Jack spent five hours educating me on the
benefits of Cannabis and then suggested I join
the Facebook groups “Cannabis Oil Success
Stories” and the "Green Oil Machine Users
Group" so I could learn more. I spent every
evening reading the stories, the questions and
every answer trying to absorb all that I could.
When I began to experience severe hip and
back pain, I referred back to my medical diary
and I noticed that the pain consistently
followed my Remicade treatments.
Soon after, the Crohn's symptoms returned.
I suspected that I had lost remission and
immediately started on a dose half the size of
a short grain of rice, of fully-extracted
Cannabis Oil.
The symptoms subsided within two hours.
Four days later, my nurse of 20 years called to
inform me that my blood work showed that I
had lost remission. She told me I had
developed antibodies to the Remicade and
had to stop. The plan was to put me on Humira
(another biologic). I politely refused and
reminded her that my plan if the Remicade
failed was to start Cannabis Oil. She was fully
supportive as long as I agreed that if any
symptoms returned to call her and commit to
trying Humira. She then said "Cathy, I hope I
never see you again." We both laughed.
I have been symptom free since June 9, 2017
thanks to fully-extracted Cannabis Oil
(FECO).
I have given up 13 pharmaceutical meds
including Prednisone, Remicade, Plaquenil,
Imuran, Lomotil, Gabapentin, Demerol,
Advil, Advair, Beconase, Beclaforte, Gravol
and Neo Visc injections for my knees.
The Cannabis is working to maintain
remission from Crohn’s, control the swelling
from Lupus and manage the joint and muscle
pain from Arthritis and Fibromyalgia.
My Asthma is also under control.
I no longer have to deal with side effects of all
the drugs like loss of vision and loss of hair,
or worry about getting cancer. I no longer
have to trade my tomorrows in order to get
through today without pain.
I wake up each morning feeling rested from a
sound sleep. My head is clear and the brain
fog is gone.
My mind is sharp and I am now able to resume
my passion of trading the stock market. Of
course, my specialty is Cannabis Stocks!
I have achieved my goal of being able to walk
my dogs in the morning for one hour with the
aid of a walker, for now. I even played
volleyball with my friends last summer.
Thanks to medical Cannabis I am getting my
life back! Cannabis does not cure Crohn's and
it does not cure Cancer; however it can give
you the ability to maintain remission. For this
I am truly grateful!
I am also grateful to be a Canadian where it
is legal to use my medicine. I am sad for the
people I have crossed paths with in other
countries who have had to choose to be
“Illegally Alive” rather than to be "Legally
Dead."
I am sad that I am unable to travel to the
United States with my medicine and loathed
the idea of having to take pharmaceuticals
when I travelled there recently.
Cannabis should not, in my humble opinion,
be a last resort for Cancer, Crohn's, Arthritis,
Fibromyalgia, Lupus and MS.
It should be a first resort. It should also be
covered through Trillium and insurance plans,
and not be taxed because it is a medicine.
No one should be denied their health for lack
of funds. If Cannabis were a first resort for
pain rather than Opiates, my sister Gail would
still be alive today. After coming home from
having had a brain tumour removed in
hospital, my sister died from an overdose of
Oxycontin. No one has ever died from an
overdose of Cannabis.