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The Cancer Testimonials 29 March 2010 The Cancer TestimonialsTestimonials, unless they are supported by the patients' medical records, cannot be taken seriously as evidence. They are merely anecdotes. The cancer patients whose testimonials appeared on Mr Pengelly's website when I first came across it in April 2009 are identified only by their initials, and we are not told if Mr Pengelly has checked up on them to make sure that they are still cancer-free (or even alive). They did not come forward to identify themselves and support Mr Pengelly when he was featured as BBC Watchdog's "Rogue Trader of the Week" in September 2009 or when he was fined under the Cancer Act of 1939. Where are they now, assuming that they ever existed? Here's a little thought experiment: imagine that you've just been diagnosed with cancer. Then read the following testimonials and ask yourself: Would I be tempted to seek Mr Pengelly's help with the expectation of being cured? "For the past three months I have had need of healing from Adrian myself. I was diagnosed August/08 with a 4cm breast cancer tumour. I had weekly healing treatments with Adrian until I was operated on four weeks later. My surgeons report was - the tumour when removed was 2.5cm, with no cancer spread!! I think this result speaks for itself!!"
Had she received conventional cancer treatment? We aren't told, but her testimonial implies that Adrian was the sole cause of this happy outcome.
IL goes on to make a strange claim:
"Healers like Adrian and also myself have been invited by top universities [Cambridge/Oxford] and leading research organisations to take part in healing research work with them. You are screened and monitored, not only for the high calibre of healing, but also for one's integrity when working with medical, veterinary, drug establishments and the general public. This standard of work is only attained by many many years of devoted committment to the healing profession, for the wellbeing of humanity - NOT excess material gain."
What on earth is she talking about? Which universities and leading research organisations are carrying out this work? IL is implying that these conveniently anonymous organisations and Oxbridge colleges are not only testing but somehow validating the claims of New Age healers. Mr Pengelly, please tell us which universities and research organisations you've worked with!
JC of Worcester also gives Adrian the credit for stabilizing her cancer, for which she had received chemotherapy:
"I first went to see Adrian Pengelly in February 2008 - this followed a diagnosis of a breast cancer spread to my liver in July 2007. I underwent a course of chemotherapy which shrunk my tumour but it remained inoperable and the hospital could only offer me palliative treatment.
Adrian was recommended to me by a work colleague who had previously received treatment for cancer - she remains clear of the disease some 9 years after the initial diagnosis. At our initial meeting in February, I was weak from the chemo and other drugs, my liver functions were abnormal and I was very negative and extremely frightened. Adrian knew nothing about me and by using his hands as scanners, he correctly diagnosed my condition. Within a week of the first healing session my liver functions returned to normal and have remained so since. My most recent scan shows the disease is being held and that there are no signs of any further spread. Adrian has also helped me with advice on lifestyle and diet changes - I am stronger, my health has improved and I am completely positive with regard to my future. My family and friends instantly noticed the change in me following my healing sessions and all feel that Adrian has worked miracles. Adrian is the gentlest, kindest and most positive person I have ever met and I owe him so much. He has given me my life back and turned me from cancer victim to cancer survivor."
I wonder if JC has considered the possibility that it was the course of chemotherapy that turned her from a cancer victim to a cancer survivor. Did she really need Mr Pengelly to give her advice about lifestyle and diet changes, a service usually provided by hospitals and in which he has no qualifications? Has she considered that it was also her own courage and positive attitude that has made such a change to her life?
HE of Australia wasn't a cancer patient but he/she makes an odd remark about the disease:
"I was in the UK, in 2003, when I developed what was diagnosed as Polymyalgia. Time, and steroids were offered by conventional medicine as the possible cures. On my friend's recommendation I had two sessions with Adrian. My symptoms disappeared and have not returned. I have no hesitation in endorsing Adrian's gift of healing. I have no idea how he does what he does but I have first-hand experience of his gentle and powerful healing abilities. If I were to contract a serious illness, eg cancer, I would leave Australia and move to somewhere close to him and ask him for help. He is a rare and gifted person and he achieves positive results for many people. He has my wholehearted endorsement as a person and as a healer."
If I were to contract a serious illness, eg cancer, I would leave Australia and move to somewhere close to him... Why? Wouldn't it be cheaper and easier for Mr Pengelly to carry out his environmentally friendly Distance Healing?
K of Herefordshire provides one of those odd testimonials so frequently encountered on New Age sites - it goes into great detail about the patient's ailments but doesn't say exactly what, if anything, the healer did to improve the situation.
"I have known Adrian for just over six years. Mine is a cocktail of medical problems which go back to Hodgkins Disease, originally diagnosed in 1965. I received very early radiotherapy which badly scarred my chest. Later I also received the very first chemotherapy, also violent. Between them, they saved my life and I was one of the first to survive the illness, but they have caused long-term damage. In 2001 I had an aortic valve replacement, but because I also have osteoporosis my sternum would not mend and I got serious infections. In all I had eight operations spread over four and a half months, each of them life-threatening, and lost my sternum altogether. I also acquired a lot more chest scarring. In addition I have asthma and thyroid problems. I also suffer from oedema and have to take a lot of diuretics. I get extremely breathless and cough constantly.
Through all this time I have found Adrian supportive and professional. He obviously cares very much about his work and refers to other patients with sensitivity, concern and yet also discretion. I have recommended him to various other people, all of whom felt he was able to help them.... I can not, hand on heart, say that Adrian's healing is what has made the difference in each case, but if I did not believe in him I would not keep on going to see him, nor would I keep on recommending him." Unfortunately he or she ruins the otherwise fairly reasonable tone of the testimonial by adding:
"I have heard many remarkable stories [about Adrian]. Cancer patients whose tumours have lessened or disappeared are the easiest to quantify."
BH of Birmingham was also impressed:
"I was medically diagnosed as suffering from pancreatic cancer and given 3 months to live unless a major operation was performed. Following this diagnosis - and by now severely jaundiced - I contacted Adrian Pengelly and sought his advice. He had no hesitation in diagnosing that my condition was not cancerous, but the result of an autoimmune condition. However, because of the severity of the life-threatening jaundice, Adrian advised I should undergo surgery to relieve the blockage caused by my swollen liver.
The operation went ahead and much to the amazement of the surgeons no cancerous tissue was found to be present: the condition described as a rare form of autoimmune pancreatitis. The pancreas was left intact, but I was warned I would most likely develop diabetes and need medication for the rest of my life.
Following surgery I was extremely weak, lost over 3 stone in weight and severely depressed. I immediately returned to Adrian who proceeded to build up my energy levels. I have now gained weight and been fully discharged from the hospital: no sign of diabetes or any other disorder, and no need for medication of any kind - and living life to the full.
Adrian Pengelly is an incredible healer, possessed of a unique gift. His is a confidential and positive approach. He is an honest and straight-talking man, and doesn't suffer fools gladly. He makes no extravagent claims, and dismisses the idea that he is a miracle worker."
I think not, BH - Mr Pengelly's original website consisted of virtually nothing but extravagant claims and thinly-veiled insinuations that he is a miracle worker. Your illness was simply misdiagnosed, which happens occasionally. I'm not a doctor or a New Age healer - nor do I play one on TV - but even I know that severe jaundice is a common (and very obvious!) symptom of autoimmune disorders. As for his building up your energy levels, the forms of energy he works with simply do not exist.
MG of Herefordshire writes:
"In April 2007, I was diagnosed with cancer of the liver and lungs, probably secondaries of a bowl cancer. At that time, the oncologist told me I had four months to live (Six at the outside). I underwent chemotherapy for a year, but eventually the side effects of the treatment outweighed any possible benefits and, on doctors advice, the chemotherapy ceased in June 2008.
I have been a patient of Adrian Pengelly since June 2007. The combination of his undoubted gifts, his high professional standards and the atmosphere of calm and harmony which he has created in his consulting room have, I am convinced, contributed greatly to my survival."
It is now one year and nine months since MG's doctor advised that chemotherapy should be discontinued. When did Mr Pengelly receive this testimonial? Is MG still alive? I think we should be told.
AP of London's testimonial is particularly disturbing:
"What can I tell you about Adrian Pengelly? I think I have to start with me. Many years ago as a professional dancer with a back injury, I experienced healing from an exceptional healer in London (she is now living abroad). In the process I discovered my own innate ability and began working as a healer myself. Later I trained as a Movement Psychotherapist and worked in psychiatry within the NHS and in private practise.
In 2004 I found myself faced with a medical team strongly suggesting surgery because scans showed that I may have a carcinoma hiding under a benign tumour which if ignored could become life threatening. I spent two weeks researching and a week meditating. The following day I saw Adrian's number which had come my way along with many other options, I'd scribbled it on the edge of a news paper ...horse whisperer Worcestershire.
I made contact and was offered a five minute scan for Adrian to assess my condition. I took a day off work and travelled up from London to Droitwich where I found a calm young man in a barn type structure on a farm. I shook his hand and said to him, "I don't know anything about you but I've chosen to travel a hundred miles to see you for five minutes; tell me why I should trust you with something so serious..." Adrian said "because I'm proved right more than 92% of the time..." He spoke with conviction and simplicity; he used his hand to scan me, and I immediately recognised the energy of profound healing. He did pick up some activity, said he could help and offered me a course of sessions. I travelled up every week and I am well. Since then, self employed and having received healing for a serious foot injury, when there has been a cash flow problem, Adrian makes it clear that lack of money does not mean sessions stop. He will reduce or even waive his fee if necessary.
Healing is multi-layered, physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual. I would recommend him for any condition though particularly for any of my clients who have cancer, as Adrian once said, "I seem to have a knack for it!" Adrian has a confidence born out of his success and an attitude of service born out of his acceptance and commitment to use his ability for the well being of others, adults, children and animals. He is without guile and his presence is wholesome and ordinary in the most extraordinary way." AP's response to being warned that he/she may have a potentially life-threatening cancer was to see a fellow New Age healer who claimed to be PROVED right more than 92% of the time. Is AP still well? Did he or she ever undergo surgery or any other mainstream treatment? Is AP still alive?
Another reply on Mr Pengelly's FAQ page is quite simply shocking:
"Q. I have cancer and would like to see Adrian, but I don't want to stop my medical treatment. Is that OK?
A. Of course, that is no problem at all. In general Adrian is happy to work with people having conventional medical treatment. However, it can sometimes slow his work and chemotherapy certainly affects his sensitivity so that he may not be able to sense your energy as deeply as usual. But many hundreds of people have been successfully treated while also having medical treatment. Contact Adrian directly to discuss this further. "
I do hope that no cancer patient seeing the words "chemotherapy certainly affects his sensitivity" would be tempted to stop their treatment without seeking a specialist's advice. Remember that the "energy" Mr Pengelly claims to use in his healing does not exist - it's a New Age delusion taken seriously only by people with no understanding of real science.
However, Mr Pengelly's site also featured a TV interview from a 2006 edition of "BBC Midlands Today" in which Tracy Proctor, a spinal cancer patient from Oswestry, stated that she intended to cease chemotherapy because she was confident that Mr Pengelly could cure her. That was four years ago. Where is Ms Proctor now? Her name or initials weren't amongst the testimonials on Mr Pengelly's original site.
Similarly, "Watchdog" filmed Mr Pengelly telling a woman posing as a cancer patient that, were she a member of his own family, he would advise her to stop chemotherapy. Again, put yourself in the position of a cancer patient. Wouldn't you interpret this to mean "If he'd give this advice to his nearest and dearest, surely it's safe for me to do the same?"
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