As children who suffer from intractable epilepsy watched from the gallery, the Florida Senate voted 36-3 to allow a limited strain of medical cannabis to be legalized in the state. The chamber immediately sent the so-called "Charlotte's Web" bill to the House, where its fate remains uncertain as leaders there... read more →
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Apr
29
Steve Ebersole fears his granddaughter, who suffers multiple seizures every week, is running out of options. And the Mount Pleasant Township resident is willing to let his voice be heard as to why he wants her to have legal access to medical marijuana to treat her epileptic seizures. The 62-year-old... read more →
Apr
29
Legal marijuana oil for Iowans with intractable epilepsy took an incremental step forward on Tuesday, albeit one that ensures further negotiation between the Iowa House and Senate. The House Public Safety Committee approved legislation decriminalizing cannabidiol, a marijuana-derived oil that has been shown to reduce seizures and relieve other symptoms... read more →
Apr
29
A young woman with epilepsy has started a campaign to show people how to react when someone suffers a seizure. Mikaela Greenwood, from Muswell Hill, created a short film to show tips and techniques that can reduce the risk of injury to the person. The 24-year-old said: “Watching someone have... read more →
Apr
28
The mother of an eight-year-old girl who suffers from a debilitating epilepsy syndrome has spoken of how medical marijuana has helped dramatically cut down her seizures. Sarah Wilkinson, from Calgary in Canada, described how "absolutely terrifying" it was to witness her daughter Mia suffer her first seizure just 29 minutes... read more →
Apr
28
June Jessee has lived with seizures, dozens almost every day, for her entire 23-month life. After other options failed, a neurologist recommended a hormone treatment. “The doctor told me it could kill her — but he was still recommending it,” said June’s mother, Genny Jessee. June was diagnosed early on... read more →
Apr
27
Potato chip producers and Grateful Dead fans have always believed, but a desperate mother in Airdrie never thought she’d be calling marijuana a miracle. The cries of “mama, mama” from Sarah Wilkinson’s living room are all she needs to believe — that, and seeing her disabled eight-year-old daughter Mia going... read more →
Apr
27
It was supposed to be a trip of a lifetime for a 15 year-old-girl with autism from Mission, B.C. Months ago, Brooklyn signed up for a student exchange program to Prince Edward Island through her school, raising funds to pay for the trip and hosting a student from the eastern... read more →
Apr
26
Charlie Middleton, from Kingfisher Way, Stowmarket, suffered serious brain damage at birth, was placed on a ventilator and rushed to intensive care. Since then he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, severe epilepsy, multiple seizures and scoliosis. He also has severe sight impairment and is fed via a tube. Workers at... read more →
Apr
26
Emma Friedmann has devoted her life to caring for her autistic son and raising awareness of the condition. The 42-year-old, who lives in Highfields, Leicester, is the latest nominee in the Mercury's Mum of the Year competition. She has been put forward by her former partner, Tim Noakes, for her... read more →