​Below is the message one of our patients sent us to share. David is an incredible man who has undergone a huge amount of tragedy and turned it into a testimony of what faith, nutritional health, and integrative oncology can do for someone. He is a HERO and inspiration to not only the patients in the hospital but to the staff as well. His story is much more than just what he is dealing with in his cancer. It’s his response and attitude to adversity in the face of more tragedy than most can imagine.

My name is David D.  I am a seasoned citizen 62 years of age.  I live in the Texas Panhandle in the city of Borger, about 50 miles north of Amarillo.  I am widowed.  I have 2 beautiful daughters, a son in heaven, 4 precious grandchildren ages 6, 5, 4, and 5 months, and a granddaughter in heaven.  Being a cancer care advocate is one of the furthest things from anything I ever aspired to, but we go where God leads us.   I look forward to growing our friendship, and following and sharing in your healing journey.   Please stay in touch.

Again, this is kind of lengthy as I’ve included a “brief” synopsis of my own personal journey.  If you just want my take on CHIPSA, scroll to the bottom.  My Vallovax trial information is near the bottom also , and there is a section listing a variety of helpful, educational resources.    It won’t hurt my feelings at all if you scroll on down.  I am not a medical professional.  I’ve done a lot of research, but don’t claim to be an expert by any stretch of the imagination. I am still a newbie to this journey myself.  I only intend to inform and encourage you, and not to judge, cast dispersion, or exert any influence on whatever decision you or your loved ones make or have made regarding the treatment protocol that best suits your condition, and that you are confident in.  What I share is just what I’ve learned so far.  I’ve tried to weed through the information and misinformation that is out there, but always use your own best judgement.  Trust your own intuition.

I allude to my faith here because it is an integral part of me and my journey.  I don’t want to offend, or argue semantics, but I am unapologetically a Christian, a sinner saved by Grace.   I do believe in God and Jesus, the power of His Word, that He designed us perfectly, that He loves us personally, and He is sovereign over all His creation.  I’ve failed to live up to my own expectations many times over the years, but I have also experienced the reality of His grace, mercy, salvation, comfort, healing, and presence in my life.  My story is peppered with God’s presence because it would be incomplete and inaccurate any other way.  And as our friend Forrest Gump would say… That’s all I have to say about that.  So here goes.

I was diagnosed on August 21, 2017 with advanced, Gleason 10 (the most aggressive) Prostate Cancer. The acute symptoms came on rather suddenly.  I’d been warned by my doctor prior to the biopsy that it probably was cancer… about 2 weeks prior.  The biopsy was positive, and the worse possible score for hard to treat cancer presented.   There was significant prostate enlargement, inflammation and significant tumor involvement. Follow-up scans affirmed that the cancer had metastasized to 3 places in my bones, and one lymph node adjacent to a metastasis was enlarged, but not biopsied to confirm cancer.  

There was no soft tissue involvement found.  I was thunderstruck!  I couldn’t have cancer.  I was an athlete in my youth.  I eat pretty healthy, exercise regularly, am pretty much the picture of health, and have a lot of living yet to do.  How could I tell my family? I felt an overwhelming sense of loss, was angry and hurt, felt betrayed by God, and I even felt a tinge of shame that I was so weak that I got cancer.  After all my family had been through, I was now letting them down.  I was scared at first, and my Doctor didn’t help with that one bit. His words “This is Bad!  You need to get an oncologist… There is no cure at this stage, only treatments to prolong you life and hopefully slow the spread.”  I am grateful that though I was indeed very shook up, that by God’s grace, peace, and assurance that I was able to put the fear aside and pursue my options with an open mind.

Because of the Metastasis, Surgical removal was not an immediate option, (which I now count as a huge blessing!)  and due to my experience with others who had undergone standard treatments, Chemo and Radiation were off the table for me.   Physically I’d gotten quite run down from exhaustion, a lot of bad things happened in a short amount of time, and my immune system had been weakened for several years. I had been feeling very poorly.  I was exhausted, and had very little stamina or vitality.  I developed Shingles, and was sick and miserable from that.

I absolutely believe that my cancer was triggered by overwhelming, ongoing stress from a series of awful losses and Illness over 5 years… including the death of my 27 year old son, then a year and a day later my wife and her parents were killed in a car crash that critically injured me.  Due to my injuries I closed and shuttered the business my wife and I had built together over 35 years of marriage.  My youngest daughter was seriously injured in an accident just 10 days after the wreck that killed her mother and grandparents, and required surgery and extended home care.  Her 16-month-old son became my responsibility (and my sister’s and her Husband’s because I was living with them while I regained my ability to walk and drive).  9 months later her infant daughter, my one month old granddaughter died in her sleep from SIDS,  10 days after that I became extremely ill, was diagnosed with a ruptured bowel and near fatal sepsis, and underwent an emergency surgery with an extended recovery time.  

Over the course of time I suddenly lost a cousin who was like a brother.  I underwent financial hardships, and endured more stress than even owning a business had exerted.  I experienced a ruptured bowel, near fatal sepsis, and an emergency surgery with another extended recovery time.  There were Some very trying family challenges, and of late my new 5-month-old grandson was diagnosed with Spinal Meningitis, was not expected to live, spent 9 days in Neonatal ICU, and 21 days in the hospital. My 89-year-old dad went in the Hospital concurrently, and right before my diagnosis was confirmed I traveled to Austin to hold the hand of a close friend while he died from aggressive treatments administered for his Melanoma with absolutely no nutritional or holistic guidance.

I survived all these things. I recovered my mobility, most of my strength, and most of my health.  No observer would ever guess the physical and emotional challenges I’d overcome.  My family grew closer through the trials, and their emotional wounds were healing.  I wrote, and I accepted public speaking engagements about those challenges, sharing my experiences about healing and how God met me and my family in the middle of those circumstances.  Life leveled out.  I could breathe again… I thought I was doing fine… handling everything like a trooper.  I was handing it well on the outside.  On the inside where I’d internalized all the pain, and plowed through the stress, I was embroiled in negative emotions and conflict.  And Boom!  I got Cancer.

I am not a super Christian…few are…   but I do have strong faith.  God has seen me through a lot. His power and assurance has sustained me.  And moreover, I am a firm believer that our bodies are designed to heal themselves if we stop sabotaging them, and provide them with the nutrients, and positive mental attitude that nourishes and nurtures that healing to take place.  I thought my diet was pretty healthy, and it was compared to many people… but I was woefully ignorant and uninformed.  Our food chain is permeated with harmful additives, pesticides, hidden sugars, and destructive chemicals.  Our systems are overwhelmed just trying to keep up with all the bad things that we shove in our mouths… very often without a clue of the potential harm.

I believe the bible instructs us on many practical things to do when we are sick.  So I told my family, then I went to my Pastor and requested he and the Elders pray over me and anoint me with oil as instructed in James 5:14.  Then I went to my church family and requested they pray over me and my family.  Then I put the word out on Facebook to my friends and extended family and asked for their prayers.  Hundreds of people have responded.  I embraced the fact that God prescribed strict dietary guidelines for his people, and has designed the nutrients in nature to sustain and heal us and began to research radically healthy diet alternatives.

​ Meanwhile, my oldest daughter who had recently undergone her own cancer scare, and health crisis, had done a ton of research, and put me on the trail of natural approaches to curing cancer.  I had some notion of the potential of natural therapies, and an experential disdain for the traditional western medical approach that ignores “first do no harm”, and I was blown away by how many resources and stories of healing are out there.  It was so exciting to know people were healing without debilitating side effects.  I started the Gerson diet as best I could discern it… bought a top notch water filter, started supplements and Juicing, kept up my exercise regimen of walking, “old man” shuffle jogging, lots of sunshine, destressing my life, detoxing my mind, and lifting weights. I stopped all sugar, simple carbs, artificial sweeteners, GMO’s, gluten, high sodium, high fructose corn syrup (which is in almost everything on the store shelves), MSG and other preservatives.  I purged my refrigerator and kitchen cabinets, and pursued an organic, mostly vegetarian diet with limited animal protein from eggs, fish, or chicken once a week.

Some of this is redundant….  but I’m trying to be comprehensive.  As I researched I double and triple checked sources, and I adopted a shotgun approach. taking everything I researched that rang true to me.  Anything that I could do at home I did it.  I started the coffee enemas for detoxing. (buy the bucket kit with the flexible rectal tube online, not the bag with the hard insert tube) Research it.  It is an amazingly effective treatment.  

 I used Essiac Tea, Blackseed Oil, and also did the Maple Syrup-Baking Soda treatment.  I began supplementing with CoQ10 and Turmeric-Circumin, I purchased Oleander and Southlandia, I started massive dosing of vitamin D and C, I took Selenium and Echinacia and zinc (never zinc on an empty stomach) to boost my immune system.  I started on Astragalus root, MSM (sulfur),  I dosed on Coconut Oil, Resveretrol, Graviola, Kelp, Vitamin A, E, C, and Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, and Flaxseed Oil, Iodorol (Iodine), Ginko, and Garlic.  

I started juicing.  You can get so many more concentrated nutrients from juicing.  Find alternate seasonings to salt.  Again research the best foods for juicing.  Carrots, green apples, Green leafy vegetables are best.  You can juice just about anything though.  Also research what foods are best cooked, and which are best raw.   Keep the temperature low, don’t overcook,.. avoid microwaving, For your own protocol you need to research carefully.  

Some supplements are not recommended for some cancers.  Overdosing on some is not healthy.  Cut out all processed sugar… cancer loves sugar.  Cut out all artificial sweeteners.  If you must have sweet, use Organic Stevia. Cut out Gluten, Avoid MSG or any Glutamates, Eat Organic. Avoid any GMO foods, and  drop soy from your diet.   High Fructose Corn Syrup is BAD for you.  Low to no Dairy is recommended, and Red meat is hard for your body to process, so energy is lost that can be building your system up when you eat it.  If you can’t cut it from your diet, cut way back.  You can research all these online.  Make a list, and tackle them one at a time.  There is not a cookie cutter answer, but with some work you can formulate your own approach that you are comfortable with.  however CHIPSA was a wealth of information, and customized diet plans and treatments to fit each patient’s needs.

This all sounds like a LOT.  It kind of is, especially at first. There is nothing cheap or easy about getting set up for a radical new lifestyle, but if you or a loved one has cancer then that person’s life depends on healthy nutrition, positive attitude, stopping ingesting poisons, and proper supplementation.

These are almost completely ignored by the Medical Community, but no matter what treatment path you choose, all of the above will greatly enhance survival chances.  I repeat often that our bodies are designed to heal themselves if we stop sabotaging them and give them the tools they need to work with.  Chemo and Radiation, even surgery can be very effective, and perhaps the right choice for you, but if you don’t fight the physically damaging and debilitating side effects and make every effort to optimize your health, physical condition, and immune system, you are likely to succumb to the treatments before your cancer takes your life.  I’ve seen it happen more than once, and regret that at those times I did not have the knowledge to share the things I know now.  You will meet resistance, often from friends, family, even your medical care providers… but you have to absolutely take charge and make the choice to pursue a natural healing protocol, even if in conjunction with standard medical care.  Again… Your life depends on it.

Anyway…. By the time I finished my fast and was on the diet for only a few days I felt absolutely amazing… better than I’d felt in years.   I was energized, alert, strong, and renewed.  My body had been steeped in poison, and suddenly I felt like a young man again.

I took the Lupron hormone therapy shot because aside from the obvious unfavorable side effects, it is very effective at abating the testosterone which feeds prostate cancer, thus greatly slowing the growth and spread.  I can now empathize with women in menopause.  Hot flashes!!!  I developed an extensive written set of positive affirmations that I recited daily, sometimes several times… intentionally releasing toxic negative mental encumbrances and emotions, and replacing them with their positive counterparts… eventually only focusing on intentionally assimilating the positives.

I did a ton of research in a very short time.  I found and sorted through hours of information on natural and biological treatment options, many which appealed very much to my beliefs and notions of what would and would not work for me, including immunotherapy, low dose Chemo, Gerson, Hyperthermia, Oxygenation, Blood Ozone Therapy, THC, nutritional supplementation, and many others.  I could not however go all over the U.S. and the world for each one…. I explored some conventional treatment centers that espoused supplementing standard treatments with nutrition, but found that was really only window dressing for the standard cut, burn, and poison therapies, and they were very, very prohibitively priced.   And then while researching the Gerson Diet, I found CHIPSA.  They offered almost all the treatments I had placed on my wish list.  I filled out their online information form, and they were in touch with me almost immediately.  They answered my questions in detail, secured and looked at all my medical records and set up a doctor phone consultation for no charge.  I was accepted as a patient; and a treatment protocol was outlined and priced. I booked my flights, and I arrived 30 days after my confirmed diagnosis and biopsy results.

The community of Playas de Tijuana, on the Pacific coast is a suburb of sprawling Tijuana.  Again it is Mexico… not the United states, but it is a very nice, charming, and safe little community not infested by tourists and drug lords.  There is a mile-long beautiful beach on the Pacific Ocean, a thriving boardwalk, Walmart, Office Depot, 7-11, hundreds of little shops and restaurants and food carts.  The people are very friendly and helpful.  A smile and Buenos Dios always elicits a smile and greeting in return.  The beach is just a few blocks away, and the hospital dining and family rooms provide a beautiful panoramic view of the ocean.  You can walk anywhere, and if you can’t walk, Uber, and Taxi Service is readily available to transport you.

 The emotional and spiritual healing that I experienced was and continues to be an incredible part of my journey at Chipsa.  I have learned so very much on this journey.                                                                                                                                            *(Keep your mind positive, healthy, and strong.  Feed it good thoughts and let it direct and assist your body to heal)

There was a lot of positive, and a lot of negative stuff to weed through, so in my busyness I dropped it from my research quest.  And lo and behold, it turned up in my room one day.  The Doctor was very intellectual, and he was very enthusiastic about his work and his research.  I told him if he, as a trained medical professional was hat enthusiastic about it, then I was too.

There is alkaline water available everywhere, and distilled water as well.  Hot Teas, Coffee, Juice, etc.  There two people on staff who do nothing but juicing all day.  You even get a glass of fresh squeezed OJ in the morning… highlight of the day, and best reason not to miss breakfast.  Some patients are allotted a little protein… chicken or fish… the protein is not gourmet cuisine, but is boiled or steamed for optimum nutritional and health benefits… It’s not bad, just not Michelin 5 star.  I usually mixed mine up in my soup.  There is a Gerson restaurant around the corner, and for the supporters, there are a plethora of authentic mexican dining options… plus even pizza, Italian, incredible burgers, and 7-11 hot dogs,

I know I sound like a CHIPSA Advertisement, but I am very pleased with the quality of care and the treatments and results from those treatments. I am receiving no financial compensation from any of the resources I am recommending here.  I just want to share the good news that there is hope outside of, or in addition to only relying on results from high dose chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery.  The doctors here are not against additional tried and true treatments, but are very confident that these protocols greatly bolster the body’s immune system, and strength, and significantly enhance one’s ability to withstand and get the most out of those additional treatments.  When surgery is recommended, and it often is, the doctors here help you make the arrangements, align the contacts, and cooperate and participate in the recommendations, referrals, transportation, and aftercare.