Epilepsy
Jade No Longer a ‘Floppy Noodle’ Thanks to Medical Cannabis
For the first time in her life, 7-year-old Jade Guest is holding on to her mother, giggling, and smiling every day. It’s all thanks to a controversial plant and a 7000-kilometre journey that’s torn the Guest family apart. Kiwi-born Brendan Guest and American wife Jessika settled in Whangarei in 2013,
Mom Finds Pot Reduces Her Son’s Dravet Syndrome Seizures by 90 Per Cent
Mandy McKnight had tried more than 10 medications to control the seizures of her seven-year-old son, who suffers from Dravet syndrome. Two years ago, she decided to try medical marijuana. It reduced her son Liam’s seizures by 90%, she said. But obtaining Liam’s medical marijuana, which he consumes in an
Discover Why These Parents Are Fighting to Give Pot to Their Kids
When Moriah Barnhart’s 2-year-old daughter Dahlia was attacked by intense tremors, fever and nausea in May 2013, she rushed the girl to a Tampa emergency room. A week later, after surgery for an aggressive and cancerous brain tumor, Dahlia couldn’t eat, walk or talk. Three weeks later, her left side
Minnesota Couple Thrilled by Daughter’s Early Response to Medical Marijuana
It’s early days, but a Hibbing couple are ecstatic about their daughter’s initial response to treatment with medical marijuana. “We gave her her first dose on Friday morning,” Angie Weaver said on Monday about 9-year-old daughter Amelia. “She had a seizure-free day.” Amelia, who has Dravet syndrome, a rare and
Jessica Hawkins Breaks the Law Every Time She Gives Her Child Medical Cannabis and She Has No Intention of Stopping
“It comes down to either going to jail or a funeral.” Ten year old Antania Hawkins experienced her first seizure at age six months. She was soon diagnosed with Dravet syndrome, a rare form of intractable epilepsy (seizures that can’t be controlled by medication) that has slowed Antania’s development, rendering
Utah Families of Children with Intractable Epilepsy Say Cannabis Treatment is a Breakthrough
A year after Utah OKs therapeutic hemp oil, parents say it’s ‘single most effective’ treatment for kids with epilepsy. The torrents racking Isabelle Knowlton’s brain have subsided. The 10-year-old girl is now winking at boys in church. For the first time, she is giving hugs and lighting up at the
Epileptic Girl’s Seizures Drop Dramatically Because Of Medical Marijuana (Video)
Adam and Heather Benton moved from their home in West Chester, Ohio, to Castle Rock, Colorado, in April so that their 3-year-old daughter Addyson could be treated with medical marijuana. Addyson suffers from epileptic seizures, which have dropped dramatically thanks to tiny marijuana patches that are applied to her ankle
Study: Marijuana Medicine is Safe, Very Effective on Epilepsy
A major, landmark study has shown the ingredients in marijuana, particularly cannabidiol (CBD), are a safe and radically effective treatment for epilepsy. According to findings presented at the 2015 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, 213 test subjects of all ages living with often untreatable epilepsies including Dravet syndrome and
Study: Parents Report CBD Extracts Reduce Seizures In Children
LOS ANGELES, CA — The administration of cannabis preparations high in cannabidiol (CBD) are associated with a reduction in seizure frequency in adolescents, according to survey data published in the journal Epilepsy & Behavior. Investigators at Mattel’s Children’s Hospital at the University of California, Los Angeles surveyed 117 parents who
New Jersey Parents Sue to Allow Daughter To Use Medical Marijuana in School
The parents of a 16-year-old girl who was prescribed medical marijuana for her seizures has filed a lawsuit for her to allowed to take her medication in school. Genny Barbour, 16, of Maple Shade N.J., needs to take medical marijuana at lunch in order to control her seizures, her
