CR is a 73-year-old female from Indonesia. She is our breast cancer patient and has been taking our herbs for many months now. In late March 2012, she and her family returned to Penang for a routine check-up. Everything is alright. However, she has a long-standing problem. About three years ago, she underwent a surgery for hip and shoulder joint replacement. After this surgery she had the following problems:
Her left leg felt heavy when walking
There were pricking (electric) shock when the tips of her left leg fingers were touched or her left sole stepped on something.
There was numb feeling in her lower left leg.
The surgeon was unable to help her with the above problems – that’s the way it is! Otherwise, CR could undergo another surgery to correct the problem!
About a month ago, CR had stiff neck.
We suggested that CR undergo the e-Therapy since she had about four days in Penang. It is with great satisfaction to note that the e-Therapy helped her very much.
RZ (S-143) is a 48 year-old Indonesian. He came to seek our help on 18 March 2012, immediately after being discharged from a private hospital. And he was in severe pain. How could this be? This is RZ’s story.
About one and a half months ago, RZ was told by the doctor in Aceh, Indonesia that he had kidney problem. In early March 2012, he came to a private hospital in Penang for further management. A CT scan was done and showed a 10 x 9 cm enhancing lesion in the left kidney with renal vein thrombosis. The right kidney was normal. There were multiple nodules noted in the left upper paraaortic area. Histopathology report confirmed a poorly differentiated renal cell carcinoma, sarcomatous type, Stage 3 – 4 (T2N2Mx). Four of 8 paraaortic lymph nodes had metastatic disease.
X-ray of his left shoulder showed a large lytic area with pathological fracture of the left scapula. Actually RZ came to Penang because of the severe pains in his swollen left shoulder (picture below).
RZ was admitted on 5 March 2012 and underwent surgical removal of his left kidney. Nothing was done for his swollen left shoulder which according to the surgeon was due to the cancer that had spread from his kidney. RZ told us that the pains became more intense after his kidney surgery. He was unable to sleep at night and had to endure pains throughout the day and night.
The kidney operation cost him RM 14,000. RZ was told that with this surgery he will be cured. If he did not undergo the surgery, but only take medication, he would be 30 percent cured. After being discharged from the hospital, the surgeon scribbled these words on his medical report: Targeted therapy + DXT to (L) shoulder. RZ confirmed that he was asked to see a radiologist for radiotherapy. However, he was not able to do this because he had run out of money and could not afford anymore treatment in Penang.
RZ was prescribed Tramadol for his pains. This medication helped relief pains for about two hours only and the pains recurred.
When we looked at RZ we really felt sorry for him. The reason he and his wife came to Penang was to find relief for his shoulder pain – but after spending RM 14,000 the pains became worse. And they had no more money for more treatment. He could not afford the radiation treatment in Penang. And to tell him to take the Target Therapy medication as suggested by the surgeon is unrealistic. If I could guess rightly, that would involve taking Sutent and this is going to cost about RM 18,000 to RM 20,000 per month. This medication does not cure cancer! How can RZ ever afford to pay for such a treatment? If you wish to know what Sutent can do click these links:
RZ and his wife said that they were about ready to go home to Aceh in the next three days. The question in my mind then was: What can I do to help this unfortunate man the next days while he is here in Penang ? I suggested that RZ come to our centre every morning and try the e-Therapy and at the same time take the herbs: Capsule A, C-tea + WF tea, Kidney Tea, Bone Tea and Pain Tea (six times per day). This is what happened:
18 March 2012: e-Therapy – detox program. The night after this treatment, he felt better. He could sleep about half of the night. The pains were less and he did not take the Tramadol prescribed by the doctor.
19 March 2012: e-Therapy – detox program + program for shoulder pain. He felt much better. The pains were less and he could sleep throughout the night. He woke up at about 5 a.m. due to coughs.
20 March 2012: repeat of the e-Therapy as yesterday and he was ready to return to Aceh.
The following is the gist of our conversation.
Part 1: Remove your kidney – 100 percent cure. But doc., the cancer had already spread to the bone!
Wife: His kidney problem surfaced about one and a half months ago.
RZ : There was no pain in the kidney.
Chris: You have removed your kidney?
RZ: Yes.
W: After the surgery, the doctor asked him to go for radiotherapy. We did not want to do that yet. We want to go back to Aceh first. We can do the radiation in Aceh.
C: What did the doctor say about the pain in your shoulder?
W: It is a cancer. But the doctor did not do anything about it. The whole night he was not able to sleep.
C: How much does it cost you to operate the kidney?
W: RM 14,000.
C: And now you are in pain?
RZ: Yes. It is a dull kind of pain – not pulling type. If I massage my shoulder, the pain goes away for a while and then comes back again. The pain becomes more intense when I move. At night, I am not able to sleep because of the pain.
C: Did you have this swelling on your shoulder even before your surgery?
RZ: Yes. But it was not as painful like now. The pain just came on and off. Even when I was in the hospital, the pain was not serious. I felt more pain after being discharged from the hospital.
C: So, even before the surgery, the doctor already knew about your shoulder – and he did not say anything?
RZ: No. I did ask him about this swelling in my shoulder. The doctor said: “Just wait first, we need to remove the diseased kidney first.”
C: Did you ask the doctor why there is this lump in your shoulder?
W: Yes, the doctor said this is due to the kidney cancer that has spread to the bone in his shoulder.
C: How long were you in the hospital? Did you derive any benefit gong into the hospital?
W: He was in the hospital for two weeks.
RZ: Before the operation, I was very weak. I became better after the operation. But the pain in my should became worse after coming out of the hospital.
C: Before you agreed to the surgery, did you ask the doctor if the surgery is going to cure you?
W: The doctor said the cancerous kidney has to be removed – it was an aggressive type. If he (the patient) only takes medication, there is only a 30 percent chance of cure. But if he goes for surgery, it will cure him a 100 percent.
C: Is this why you agreed to the surgery – to get a 100 percent cure? Do you really understand “cure” really means when the doctor said the operation can “cure” you? Do you really understand him?
RZ: If the kidney is not removed, the cancer will spread. If the kidney is removed, the cancer will all be gone. No more cancer.
C: Did he tell you how he can cure the bone cancer in your shoulder?
Part 2: After one session of e-Therapy: Pain was less and he slept through half of the night
C: Last night you took the herbs and did the e-Therapy. How do you feel now?
RZ: There is improvement. I could sleep on and off.
C: After the e-Therapy, did you have any difficulty?
RZ: No, no problem. And I felt better. The pain was much less.
C: Before you came and see me, how was your pain?
W: He was in pain throughout the night but now the pain is much less.
RZ: The pain came on and off only. I woke up three times last night and went back to sleep again. Before I came to see you, I was not able to sleep the whole night.
C: This pain now, is it the same type of pain? Is the intensity of the pain the same when you feel that pain?
RZ: Same type of pain and the intensity is also the same. But the pain did not last long. It came on and then went off.
Part 3: After two sessions of e-Therapy: Pain gone and he slept through the night.
C: Yesterday you did the e-Therapy one more time. How are you now? Do you have more or less pain?
W: Less pain. There was no pain the whole night. Early morning, at about 5 a.m. he had coughs and he felt “heaty”.
C: Okay, did he drink a lot of water? He should drink more water. And you said there was no pain throughout the night.
W: Yes, no pain. Only at about 5 a.m. when he woke up he felt the pain. Before we came to see you, he had pain throughout the night. We have done the e-Therapy twice. After the first therapy, the pain came on and off. It helped him nad he could sleep at least half of the night. After the second therapy, he did not feel any pain for the whole night. Only when we work up at about 5 a.m. that he felt the pain again.
C: Let me ask you again. Before you took the herbs and did the e-Therapy, did you need to take the pain killer (Tramadol) that the doctor gave you?
W: Yes. He had to take the painkiller. It was effective only for about two hours, then the pain came back.
C: Now, after the herbs and the e-Therapy, do you still need to take the painkiller?
W: No need to take any painkiller.
C: So, you did not take the painkiller for the past two nights?
W: No need for painkiller and he only took your herbs.
RZ: Now, I feel better. The pain is very much less. Before this I was not able to sleep because of the pain.
C: Did the treatment of the past two days, helped you?
W: Yes, it helped him very much.
C: That’s about all that I can to help you. It seemed that he able to walk with more strength?
W: Yes, more strength and his movements had also improved.
Reflection
This is indeed a sad story. Reflect on this case again and ask some questions:
If you were RZ, what would you have done differently?
The surgeon said surgery could cure his cancer 100 percent – what you think?
Do you think, surgery is really necessary given that the cancer had already spread to his bone?
The doctor suggested radiotherapy and then possibly the Targeted Therapy – what do you say to that? Is this a genuine attempt to “cure” the cancer, or it is just an effort to feel that he is doing the right thing? A hero with no realistic chance of success?
Lan is a 48-year-old lady. About a year ago she bled when having sex. In addition, for the past 5 to 6 years she had white (and sometimes yellow) discharge. She had regular Pap smear in Singapore. But on 13 September 2011, the result showed she had low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion, encompassing mild dysplasia (CIN 1). The cellular changes presented were consistent with Human Papilloma Virus. The doctor suggested that Lan perform a biopsy. She refused.
Lan came to seek our help on 25 November 2011. She was prescribed herbal teas – Cervical 1 and Cervical 2; GY3 – Leuko for her white discharge and Yellow Discharge tea. She was asked to take the herbal concoction every day.
On 9 March 2012, we received an e-mail from Lan.
Kepada Yth: Dr. Chris,
Bersama dengan email ini saya lampirkan hasil pap smear saya kepada Dr. Chris. Saya melakukan pap smear pada tgl 14 February 2012 di Singapore. Hasil pap smear mengatakan bahwa semuanya normal. Berarti CIN1 saya telah sembuh. Terima kasih kepada Tuhan Yesus dan juga kepada dr. Chris. Saat ini sudah tidak ada pendarahan semasa seks. Keputihan juga sudah tidak ada. Sekian dan terima kasih. God Bless You.
(Translation: With this email I am sending the Pap smear results to Dr. Chris. I did my Pap smear on 14 February 2012 in Singapore. The result was “normal”, meaning my CIN 1 has been cured. Thank you Lord Jesus and also to Dr. Chris. Also, I do not bleed anymore during sex. My white discharge has also resolved. Thank you and God bless you.)
Pap Smear Report 15 February 2012 – Parkway Laboratory Services Ltd.
Cervical smear: Benign cellular changes. Fungal organisms morphologically consistent with Candida species. Cellular changes present consistent with inflammatory effects. Negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy.
Women are asked to go for regular Pap Smear. One of the worrying result from this exercise is dysplasia, which means abnormal cell growth (dys means abnormal, plasia means growth). A diagnosis of cervical dysplasia does NOT mean you necessarily have cancer. This condition is generally regarded as precancerous or “moving towards” cancer when it occurs in the female reproductive system. So dysplasia is/can be a precursor to cervical cancer.
There are two different systems for classifying dysplasia.
1. The Bethesda or SIL (squamous intraepithelial lesion) System. There are four degree of cell abnormality:
a) ASCUS – atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance.
b) AGUS or AGCUS – atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance.
c) LSIL – low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion.
d) HSIL – high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion.
b) CIN 2 – corresponds to moderate to marked dysplasia or HSIL.
c) CIN 3 – corresponds to severe dysplasia, sometimes also referred to as carcinoma in situ(CIS).
Occurrence
Between 250,000 and 1 million American women between ages 25 to 35 are diagnosed with CIN annually. CIN can start in any of the three stage, and can either progress, or regress. About 70 percent of CIN-1 will regress within one year, and 90% within two years even when left untreated. About 50% of CIN 2 will regress within 2 years without treatment. Progression to cancer typically takes 3 to 40 years (average of 15 years).
Treatment
The treatment depends on the degree of dysplasia. If you suffer from dysplasia, you may only need careful observation by your doctor with repeat Pap smears every 3 – 6 months. Hopefully it goes away. But if this does not go away or get worse, treatment is necessary. Treatment for higher grade CIN involves removal or destruction of the neoplastic cervical cells by cryocautery, electrocautery, laser cautery, loop electrical excision procedure(LEEP),or cervical conization.
It’s Not Cancer, Why Treat it?
While dysplasia is not cancer, it can develop into cancer of the cervix. Mild cervical dysplasia (CIN I) sometimes goes away without treatment, but most doctors will still treat it at this very early stage to prevent it from progressing to a more advanced form of dysplasia. We simply do not know nor do we have a way of predicting CIN I cells will become normal again and which ones will progress to CIN II and eventually cervical Cancer.
Do I Need Tests After Treatment?
Yes, because dysplasia can recur, It is therefore essential to have regular follow-up Pap Smears every three months for the first year and then every six months thereafter.
Comments
Lan benefited from the herbs in three ways:
She did not have to undergo any biopsy. She would not know what could have happened after a biopsy.
Her dysplasia problem disappeared after taking the herbs.
Her problem of white (or yellow) discharge was also resolved.
Over the years even women with CIN III and cervical cancer benefited by taking our herbs. And Lan’s is not unique or exceptional at all. We expect that to happen.
To our surprise, on 1 March 2012, JA and her daughter showed up at our centre – without any prior appointment. They flew in from Manila, Philippines, to present his wife’s case (let’s call her Jo). I must say this is the first time that we have someone who came personally from the Philippines – generally we helped patients from Philippines via e-mail, which is quite unsatisfactory.
Jo is a 78-year-old lady. Sometime in 2001, she discovered a thumb-sized lump in her right breast. She went to consult a doctor who palpated her breast and said she had a Stage 2 breast cancer. No ultrasound, no mammogram or biopsy was done. Right away the doctor prescribed the following:
Tegafur – once daily
Endoxan – once daily
Tamoxifen – 20 mg, once daily
Ferrous femarate – thrice daily
Lysozyme chloride – twice daily
Restor F
In addition to the above oral medications, Jo received Doxorubicin injection once every month for six months from March to September 2011.
Doxorubicin injection was discontinued after September 2011 and Jo continued with her oral medications. She was due to go back to see her doctor in March 2012 for review.
On 17 February 2012, we received an e-mail from JA (Jo’s husband) below.
Dear Dr. Chris Teo,
I read about you, the way you treat people with cancer. My wife is sick. She has stage II breast cancer. She has undergone 6 months of chemo (last session was August 2011) but the mass is still there. And now the doctor said she will have another chemo and that worries me because it seems like she’s going nowhere. Can you help us? Should I go there and visit you for instructions and pick-up medicines.
Reply: Thanks for your email. It is hard for me to help people through the email. Cancer is not about just taking herbs or doing chemo. Even your former president died of colon cancer after doing all the chemos. Cancer is about changing of lifestyle, diet, attitude etc. besides taking herbs and avoiding poisonous drugs. If you think I can help your wife, you can come and see me personally in Penang. Bring all the medical reports and scans. I can tell you what to do and you can collect the herbs back for her to try. Regards.
JA came to us with only four pieces of paper – these are supposed to be the medical reports. And the above are all the relevant information I could get – no films, no blood test, no biopsy report, etc. According to JA, after some months on the medication, the doctor said the lump in his wife’s breast was smaller (Note: He did not use ultrasonography to monitor, just palpated the lump with his bare hand, very subjective indeed). The treatment costs about 15,000 pesos per month (USD 375 or RM 1,200). According to JA, his wife’s treatment caused hair loss, altered taste and she became thin.
Comments
In making comments on this case, let us be reminded of what Dr. Susan Love said:
The way Jo’s doctor treated her is different from the way doctors treat their patients in Malaysia. Generally patient with a breast lump has to undergo the following:
An ultrasound and / or mammogram is to determine the nature and size of the lump.
If suspicious of malignancy, a biopsy is done to confirm if it is malignant or benign.
Sometimes, a whole body CT scan is done to see if the cancer has spread to other parts of the body.
Generally, the lump is removed by either a lumpectomy or mastectomy.
Depending on the pathology report, patient is asked to undergo chemotherapy and/or hormonal therapy.
The common chemo regimen for breast cancer is FAC – a combination of 5-FU (fluorouracil), Andriamycin (Doxorubicin) and Cyclophosphamide. FAC is administered through intravenous injection.
In addition to FAC, patients are given anti-vomiting medication, etc. to minimize the side effects of the toxic chemo-drugs.
In this case Jo was only given Doxorubicin as an injection. The rest of the drugs were given in oral form.
1) Tegafur is a 5-FU prodrug synthesized in 1967. When metabolized, it becomes 5-fluorouracil. According to the FDA, this drug is useless and is toxic. Actually an injection form of 5-FU is more effective. (Note: I wonder why Tegafur is still around in developing countries?)
1) Endoxan is cyclophosphamide. It comes in the form of a 50mg tablet.
Jo was also given Taxmoxifen. In addition, to help take care of the side effects of the medication, Jo was asked to take
Ferrous fumarate, an iron tablet for anemia or lack of blood.
Lysozyme chloride, a natural enzyme extracted from egg white. It has anti-infectious activity.
So the way they treat breast cancer in the Philippines is different from what is normally done in Malaysia, Indonesia or Singapore. The question that bugs me is, Is the treatment effective? By doing what she did, I am not sure what actually is the realistic goal of her treatment – to make the tumour disappear? To cure the cancer?
I suggested that JA and his daughter go home and bring his wife / her mother to see a surgeon. If possible have the lump removed – either by lumpectomy or mastectomy. This is the easiest and surest way to make the tumour disappear. But surgery does not necessarily cure her breast cancer. I have written two articles earlier why it would better for the lump to be removed – peace of mind being the main reason.
After Jo has the lump removed from her breast, she can take our herbs, take care of her diet, exercise and live a stress-free happy life. Pray! She is already 78 years old! She does need to endure the severe side effects of chemotherapy!
On 18 March 2012, I received an e-mail from JA.
Dear Dr. Teo,
This is JA from Philippines and my wife is your patient. I suggested to her that she remove that cancerous breast.
When she returned to her doctor as scheduled, she mentioned about removing of the infested breast but the doctor is reluctant because he said the cancer may scatter. The doctor gave her a new prescription and she is inclined to follow whatever the doctor wants. The doctor said she will return after 3 months for re-evaluation. Can I give her the herbs as she continues the new prescription? Your suggestion will help me a lot. Thank you.
Note: The so-called new prescription does not differ much for the first one, which consisted of 6 drugs including Tamoxifen. This new prescription also consisted of 6 drugs where Tamoxifen is dropped and replaced by Letrozole (also known as Femara) scribbled on a small piece of paper.
I just wonder – can the world learn something from this Filipino doctor or can this Filipino doctor learn something from the world?
Lisa (not real name, M805) is a 35-year-old Indonesian lady. In October 2009 she passed out black stools. She came to Penang for a medical check-up. An upper endoscopy showed acute gastric ulcer but the rapid urease test was negative for H. pylori. Her blood test showed low levels of haemoglobin (8.3), red blood cell (2.9) and high platelet count (431). She was prescribed medication for gastritis and was told to come back for further observation after a month.
On 3 December 2009, another endoscopy was performed. It showed an almost completely healed ulcer. A repeat rapid urease test again was negative for H. pylori. A gastric biopsy was also performed and indicated an adenocarcinoma, diffuse type. A CT scan on 11 January 2010 showed a thickening of the gastric antral wall consistent with the clinical finding of carcinoma. The diffuse hypodensity of the liver parenchyma was in keeping with fatty liver change. No mass lesion was seen in the liver. There was no evidence of any focal lung lesion or lymphadenopathy.
Lisa underwent an operation to remove her stomach. The histopathology dated 12 January 2010 confirmed a diffuse type adenocarcinoma of stomach, T3N1M1, Stage 4. Lisa was asked to go for chemotherapy. She returned to Jakarta and received one cycle of chemotherapy. The treatment was a disaster. She fainted and had to be admitted to the ICU. She was discharge after four days but could hardly remember many things. She only recovered after a month.
Lisa returned to Penang for a follow-up examination with her surgeon. A CT scan on 21 July 2010 showed no evidence of pancreatic, splenic or renal mass lesion. There was no evidence of any lymphadenopathy. There was no obvious recurrence in the surgical bed.
Lisa and her husband came to seek our help on 23 July 2010 as she was not prepared to go for any morechemotherapy. She was prescribed Capsule A, Stomach 1 and Stomach 2 teas and C-tea.
Sometime just around the Chinese New Year (end of January 2012) Lisa felt a small lump in her stomach. She returned to Penang on 20 February 2012. A CT scan showed the following:
Fatty liver change.
Mild to moderately dilated intrahepatic ducts.
Ill-defined enhancing soft tissue around the pancreas and common bile duct which extends inferiorly along the right retroperitoneum, right paracaval and ilio-psoas down to the right inguinal and upper anterior thigh region. This has infiltrated the right upper ureter. Features are suspicious of tumour/metastatic deposits.
Moderate to gross hydronephrosis of the right kidney with diffuse cortical thinning.
Mild ascites.
Blood test showed elevated liver function enzymes:
Alkaline phosphatase
188.74 H
GGT
102.44 H
ALT
48.1
AST
47.77 H
CEA
1.23
CA 19.9
36.2
Lisa and her husband met with the surgeon. The surgeon said it was not possible to undergo further surgery. She was told to go for chemotherapy. That was the only option left.
The following is the transcript of our video-taped conversation on 22 February 2012.
Wanting a cure, whatever it may cost
Husband: January 2011, she had the surgery.
Chris: Her stomach was removed. Before the surgery, did you ask the surgeon if the operation could cure her?
H: He told us after the removal of her stomach, she would be okay. Then we need to go for chemotherapy.
C: Did you explicitly ask if after the surgery, she will be cured?
H: He did not answer that question. The surgeon explained that after the surgery, everything would be clean. The cancer would not spread anymore. We believed whatever he said. The reason why we went to him was because we wanted to find a cure.
C: Yes, I understand – all patients who come here (from Indonesia) are searching for a cure. So whatever answers you get or what the doctors said, you all would believe them. And also pay whatever it may cost. What you all want is a “cure.” I understand that. So, after the operation, how long was she in the hospital?
H: About two weeks.
Health worsened after the surgery
C: How was her health before and after the surgery?
H: After the surgery she became weaker – she was worse off. Before the operation, she was okay- okay, normal and there was nothing wrong.
C: Why did you go for the surgery then?
H: She was okay, she could eat – there not nothing wrong with her. She was told that she had cancer and we were afraid that disease would spread.
C (to patient): Can you tell me – before the operation, you were okay?
Patient: Nodding vigorously.
H: Nothing wrong with her except she passed out black stools. Then they did a biopsy after a scan and said it was cancer.
C: That was all?
H: Nothing – no pain, nothing. If she had pains it would it would have been a different matter. But she was able to eat well.
C: And when the doctor asked you to operate, you went ahead with the surgery? And after the surgery, she was not getting better?
H: No, not better.
Surgery – a RM 20,000 adventure
C: How much did the surgery cost you?
H. About RM 20,000.
First Chemo – she fainted and four days in ICU
C: After the surgery, she had chemo?
H: Three months later, she had chemotherapy in Jakarta. There was no problem on the first day after the chemo. The night of the second day, she had a seizure and her hands were shaking vigorously and she fainted. She was admitted into the ICU and was there for four days.
C (to patient): Did you remember anything when you were in the ICU? Did you remember going off or flying away somewhere?
P: No (shaking her head).
H: After coming out of the ICU she could not remember things – memory loss. She could only recognize me. But gradually her memory started to come back. It took about a month for her to become normal again.
C: Did the doctor want you to continue with the chemo after this episode?
H: At first he said she had to do 3 cycles of chemo, but after seeing what had happened, the doctor did not ask her to continue with her chemo anymore.
No more chemo for me
C (to patient): If you were asked to go for more chemo – do you want to do it again?
P: No, I don’t want any more chemo.
After extensive recurrence – the only solution is chemotherapy
H: Now, the only solution is chemotherapy.
C: You went to talk to the surgeon. He told you she should go for chemotherapy. Did he know what had happened to your wife after the first chemo?
H: He knew. But he did not have any more words to say. He told us, there was nothing else he could do except chemotherapy. But how are we to go for chemo after such a bad experience? We are afraid. She is going to lose her hairs and what not.
C: Loosing hair is not a problem at all – it will grow again. But what we need to worry is if she would “fly away.”
Next-bed-patient became blind after two chemo and died after three
C: You told me earlier that there was another patient in the next bed. She also had chemo when your wife was having hers.
H: After the chemo, she became blind. Her eyes could not see anymore.
C: What? Before the chemo, were her eyes okay – could she see?
H: Yes, her eyes were normal. After two chemos her eyes could not see anymore. She died after the third chemo.
C: What? She died after the third chemo? After the second she became blind – why did she continue with the third chemo then?
H: Her husband made that decision. Because of what I have seen, I would not want her to do any more chemo.
C: Did you really talk to her husband?
H: Yes, I talked to him.
C: Even after becoming blind, the husband still wanted her to continue with the chemo?
H: Yes, he wanted to continue with the treatment.
C: Did he tell you why he wanted to do that?
H: No and I did not ask.
Comments
1. Lisa passed out black stools, otherwise she was okay. What could have happened if she did nothing? Do no surgery or chemo? How bad could she be?
2. Lisa and her husband asked the surgeon if surgery would cure her. The answer was rather evasive – He told us after the removal of her stomach, she would be okay. Then we need to go for chemotherapy. We believed whatever he said. We would like to believe that whatever doctors say or do, it is always for the best interest of their patients. But let’s not be naïve. At time it is good to be reminded of what Dr. Mendelsohn said:
3. Lisa had her first cycle of chemotherapy and she fainted and lost her memory. Her next-bed fellow patient was blind after two chemos and was dead after the third. This clearly shows that chemo is not for everybody.
4. The story of Lisa clearly showed that surgery did not cure her cancer. She expected a cure but she was short-changed. In fact she became weaker and was worse off.
5. As it is now, after two years, the cancer had metastatised extensively – could her cancer be worse than this if she did nothing?
On the night of 9 February 2012, we received this e-mail.
Dear Dr. Chris and Aunty Beng Im,
I want to inform you that my father, Mr. LS from Indonesia, had died on Thursday, 16 February 2012. I want to thank you for all your treatment to my father during his sickness. Until his last days, he still took your herbs and did the e-therapy. I believe that your herbs and the therapy do bring goodness to him. He died without suffering (no pain and no difficulty in breathing, and he died in his sleep). I believe that he is already happier right now, free from his sickness and rest in a peaceful place.
Thank you for remembering my father among your patients. We, as a family, are happy to know you also. You gave a medication, with a personal touch, that we hardly find anywhere else. We learn a lot from you about healthy life style.
Reply: Dear K, A few minutes ago, after dinner, I asked my wife to write you and find out about your father. And now I have this news. Thank you for informing us. Please extend our sincere condolence to your whole family. Yes, sometime it is better to die and end all these sufferings and pain. Thank you again ~ Chris
Case History of LS
LS was a 71-yer-old man from Indonesia. In 2007, a chest X-ray showed a spot in his left lung. He did not do anything about it. In November 2010, LS did another chest X-ray and the spot was still there. He came to Melaka and did a CT scan on 15 November 2010. There was a speculated soft tissue lesion in the apex of the upper lobe of his left lung. It was 4.0 x 3.3 cm in size and was consistent with a lung carcinoma. A CT guided FNA biopsy was performed and confirmed that it was cancerous. LS was asked to undergo chemotherapy and radiotherapy. He refused. LS went to Singapore for a second opinion in February 2011. Another CT scan was done. The tumour had grown bigger to 40 x 35 x 45 mm. He refused further medical intervention and came to seek our help on 13 March 2011.
LS was subsequently prescribed herbs – Capsule A, Lung 1 and Lung 2 Teas. In view of the cysts in both of his kidneys, LS was also prescribed Kidney Tea.
After his first visit, we got to see LS again in May and July of 2011. When he came he did not have any pains. The only thing outstanding thing about him was that he was addicted to coffee. So we asked him to drink black coffee (without sugar!). His daughter updated us about his condition via e-mails, example as below.
10 December 2011
Dear Aunty Beng Im,
Thank you very much for your kind reply. I appreciate very much for your suggestion about foods that will help my father. The doctor here is so amazed about my father’s condition, how he still can walk by himself (without wheelchair) and do the daily activities by himself (eat, shower, exercise, etc). They said in my father’s case, the patient cannot survive within a year. My father was first diagnosed in November last year (2010). We still believe that taking the herbs and the food controlling brings benefit to him, beside God’s care of course.
Here I give you a photo of my father (I captured it last week). He was writing Chinese calligraphy. My sister asked him to do it so he has something to do at home and he does not think about his disease. He has more spirit right now, even his both legs are swelling (because the albumin level is low).
Thank you once again for your care aunty. Please send our regards to Dr. Chris. So sorry we still cannot go to Penang, because my father still cannot travel far. Please support us in prayer aunty. Warm wishes ~ K and family.
Comments
1. Did LS take the wrong path for his healing? Or do you know of a better path?
LS died and he did not want to undergo the standard medical treatment. Perhaps some critics would say that he should have followed what his doctor recommended – go for chemotherapy and radiotherapy. I would have loved to ask LS what he would have done if he were to live his life again!
As I am writing this story, I remember another case of lung cancer. This man – THK – is 57 years old and he was diagnosed with lung on 22 March 2011. The tumour was 20 x 24 x 22 mn in the upper lobe of his right lung (Note; LS had 40 x 35 x 45 mm) THK underwent 6 cycles of chemotherapy with Gemzar + Cisplatin (total cost about RM 50,000). The treatment did not cure him. In fact the cancer became more aggressive. He was switched to oral chemo – Tarceva for three months. The PET scan showed further deterioration. He was asked to undergo 6 cycles of chemotherapy with the latest or newest drug, Alimta at RM 9,000 per cycle. THK received 2 cycle of Alimta and gave up. The tumour makers kept rising in spite of the treatment. On 4 January 2012, his CEA was at 666.5 and CA 19.9 was 4,422.0. In short, the treatment failed miserably. THK concluded he was on the wrong path and came to seek our help on 3 February 2012.
2. Can chemotherapy and radiotherapy cure your lung cancer? The following are the answers.
3. They say do nothing is better than spending a lot of money to do something and get no meaningful result!
The first patient who took our herbs was Ben. He had colon cancer that had spread extensively to his liver. This happened way back in July 1995. Ben wrote, “There would be no medicine for me. I was advised to prepare my will as soon as possible. I was stunned for a moment. My wife, Cindy and I broke down. I thought I am going to die.“
Ben underwent palliative chemotherapy and at the same time started to take herbs, starting 20 July 1995. His health turned for the better. Ben and Cindy came to our house every week to help take care of other cancer patients, as more and more patients came to seek our help. For Ben to be able to live a quality life was an inspiration for us. At that time, we knew “nothing” about cancer. So through Ben we started to learn many things about cancer.
In the early morning of 29 October 1996, Ben passed away, rather unexpectedly. According to Cindy, Ben asked for an extra pillow. As she went to take it from the cupboard, Ben put his hands together and went home peacefully. According to the doctors, most parts of his liver had stopped functioning months before. It was a great wonder that he could still continue to live for more than a year. According to Cindy, one of the doctors commented that, Someone Above was helping him along!
I was at Ben’s grave site, a broken person. When they buried Ben, I felt as if half of me also followed Ben into the grave. It was a sad day indeed. My heart mourned and cried out “I want to give up Cancer Care. There is no point for me to carry on … Ben had lost his battle against cancer … I have failed! What is the point of going on? Indeed this failure was a big blow to my ego! I was naive then. But, later I learnt that I was not the only healer who feels this way. These two famous doctors also felt likewise.
However, in this time of grief, it dawned upon me that I have erred terribly … Chris Teo, are you playing God? No one lives forever. No mortal on earth can decide who lives or who dies or for how long. Life is God’s prerogative. He gives and He takes away. I soon realized that instead of abandoning what we had built, we should instead build upon it. We should take note of how Ben had benefited from the herbs and count those blessings.
Death comes sooner or later to everyone, to the healthy as well as the sick. Death is never the issue. Life is. To live is a challenge. It needs determination, courage and wisdom. Someday, when you are tired, sore or bored with life, death becomes a healing.
As we begin to take account of the blessings in Ben’s case, we realize again that there is no reason for grief. The doctors gave Ben two months to live but Ben lived one year, three months and eighteen days. However, it is not the length of time that mattered. What is more important is the quality of life Ben had. Ben lived a full happy life. He did not take life for granted. He anticipated and made preparations for his departure. He enjoyed whatever time he had with Cindy, having daily picnics and enjoying Penang’s natural spots under those shady trees. Ben even designed his own grave! He taught Cindy how to manage the chores of daily life without him like paying utility bills, taking care of the car, etc. When he departed, it was neither a sudden good-bye nor a slow painful death. Perhaps on this point alone, we take consolation that many people who were on the herbs died without much pain and their death came easily and peacefully.
From our experience with Ben, we realize that having only herb capsules A and B is not adequate to help the cancer patients. We need to do more research and find herbs that can alleviate pain, coughs, and a host of other problems that often afflict cancer patients. On this point, as I was writing this passage, the phone rang. It was from a lady who had come to see me the previous week. Her father had a severe stabbing pain in the back. The doctor prescribed pain killers but they were not effective. He took the Pain Tea only twice and the pain disappeared. There was no need for any pain killer drug! She called to relay her father’s thank you.
Unfortunately, Ben did not live long enough to benefit from this discovery. Many after him benefited. But we all owe it to Ben, our experiences with him widened our vision and understanding of the needs of cancer patients. One fact that amazed Cindy very much was that Ben never before believed in taking herbs! He was so particular that he would not even touch any medicine unless it was prescribed by his doctor. And then we had this same Ben taking herbs given by a complete stranger. When a friend from his church suggested our herbs he immediately agreed to take them without any hesitation. In retrospect, we always believe the Almighty God works in ways we cannot understand or foresee. When Ben completed his mission, he left us for Eternal Rest, his ultimate healing.
We now realize that we are not alone if we feel miserable or like a failure. Such feelings are normal but we must not allow these “failures” to affect us because there are actually not failures! Dr. Barbara Joseph said this:
CANCER STORY 
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