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Who is Alex?
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: medical marijuana
Bad visit; light at the end of the tunnel
Saturday was a pretty bad visit again. Alex was driven to our home and we had him picked up just two hours after his arrival. It wasn’t as bad as last weekend in terms of general self-abuse, but there wasn’t … 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
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
The Marinol Myth – or – How To Lie To America
“Medical marijuana already exists. It’s called Marinol.” (Excerpt from the DEA’s marinol page )
Prop 19 does not take away prop 215 (medical marijuana)!
I just want to add this to my list of information, because too many people still seem to think that if prop 19 passes, they’ll lose their medical marijuana protection. This will not happen. As I recently added to my … Continue reading
First interview!
I talked to a reporter today, after being contacted a little while ago and playing email tag for a bit. Who knows if anything will come of it, but he at least finds the story pretty interesting. In CA, where … Continue reading
The worst is yet to come
We heard that Alex wasn’t doing well at his new home, and went to visit him last weekend. It was nothing short of a nightmare. He’s having the roughest time I’ve seen since he left us. We brought up some … Continue reading
Marijuana, autism, and failure: a true story
Please read our agenda — a lot has changed since I wrote up this introductory article So many people lately seem to be coming forward with these amazing stories of how marijuana helped their autistic child. I’m truly happy for … Continue reading