Marijuana stops child's severe seizures

[joeybee12]

(CNN) -- By most standards Matt and Paige Figi were living the American dream. They met at Colorado State University, where they shared a love of the outdoors. After getting married, the couple bought a house and planned to travel the world.

They did travel, but their plans changed when their first child was born in 2004.

Max was 2 when they decided to have another child. The couple got the surprise of their lives when an ultrasound revealed not one but two babies. Charlotte and Chase were born October 18, 2006.

"They were born at 40 weeks. ... Charlotte weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces," Paige said. "They were healthy. Everything was normal."

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/07/health/charlotte-child-medical-marijuana/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

[Dreamer Tatum]

1. That's nice. Ibuprofen stopped my headache. nt

[CBGLuthier]

3. Now if you could just find a pill to cure your...

obvious lack of compassion and/or empathy.

[joeybee12]

4. Unless you have 300 delibitating headaches per week...

The comparison is a major fail.

[Nictuku]

11. grand mal seizures are so much worse than debilitating headaches

....that poster who tried to compare the 2 hasn't a clue.

I had a friend who had maybe 1, or 2 grand mal seizures a month, and that was difficult to handle. The seizures totally wracked every muscle in her body, gave her migranes. She could barely function for 24 hours after her seizures. It was horrible.

...300 a week is unimaginable to me. That poor girl.

[joeybee12]

13. I know...I should have used this...

I'm realy happy those are apparently over for that little girl...a happy ending.

[tridim]

20. Not to mention the poor parents.

As I mentioned in this thread I'm the parent of an epileptic dog who used to have three-day-long grand-mal seizures every month like clockwork. She averaged about 8-10 major seizures over those three days. 100% pure stress for me and her. She had thousands of seizures in her first 8 years of life. Before I cured her it was absolutely ruining my life along with hers.

Believe me, those wonderful parents deserve their life back every much as their daughter does.

[notadmblnd]

5. That's nice, but did Ibuprofen stop your seizures?

[Scuba]

2. Charlotte has benefitted, greatly. Why can't others? Let's stop the madness.

[tridim]

6. Some day I'll be able to tell the world about my dog and her formerly debilitating epilepsy.

Until then... Trust the article, it's all true.

[SalviaBlue]

7. What an extraordinary story.

This child went from basically her deathbed to a thriving child because of the parent's last ditch effort to help her by using cannabis.

[joeybee12]

8. Did you read some of the comments?

They get it too...Big Pharma doesn't want us to look elsewhere for treatments/cures.

I'm very happy for this family.

[SalviaBlue]

10. Big Pharma has every reason to be very afraid.

Their purpose is to make money, not to help people. And I think a lot of people are wising up with regards to cannabis.

[tridim]

9. This is my favorite quote...

"I literally see Charlotte's brain making connections that haven't been made in years," Matt said. "My thought now is, why were we the ones that had to go out and find this cure? This natural cure? How come a doctor didn't know about this? How come they didn't make me aware of this?"

I totally agree.

Prohibition is pure EVIL. It should be illegal to prohibit people and animals from ingesting natural medicines.

[joeybee12]

14. I believe there's a lot out there that is naturally occuring that has benefits to mankind...

But it won't make Big Pharma Big Profits, so there's no research done.

[RainDog]

12. another important story

I'm so glad Americans are hearing about the medical benefits of cannabis via CNN.

The DEA needs to answer for its continued intransigence in the face of life-saving medical uses for cannabis.

Prohibition needs to end today.

What's going on now with the federal govt. is insanity.

[RandiFan1290]

15. Charlotte's Web - CBD for Epilepsy

[tridim]

21. Don't miss this video folks. Something in my eye. nt

[RandiFan1290]

16. more CBD success with epilepsy

[riderinthestorm]

17. David Axelrod, one of Obama's closest advisors, his daughter has this level of epilepsy

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/cure-epilepsy-event-axelrod-biden_n_2268946.html

Yet here we have this administration punishing medical marijuana dispensaries.

Disgusting.

I can't believe Axelrod doesn't know about the CBD plant and its potential effects. Yet nary a word from him on this highly effective treatment.



K&R for a brilliant article. If the video doesn't makeyou cry, nothing will. Zaki's mom when she breaks down...

Stop the war on drugs right now!

[joeybee12]

18. I bet he does know...

But there are different rules for people like Axelrod and people like us...

[riderinthestorm]

19. I know. Its just heartbreakingly cruel though and 110% unfair. nt

[Bluenorthwest]

24. He may not. The specialized use of CBD compounds is pretty new stuff and

mostly a result of post Medical Marijuana research among the community itself.

[Lucinda]

22. knr

thank you!

[RainDog]

23. k&r n/t