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| Raegan and Deb at Disneyland, 2012 |
CHILDREN ARE DYING
Children
are dying. I cannot put it any more succinctly than that. Their suffering goes
on endlessly. The racking pain from repeated, uncontrollable seizures, the
destruction of grey matter from an electrical cyclone in the head, is robbing
them of any sort of ‘normal’ future.
As a
parent of a child with a debilitating seizure disorder, I can attest to this
fact, first hand. It is useless to my child, and millions of others afflicted
with seizure disorder, to argue whether it is anecdotal or not…IT IS A FACT…one
that very well may, one day, permanently take my child from my arms. It is also
a fact, full-spectrum cannabis therapy not only subdues and eliminates some
seizures entirely, but also helps to repair the damage caused by repeated
seizures. When all other pharmacological efforts have been exhausted, and the
side effects of those drugs are literally killing your child before your very
eyes, please don’t tell me we can’t use a known, working remedy. I ask you to
listen to these “real life” facts, based on thousands of parents now using this
amazing and natural medicine and assist us in taking the necessary steps to
save my child’s life.
Quoting
negative ‘anecdotal’ stories and political propaganda, which have been passed
down since the 1930’s, will not give my child relief. I’m not looking to get
myself, or my child, high. I am looking to give my child medicine. Every day, I
live with the very real fear that this particular seizure could be the one that
takes my child’s life. Do you realize the emotional havoc that wreaks on a
family? Do you care?
It is an
appalling travesty of epic proportions, you require us to publically plead with
you for the opportunity and inalienable RIGHT, to save our child’s life. We
have been socially castigated, arrested, beaten and humiliated, merely for the
sake of a plant that has been used for thousands of years to relieve human
suffering. Of which, not one person has EVER died from an overdose. The facts
are crystal clear: this is NOT a dangerous drug, it is a plant-based,
holistic remedy used for untold millennia, bringing the human condition
healing and relief. The influence and power of “Big Pharma” would rather we not
have access to this natural healing agent, without their control. This should not
be about long-term profits and boardroom tactics. This is a quality of life
issue.
What I
WILL tell you is: I won’t stop. Neither will the other parents who are now
successfully treating their child’s disorder. This movement is gaining steam
and whether you want to admit it or not, it IS saving lives!
Thank
you.
© Mark
D. Storck 2015
* As a rule, I don't post guest posts, but when I read Mark's impassioned words on Facebook, I thought they needed wider coverage. I hope you'll share them.
