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Alex suffers from Tuberous Sclerosis, seizures, Autism, and very severe self-injurious behaviors. He hurts himself so badly that he can't live with us anymore. After the heartbreak of placing him outside the home, now we're having to fight an uphill battle for the medicine that may actually help him.Read his overview or in-depth introduction.
Tag Archives: cannabis
Once again we try to get the government to see the light…
“We the people” launched today, and the #1 issue by a wide margin was, of course, marijuana legalization and regulation.
Excellent PBS video about cannabis
http://watch.montanapbs.org/video/1825223761 This is probably old news to many people, but it’s a very well-produced (and fairly bias-free) documentary about the amazing benefits of cannabis. The facts you can find here are astounding when you consider what we’re being told by … Continue reading
Alex’s sibbing is still a major problem
It’s been about a year and a half since we made the decision to have Alex placed outside the home, and still he has these horrible periods of sibbing (to “sib” means to engage in self-injurious behaviors). We took some … Continue reading
Portugal’s successes overstated?
I can’t find the specific article now, but the news is fairly old: Portugal decriminalized most drugs a while back, and it’s been touted as a huge success There was a wonderful quote somewhere out there about the numbers being … Continue reading
Wish us luck for renewing Alex’s OMMP card!
Tomorrow is the appointment with Alex’s doctor. If we don’t get a renewal there, we’ll probably wait until Alex has moved (in a few weeks) to try with another doctor, but we’re really hoping that we can get him back … Continue reading
No news isn’t always good news
It’s been kind of a rough patch lately. We’ve had some great visits and some awful visit since my last post, and recently even got to go to the beach with Alex (his home staff drove the kids to the … Continue reading
Cannabis reform 2012 — I’m looking at you, California
It’s time I wrote another more generalized bit about cannabis. This site is about Alex, but I also want people to learn something new now and then. Recently, the federal government has been making a lot of threats to states … Continue reading
Why giving hash early is the right approach
This past Saturday, Alex was driven up to visit us, and most of the visit was great, but there were a few incredible outbursts when we took him for a drive to Arby’s. He was doing so well we figured … Continue reading
Thanksgiving update, rapamune success maybe
Alex had an incredible Thanksgiving. My whole family came up to visit for part of the weekend, and it was really nice to see everybody, but the real reward was when we tried a new trick with the hash in … Continue reading
Fewer visits means better visits?
Ever since Alex stopped seeming comfortable with visits to our home, we’ve just taken to visiting him. But as much as we need to see him, we can’t see him as often as we have been. We’re down to twice … Continue reading