The LEAF March/April 2016 | Page 15

"People should have the right to choose a treatment which is beneficial to them, whilst being protected from arrest and prosecution. The human body has an endocannabinoid system and makes its own cannabinoids to maintain homeostasis. Surely if someone has a deficiency in their own endocannabinoid system they have a biological right to medicine from the plant that the human body is physiologically designed to receive." I wanted to share my story with you in hope that it might help someone who has considered an alternative path or may feel like they have tried everything they can but have not seen any improvements or maybe small gains only. I have a beautiful son who is 4 years old. From the time he was 18 months everything was perfect. He had his vaccine at 18 months administered at the GP's by the nurse. I was behind on his vaccines as the 6 months prior he seemed to always have a cold and I was never going to get him vaccinated when his immune was comprised. My son had a terrible reaction to this vaccine and without my knowledge the nurse had played catch up and had given him 3 vaccines at once. I wasn't aware until I looked in his maternal book to see what he had been given to do some research (I was told it was chickenpox vaccine only) as you could imagine I was horrified my life changed that very day! My son went from talking, smiling from as early on as possible he meet every milestone and was the perfect baby and child. Slept beautifully was calm cuddly and loving. Our first child was a handful so when he came along I was shocked at how easy he was :) He went from an olive skin child from European parents to white as white with black circles under his eyes. It was at that time we lost him. He wouldn't make eye contact wouldn't engage with us. Could no longer tell us his needs. This obviously was when we learnt he had Autism after a 18 month wait he got his diagnosis. Day by day week by week he became sicker (physically) and more distant from the people who loved him the most. This was the most difficult time of my life. I have a daughter who is 2 years older in perfect health and I was not prepared for this journey as you would all know and understand. I spent every free hour I had a day to find out what I could do for my son to help him. They say a worried mother does better investigative work than the FBI and that's what I did. I didn't sleep barley ate and started learning and study naturopathy, homeopathy, essential oil treatments the list goes on. Anything to help my son. Prior to this I was a nurse and felt completely let down by the medical system so tossed that career out the door lol. I even burnt my certificate - H