, a severely compromised immune system (weighed 110 lbs at this point), along with metastatic activity in other organs. According to my “standard of care” doctors, in February, 2009, I was terminal, incurable and there was little they could do except try to prolong my life. My ND told me that to destroy this cancer using only holistic/integrative therapies would take a long time and cost a great deal (not covered by insurance). I would have much faster results if we combined chemo and/or radiation with his protocol. His protocol would make ensure that I did not suffer the usual side-effects of chemo. I took his advice. After three months of holistic and orthodox protocols, and preparing to have a PET/CT scan, my oncologist said not to get my hopes up. The tumor could be larger, the same size or smaller. My ND said it would be much smaller, if not gone. The tumor was reduced by over 80% with all metastatic activity resolved.

The super-nutritional program I followed is based on the Josef Issels’ protocol combined with other anti-cancer modalities. My understanding is that the Josef Issels protocol is based on attacking the cancer constantly throughout the day with smaller amounts of several holistic anti-cancer protocols. It is my experience that making the body strong through good nutrition and a holistic approach strengthens the immune system to help fight the cancer.

CONCLUSIONS AND ADVISE
In my opinion, some of my most important work was done with Bernadette Bloom. Every week for the past 18 months, I have spoken with her. I met Bernadette at the Paradise Gardens retreat in Naples, Florida, August, 2007 where she ran a workshop for the week. She helped me feel better during this challenging time, working with the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual imbalances. Together we discovered unexpressed anger built up for years, as well as discovering friends that weren’t really friends and confronting these emotions. In one case I decided that I could no longer talk with a long-time childhood friend. I feel that most of this cancer is a ball of pain from unfulfilled romantic relationships and unexpressed anger.

Another important piece of the cancer puzzle is attitude as confirmed many times in my research. I just did not believe that it was time for me to die. Even with many emotional problems that were hanging me up and most definitely played a part in the cancer, I still love myself, as well as others, have great friends who love me and also believe that the body is amazing and can heal itself. I did not sit around feeling sorry for myself as this does not heal disease.

I don’t believe in coincidences, but couldn’t help but notice the following changes I made in life-style that I believe contributed to this disease:

I thought I was doing all the right things before I was diagnosed. According to my ND and oncologist, what I did do was helpful in containing the disease. Hindsight being 20/20, there are several things I would have done differently, which I have passed along to you. Besides the other beneficial things I did to change my life, had I stopped eating all meats and alcohol sooner, I believe that I may have avoided this problem altogether. If I had given more thought to my careers, I would have done things differently. I always had stressful jobs on top of being a workaholic, both of which I believe contributed heavily to this disease. All the best to you . . .