Billy’s Story
(Told by his parents Bill and Sue Best)
Our
son Billy was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease in June 1994.
He was 16 years old. Not
knowing any better, we took the advice of the oncologists and Billy started
chemotherapy in July. The
treatments continued until October when he packed his bags and ran away from
home to get away from the chemo. He
left us a note explaining that he felt the chemo was killing him rather than
curing him. Being a born again Christian he put his life totally in
God’s Hands.
We
were devastated. We had no idea
that Billy felt this strongly against the treatments. We did everything we could think of to track him down with
absolutely no luck at all. Eventually
the media became involved in our story and it was picked up by the national news
media through the Associated Press. Billy,
who was in Houston, Texas was amazed to see his parents on the tv show “A
Current Affair”, pleading with him to call home.
He did call us and we told Billy that he would not be forced into
chemotherapy or radiation treatments. During
this time we were deluged with phone calls and letters from cancer survivors who
had used traditional treatments saying Billy needed to complete his treatments,
although some of them were fighting cancer for the second or third time.
When
Billy returned home he was tested at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
The results showed that the cancer was growing and looking worse than it
had in October. The media, who were
closely following our story reported that we were looking into alternative
therapies. We were inundated with
letters and packages about many different alternative therapies and spoke with
countless people who had used these therapies with success. After reading and
studying this information we informed the doctors and counselors at the hospital
that we had decided to use alternative therapies.
The hospital reported us to the Department of Social Services in
Massachusetts as unfit parents and tried to have Billy taken away.
Fortunately, the state decided not to get involved in this case and we
were able to proceed.
We
were very confused and didn’t know which treatment to choose.
Every letter and every phone call urged us to try the therapy that person
had used successfully. Finally, in January 1995 after much prayer and with the
Lord’s help we decided on the treatments that Billy would use.
Essiac was one of the
treatments that we decided on although it took us awhile to wade through the
counterfeits and finally settle on the real Essiac from Resperin Corporation.
He started on nine ounces daily and continued that protocol for about six
months. Now he takes three or four
ounces daily as a preventative. We
take the same dosage and have been much healthier since starting Essiac.
Billy
also used 714X for 6 months.
This is an all natural injection that boosts the immune system and is
manufactured in Canada. For more information about this treatment call CERBE
Distribution in Quebec, the manufacturer of 714X at (819) 564-7883 or Sue and
Bill Best at (508)
378-2274.
Billy
also made nutritional changes
including: avoiding red meat, eating only chicken, turkey and fish, no dairy
products, no sugar, no carbonated beverages.
He did eat lots of fresh, organic produce, drank lots of distilled water
and tried to eat unprocessed, natural foods. We also started visiting health
food stores frequently to learn about natural foods. In addition, he took
various vitamin supplements to help
build up the immune system. He continues to take supplements and this is one
reason his health is excellent today. No matter how nutritiously we try to eat,
we are lacking our daily requirements for vitamins and minerals. So it makes
good sense to take natural supplements made by a reputable company.
Within
two and a half months of using these natural therapies the cancer was gone,
(that was March 1995) and has been gone ever since. We are very thankful to the Lord for leading us to natural
therapies. We feel that the Lord answered our prayers for a cure for Billy by
showing us the way to good health and teaching us how to be in charge of our own
health. These natural
treatments build up the immune system and allow your body to heal itself as God
intended. Chemotherapy and Radiation are man made and kill the body’s immune
system.
We
thank the Lord every day for what he has done in our lives and are very happy to
share this story with you. Please feel free to contact us for more information.
