Herb Kutchins and Susan Kutchins
I was contacted by Herb about his son’s wife, Susan, who was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme Stage IV brain tumor. Susan was diagnosed four months after giving birth to twins. The following are letters from Herb and from Susan about her program and outcome.
Dear Henry
You asked, in return for your kind services, that you be informed of
the outcome. Susan is apparently in complete remission, and there is
no doubt in my mind that you were the one who made it possible. I
cannot thank you enough for the information and contacts you offered.
Herb
Dear Henry
You asked for a summary of what I have done. If you'd like any more detail let me know.
I had surgery by Dr. Winston Gittens, which I've been told be other doctors that have read the transcriptions he did an excellent job. Radiation - I only had 15 treatments at a high amount of Grays, more than the normal 30. (This is done in Europe & Canada I think its a cost cutting measure)
Next we talked to Dr. Roger Rogers here in Vancouver, He runs the Centre for Integrated Healing. He put me on a diet & gave me some supplements. I contact him occasionally by phone if I have questions.
Both you and Dennis Roth told us about Dr. JeanneWallace at Nutrition Solutions in Utah. the woman whose partner had a GBM Grade 4 like me. She has helped me tremendously she fine tuned the vitamins and herbs I'm on, added to the list, & is a great believer in the diet. I think its called a Micro Biotic Diet . I talk to her once or twice a month (she charges through my credit card). She is very smart and knows quite a bit about these Tumors & cancers.
We also talk to Dennis often. His son is doing really well. Thank you for telling us about Dennis. He knows probably as much or more than some of these oncologists about this specific type of tumor & treatments. His son Jeff had some Hyperbaric Oxygen treatments & they helped him a great deal. I'm also looking into these treatments. I would also like to have a PET scan done I know they are given regularly in the US for BT patients but not here.
I will fax you my list of vitamins and herbs. The list starting under supplements, vitamin A was from Dt. Rogers . I took these first starting on November 27th. Then I added Whey protein powder, Ecomer, Melatonin, berberine, Vitamin E succinate. I was also taking Dilantin (which I'm still on) and Decadron. I slowly started to add the other vitamins and herbs sometime in Jan. 2001.
A couple of other significant changes I've made. I only eat organic, when possible. Not much red meat, but since I'm trying to raise my iron level I eat a bit more than I was. ( My Iron (Ferritin ) was at 8 it should be between 20 - 200) I changed my shampoo, and toothpaste to natural brands and I put a Chlorine restricter on the shower head. We also purchased the Moss Report and read it thoroughly. It has some useful information and guidance.
We sent some of my MRI films to Dr. Henry Freidman at Duke University at North Carolina, who you recommended, and we've spoke to him on the phone and via email. He is very aggressive in his chemotherapy and seems to have good results. I still have not had any Chemo I hope I never need it.
We've also sent some of my films to the University of Washington the have a board of oncologists & neurological specialists that meet every few weeks & will offer free advice. Its like a second opinion. None of the doctors here vary from the government protocol.
I do yoga, relaxation classes (when I have time). I go to a Brain Tumor support group, I listen to guided Imagery tapes (not so much now as in the beginning) I attend Church and I pray this tumor never comes back.
Thanks for everything,
Love,
Sue
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