Her son suffered his first seizure when he was only 3 years old. When pharmaceuticals failed her son's life-threatening seizures, Shawna Dunbar of Quebec, Canada made a bold choice that would change both their lives forever. Turning to medical cannabis, she not only helped her son become seizure-free but also discovered a new purpose. Shawna is the co-founder of EduCanNation Cannabis Education Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to building a responsible and sustainable medical cannabis system through education.
Read MoreHer son Alfie was born with a rare form of genetic epilepsy. He suffered his first seizure at 8 months old and his condition progressively worsened. In 2016, at the age of 5, he was admitted to hospital 48 times as a result of being unresponsive to anti-epilepsy drugs and was receiving up to 25 doses of steroids a month. But Hannah Deacon of the UK was desperate to save her son and went to the Netherlands to try cannabis oil—and it worked. Alfie has been seizure free for almost 3 years.
Read MoreYoung Murray from Scotland has what's known as Doose Syndrome, which causes frequent seizures in children and loss of muscle control. He spent 242 days in hospital but treating the condition is difficult because it originates in all parts of the brain. His mother Karen was desperate so she went to the Netherlands and brought back cannabis for her son. You won't believe the difference it made!
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