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Johnny began to be tutored in this period in an attempt to make up for lost classwork, with the hope of graduating with his class at Deerfield Academy the following spring.
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His papilledema diminished, and his blood counts improved. Gerson's nursing home for the first time.Ĭhapter 3 describes Johnny's initial ill state, and then seeming recovery, within a week of beginning the Gerson diet. Max Gerson was consulted, and Johnny began a special, highly regimented program of diet and enemas on September 7, 1946, visiting Dr. Between August 1 and 5, 1946, Johnny was treated with chlormethine, described by the author as mustard. Johnny's parents, John and Frances, sought help from many sources.
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Johnny's vision was impaired to varying degrees because of papilledema (pressure on the nerves to the eyes) caused by the tumor. I got half of it." Johnny recovered from the surgery, while the nature of the tumor was assessed: it was described as an " astroblastoma undergoing transformation".Ĭhapter 2 begins in June 1946 when Johnny underwent daily X-ray treatment of his tumor until June 20. One of his doctors, Tracy Putnam, said, "It was about the size of an orange. The surgery confirmed the existence of the tumor. It describes the first operation that Johnny underwent, at the Neurological Institute of New York. The primary narrative consists of five chapters, and an Aftermath section.Ĭhapter 1 begins with Johnny's diagnosis with a brain tumor in the spring of 1946. Part 1 contains the primary narrative of the book, while Part 2 contains additional letters written by Johnny, excerpts from his diary, and a short essay by his mother, Frances Gunther. The book is an account of Johnny Gunther's experience with a brain tumor, and ends with his death at age 17.