“It's not often that one finds just the right person at just the right time. That is who Henry Dreher was for me in November of 1998 when I was told I had breast cancer. There was no one person who did more for me, for my survival, for my peace of mind, than Henry.

“When diagnosed, I knew nearly nothing of what I was in for, but knew I had to make decisions and take action quickly. Henry got me up to speed practically overnight, calmly educating me as to what I needed to know and the steps I needed to take.

“Finally, Henry is a very gifted communicator…After a conversation with Henry, I always felt more in control. I knew I had someone helping me who really cared and understood what I was going through.  I personally cannot sing Henry's praises loudly enough. If one is in the challenging situation of needing advice regarding cancer, Henry is a Godsend.”

“Dear Henry:

I write this letter to you almost a year to the day that I had the surgery for lung cancer. I know that Vivian has seen you and I’m sure told you that I have an excellent prognosis—85% of no recurrence. I do believe you saved my life. I wouldn’t have known where to start or how to proceed. I will never forget how totally available you made yourself to me and I will never forget your deep kindness to me. You are a remarkable man, you became my angel. I hope you are well. I’m sure the angels look out for you in a special way. You have put so much love in the world.”

“Henry explained at length the kinds of cutting-edge research and tre

atment that Dr. Michael Keating and his team were doing with Chronic Leukemia patients at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. "If a cure for CLL is found, Dr. Keating is likely to be the one to find it,” he told me. Although I had originally no plans to pursue anything but a conservative course of action with my illness, now with chemotherapy looming in my immédiate future, I surprised myself and decided to meet with Dr. Keating in Houston.

“I believe that that decision, and Henry's help, saved my life…

“While I was undergoing treatment and making my plans for the harvesting healthy bone marrow, I continued to stay in touch with Henry, and his voice at the other end of the phone was like a ray of sunshine, helping me find the faith and courage to go on. I felt that he truly cared and was genuinely interested in what happened to me….

“I have also recommended Henry Dreher to others I know who are coping with life-threatening diseases-including the family of a small boy who is a survivor of surgery for liver cancer. They have all returned to tell me--unsolicited--how helpful and compassionate Henry was. I feel truly fortunate to have been able to call on his help.”

“Dear Henry,

“I just want to share with you that the Nancy Anton that I saw today bore little resemblance the despairing, passive, ready to die person I saw last week.  Today, she was feisty, lively, engaged in fighting  for her life, full of a measured hope, and enormously grateful for your consultation.

”Your talk and subsequent report sounded unbelievably thorough and helpful.  She had been really sick yesterday from the interferon but by today she was at the gym doing weights and spending 25 minutes on the stairmaster!  Her energy was entirely renewed, her spunk was back,  and she seemed excited by all the options you sketched out for her. I have never seen such a transformation  in a  person with such a serious illness!

” ‘That Henry’ she said a some point in her wonderful Ausisie accent "is a very clever, clever, clever fellow--rather a genius really!"  I could not agree more!”

”THANK YOU for all the effort and time and care you gave to her. I know the change in her attitude alone will help extend her life  somewhat,  to say nothing of the changes in the medical side of treatment which you outlined in such breadth and depth.”

“We fondly salute the prolific, knowledgeable and endlessly resourceful holistic health writer, cancer guide Henry Dreher. Henry is a regular contributor to Natural Health and Advances in Mind-Body Medicine and has written for New York Magazine, Self, Shape and Tikkun. The books he’s authored and co-authored include The Immune Power Personality; Your Defense Against Cancer ; Self-Nurture: Learning to Care for Yourself as Effectively as You Care for Everyone Else ; Healing Mind, Healthy Woman ; For Thou Art With Me: The Healing Power of Psalms ; Joe Torre’s Ground Rules for Winners ; and, hot off the Johns Hopkins University Press, Mind-Body Unity: A New Vision for Mind-Body Science and Medicine, which is a wonderful, scholarly yet reader-friendly compilation of his best mind-body articles.

“Formerly a staff writer for the Cancer Research Institute in New York, Henry now directs Cancer Guide Consultations, providing cancer patients with highly researched, grounded and informed information about conventional treatments and complementary therapies. For ten years now, Henry has been helping cancer patients make informed decisions, so that they can develop an integrative program that takes into consideration the best medical advice, recent research findings, and their own personal needs and beliefs.

”As anyone who’s been through it knows, the competing options, modalities, treatment ideas, suggestions and missionary zeal thrown at a newly diagnosed cancer patient can be overwhelming and downright debilitating. Henry cuts through all of that with his huge brain and gentle manner. He even provides backup research abstracts to help persuade your doc about a good approach, and will network you with other helpful practitioners and organizations.

”You can learn more about this wonderful service by clicking on www.henrydreher.com. And you don’t have to go to New York to take advantage of this program - he can work with you by phone.

”Henry” is one of those people who quietly goes about his business of creating major change in health care, never calling attention to himself and very quick to praise others. But there isn’t a knowledgeable expert in the holistic health field who doesn’t admire, respect and trust this guy, implicitly and entirely.”