Dear Dr. Jim,
Thank you for talking with me the other day and making sure I receive my next shipment expeditiously as possible!
I wanted to take a moment to tell you, and whoever is interested, what a difference Raspberrygold has made in my life. I will try to make it as concise and compact as possible, though there is a lot of information to pack in here.
Towards the end of June 2013, I went to the ER for back pain. I’d been suffering with back pain all my life, but this was a little more intense than usual. After an x-ray, it was noted that I had suffered a compression fracture. The ER doctor scheduled me for an MRI, instructing me to ask for a copy of the MRI to take with me to my next doctor, who would be the neurologist. They would then fix my back – no more pain! Sounded simple enough.
The next day I had the MRI. A few hours later the ER doctor called me from her home. The MRI showed that I had metastatic lesions covering my entire skeletal system. It was in my skull, neck, shoulder blades, collar bones, both arms, both legs, hips, every rib, and every vertebrae. All she could say was, “I am so very sorry. You need to make an appointment with an oncologist.” I sat there on the bed that afternoon looking at my husband through tears and said, “I’m going to die.” And he responded, “But you can’t.” I will never forget that day. The darkest day of my life. I had a 9 year old and a 15 year old to raise. I had a loving husband of 28 years. And now this. I had SO much to live for.
After we saw the oncologist, I had to be admitted to the hospital for further testing. My hip was in bad shape and they were afraid of a pathological fracture right on the ball joint. It was to the point where I couldn’t stand or walk by myself. They immediately started radiation on my hip and two places in my back for palliative reasons only. I was in the hospital for 3 days. I had a couple of surgeries during that time, too. The final diagnosis was Stage 4+ metastatic breast cancer to the bones.
I was put on a series of chemotherapy treatments. Again, this was solely for palliative reasons. I was told to get my affairs in order and that the prognosis was very grim. I was in a wheelchair, though I did eventually graduate to a cane. According to my medical chart, the 12 chemo treatments were solely palliative. They gave me about 3 months to live but were actually hoping I could make it through Christmas for my childrens’ sake. At the time I wasn’t aware of all this, only recently reading this in the charts!
The day I was diagnosed I stopped eating sugar. I was a sugarholic, so this was huge. I also started juicing. Well, my husband and dad started juicing. I drank it. YUCK! I went on spirulina and chlorella tablets to help my blood counts. I was also taking a maintenance dose of red raspberry tablets from some other company. The doctors were sure I wouldn’t make it through the 12 treatments – even if I happened to live that long – because my bones were so eaten up that they couldn’t regenerate bone marrow, red blood cells, or anything else the bones reproduce! But I started getting on people’s prayer lists until I literally had thousands of people praying for me. And I got through those 12 treatments. I never got nauseous. I was worn out, fatigued, had bone pain, and lost my hair, but I never got sick. And I never had my blood count go so low that I had to skip a treatment. I came close. But I made it. The doctors were amazed.
During all this time I was still frantically searching for natural remedies. I knew there had to be something out there, but when I read things about people with bone cancer, there was never much good news. I prayed without ceasing that I would find the answer. I ate the best I could. Earlier in my research I had run across Raspberrygold but it really was more expensive, and we are now living on a tight, tight budget because I could no longer work. But I kept coming back to this company. I started reading the research about how the powder is made compared to the other companies and could see there was no comparison. I knew Raspberrygold was a good company. I finally decided to give Dr. Jim a call and get his opinion on my situation. He told me it was imperative that I get on a heavy dose of red and black raspberry powder. We managed to finance a large shipment, which lasted us 4 months, and I started on it.
I guess at this point, you could say, I do have one negative thing to say. This powder is about the grossest thing I’ve ever tasted! And I laugh when I say that! But it’s true. I tried it in yogurt. I tried it in ice cream. I tried to put it in my mouth and wash it down. Nope. Didn’t work. I finally decided that I would mix it with my vegetable juice, since I hate the vegetable juice so much, anyways, and it worked! I still plug my nose. I still make faces. And my husband and children still laugh at me as I’m making those faces. In fact, my girls are always on the run to grab me some water or a piece of gum once I’ve finished taking my potion. BUT…I will take it forever!!!!!
So, in the middle of November is when I started taking the two scoops every day. By the middle of December we were all of a sudden noticing that I was getting around on my own much better. I had gone back to my job as an organist in September, but it had been very difficult. Now, all of a sudden, I had my energy back. I was enjoying the Thursday night choir practices. And the pain was going away. And it’s only gotten better, since. I no longer have to use the carts at the grocery store. I don’t have to be let off at the front door because walking from the parking lot is too hard. I can’t begin to explain the difference.
My back is still fractured. If I do too much, I definitely feel it. I still have a compressed spinal cord that makes my thighs weak. But the hip pain is gone. The back pain is basically gone. The shoulder pain – gone. Rib pain – no more. I am anxious for my next PET scan. I haven’t had one since I started on this product. It is scheduled for the end of March 2014.
I know this is getting long, but I must tell you that my doctor has definitely noticed. Last Monday I had my blood work taken again and for the second month in a row, hemoglobin, red and white counts are all normal. Meaning that my bones are producing marrow, cells, and all the other great stuff. My doctor just shook his head, threw up his hands and said, “You should be dead by now!”
So, Dr. Jim, thank you for making this product available. Thank you for being my answer to prayer. I will definitely fill you in with my progress. But I can tell you now, that if you saw a picture of me now compared to 8 months ago – I look like a completely different person. And I mean COMPLETELY. I feel better than I have in years.
