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Journal of Clinical Case Studies Reviews & Reports

A "Punishment" by Means of Cancer ? - Case Report

Author(s): Doepp Manfred

Introduction

The couple came to me 5 years ago, let’s call her C. and him G. Their only daughter was 3 years old at that time. Since that birth he had no sexual intercourse with her. She was fully absorbed in her daughter’s care and she gained 20 kg in weight in the following years. She constantly asked him to give her a second child, but he did not want to.

The Development

After 2 years he took a girlfriend, and soon after the girlfriend became pregnant. G. concealed this fact from C. until the birth of the child. Then it could no longer be hidden, C. reacted with great sadness, anger and rage. However, the two remained together. G. took over the responsibility for the newborn and paid a high amount of maintenance for this child.

For months, C. made scenes to him every day and was not willing to forgive him. When G. also took responsibility before the family court, it apparently became too much for her. She initially developed frequent infections and spent several days in bed. G. endured this, he earned well and provided for both families. In my center, I had several discussions with C. She relied on the 10 Commandments and the adultery forbidden therein. I pointed out that Jesus Christ in the New Testament had prevented the stoning of an adulteress by saying, ?Let he who is without fault cast the first stone.? Discussions about whether she could forgive did not change her attitude. She claimed that she had never done anything wrong.

Further Development

A few months later, C. developed breast cancer on the right side. She refused surgery and chemotherapy and had only alternative treatments. The tumor proved to be a ?turbo cancer? (not rare since the Covid-19 vaccinations and vaccine sheddings) and did not respond to any of the naturopathic treatments. C. blamed G. for the cancer. After 5 months, C. died.

One might suggest that C. developed the cancer to punish her husband. She lived in a world of the Old Testament, of ?an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth?. From that point of view, her attitude was consistent, however, inhuman [1-6].

Discussion

In my experience as an integral cancer therapist with very religious patients (some of them sectarian), there were repeated rejections of conventional medical methods. I could quite understand this, if the patient’s soul was more important than her body. Fortunately, a punishing God is no longer in the general repertoire. However, I had not yet experienced such a case as here, according to the motto: ?I die now and you are to blame, because you have committed adultery.? It is a phenomenon.

References

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  3. https://med.stanford.edu/survivingcancer/cancer-sources-of- support/cancer-religion-spirituality-help.html
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  6. Harold Y Vanderpool (2008) The religious features of scientific medicine. Inst Ethics J 18: 203-34.
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