17 February 2001 Hi, A mutual friend ask me to write you and tell of my experience with a diet called the 'Hallelujah Diet" details of the diet and testimonies can be seen at hacres.com. Seventeen years ago I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. The tumor was located in the lymph glands between my lungs and had metastasized into my spine. I was already losing the feeling in my legs before diagnosis was made. I had emergency surgery to relieve the pressure on my spine, but was told I may never walk again. The Surgeon told me latter that he believed my spine would have been severed within another twenty four hours. I also received radiation and chemotherapy, and the first prognosis was six weeks to three months to live. I don't know for sure what caused the cancer, but I strongly suspect it was due to poor nutrition. A few months earlier I had gone on a fad diet to loose weight. It worked. I lost 51 pounds in about three months, but I almost lost a lot more. A friend told me during my treatment I should be drinking carrot juice so I bought a juicer and began drinking carrot juice daily. At that time I knew nothing about the value of good nutrition and after a year or so I quit juicing. I slowly recovered, but after thirteen years and not eating right again, I developed two additional types of lymphoma. One of the bone and another of the soft tissue. The Oncologist said he didn't think he could help me, but he might buy me a little time with chemotherapy. Naturally, that's how he makes his living. I underwent chemotherapy again and this time the chemotherapy almost killed me. At that time I learned of and went on the Hallelujah Diet. I began juicing carrots again consuming up to two quarts of carrot juice a day along with the diet of mostly raw fruits and vegetables. It's been four years now and I'm still going strong. All my checkups so far have shone no sign of the lymphoma. The Doctors tell me there is no cure for this type of lymphoma, but I intend to stay on this diet as long as I do live. I would highly recommend this diet to anyone with a serious health problem and to everyone who would like to avoid one. J.R.