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L.aws & Reg.
VA teen with cancer wins a battle against the State
By Ben Wasserman
Jul 25, 2006, 20:15

Abraham Cherrix, a 16-year-old young man with Hodgkin's disease - a cancer, did not have to report to Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters in Norfolk this afternoon for chemotherapy as ordered early by a low court judge. The low court order was suspended by Accomack County Circuit Court Judge Glen Tyler.

Abraham won a battle, but it's far from winning the war against the State and doctors. The state agency of social services said they wanted the best treatments for the boy who refused to receive further chemotherapy after initial treatment with chemotherapy, which made him sick. The state did not respond to the suspicion of the early order as it’s waiting for a new trial scheduled in August.

For treating his cancer, Abraham has visited a clinic in Tijuana, Mexico, in March for an alternative treatment known as Hoxsey, which consists of herbal medicines and an organic diet. Abraham feels good about the alternative treatment and confident that his cancer can be cured with the non-conventional therapies.

The Cherrix case has drawn much of nationwide attention. Many believe that the State overstepped the legal boundary, intruding the family’s rights and privacy. They believe that it is the parents who should have the right to decide what treatment is best for their children. Some pointed out that the doctor’s recommendation for treatments should not be final as there is conflict of interest involved in cases like this. Some are frustrated and accused that the government take citizens’ rights away bit by bit.

This is not the first of the type in the US. News media has reported a few cases before. One recent case involved a 13-year-old Texas girl who got lymphoma - another type of cancer. Her parents are highly educated and know well what harm the conventional treatments can do to their young girl. They considered pursuing alternative treatments for their daughter. As a result, the whole family ended up in a nasty legal battle.

That was an ordeal that could happen to every American family. The courts not only took custody of the girl away from the parents, but also barred them from seeing their daughter for a few months during which the State allegedly did not take good care of the girl. The first judge reused himself, the second one was kicked out from the case and finally the third judge seemed to have some conscience, letting the girl back to her parents and allowing them to pursue alternative treatments. Doctors boasted that the girl could die in two months. But the girl's condition is getting better and better a few months after receiving alternative treatments.

In the US, only the state of Nevada is open when it comes to the choice of medical treatments for the children. All minors in other states could be Abraham Cherrix. Mike Adams, a supporter of medical treatment freedom, of newstarget.com, suggests patients should never go to doctors they are not familiar with, particularly those who are not open to alternative treatments. He also mentions in many of his articles that cancer can be cured with alternative treatments.

Editor's note: One way to prevent cancer or help treat cancer is to maintain the normal body pH. Many doctors do not know the importance of body pH. Even if they know, they would not let you know because it is not in their protocol. We cited here an article we published early for those who are interested in knowing the body pH issue.


June 1 (foodconsumer.org) - Minerals are important to maintain one's health. Linus Pauling, winner of two Nobel Prizes, said each disease is associated with certain mineral deficiencies.

One vital function of minerals is to keep an alkaline body pH. When one does not feel good and when one knows something is wrong, one sees a doctor. However, the doctor does not know there could be something wrong with the person's body pH.

Often times, when you feel sick, your pH is too low or strongly acidic. One should have a slightly alkaline pH, anywhere between 7.1 and 7.4 roughly. PH 7 is neutral and below 7 is acidic. A normal alkaline pH keeps all cells functioning properly.

A low acidic body pH is one of the most common causes for diseases such as cancer. 85 percent of cancer patients are found to have a low pH between 5 and 6. At a normal pH level, cancer cells cannot grow. This is why some cancer patients control their cancer after they change their lifestyle, including diet.

How does one maintain a normal pH?

You need to have a balanced diet to keep your body pH alkaline. Some foods, known as alkaline food (such as tea and seaweed), tend to generate an alkaline pH while others, known as acid food (such as protein food), tend to make an acidic pH. Drinking water with an alkaline pH is also good for your health.

With this information, you know how to prevent many diseases. Many diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer, which are seen commonly in affluent countries, may be related to their high-fat and/or high-protein diet.

These diseases are less common in developing countries where plant food is more common than protein or food derived from animals such as beef or milk. High protein intake shifts the body pH toward acidic, which is the base for many diseases.

A news story reported recently states there are more than 20 people over the age of 100 in a small Chinese town with 80,000, which is rarely found elsewhere. The rate is high. Researchers found the underground water the residents use to cook food is so alkaline that it has a strange odor. Alkaline water helps keep the body pH alkaline.

Remember, you may get the majority of diseases under control by using a diet that tends to make an alkaline body pH. This is significant to many patients. Doctors use highly harmful treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy because they want to kill each and every cancer cell. However, these treatments can cause new cancerous cells.

As a matter of fact, you don't have to kill all cancer cells to be healthy. There also is no possible way to kill all of the cells.

For example, a patient with nose cancer received surgery, but did not take any further treatment. He followed a healthy diet. 28 years later, he died from another cause. Biopsies revealed there were a lot of cancer cells around the area where the tumor was removed. But the new cancer cells cannot grow into any clinically significant cancerous mass, known as cancer. The patient lived so long peacefully with cancer cells (not cancer) probably because he maintained an alkaline body pH.




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