Written by Molly I am a 29-year-old woman who has had intractable epilepsy (resistant to medication) for 19 years. I had my first of six brain surgeries at age 10 to stop a pretty severe brain bleed. The damage to surrounding brain tissue is what has lead to my seizure disorder. In the last 19 years, I have tried all of the anticonvulsant drugs available to me, including several drug studies. I had little or no success. I have recently found some success with my current drug combination as well...

Did you know that anything with a spine has an endocannabinoid system? And even a few things without a spine - like slugs! On September 25th, from 1pm to 2pm MST, join the Realm of Caring for the next educational opportunity: Cannabinoid Therapy and Your Pet. Register Now : www.theroc.us/orientation-series The purpose of this education is to inform new and existing clients about cannabinoid therapies and their pet, specifically about: -quality products, -administration methods and dosing,-tracking pet symptoms and behavior,-safety tips,-a short review of current pet research. Ask questions LIVE! We provide opportunities...

Written by Morgan in 2015 My name is Morgan and I am a 28-year-old with Multiple sclerosis (MS). I’ve had MS for 11 years and I have been on various medicines including several narcotic pain pills and sleeping pills. At one point I was taking 28 pills a day and not functional. In addition to being a business owner, I am a mother of two and a wife. I never smoked marijuana or was interested in it my entire life until the pain became so unbearable and I was literally...

Written by Laura  I joined the Navy in 1994. Seven years before retirement I fell down a flight of stairs and severely injured my spine and neck. I didn’t receive proper treatment until the pain was so bad I was removed from sea commands permanently and placed on medical board for removal from service. After physical therapy, extensive cortisone shots throughout my body, psychological pain therapy, TMS therapy, and 18+ pain medicines, muscle relaxers and SSRIs, I was honorably retired. I attempted suicide in 2011 and again in 2013 -...

Are you interested in learning more about cannabis (hemp) and cannabinoid therapies? Read on to see the many ways to engage with Realm of Caring and get your questions answered.  We have put our heads together and brainstormed the latest and greatest approach to educating our clients. Join us on Tuesday, August 28th, at 1pm MST , for our beginning class called “Getting Started.” If you want the next steps and a deeper dive, feel free to join us on Tuesday, September 11th, at 1pm MST for our first 201 class, a detailed-oriented class...

Episode 5 of 7 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfusKuCMAPM] Donate Now! Maddy was born prematurely and after extensive testing, her doctors concluded that she suffered brain damage due to a stroke in utero. Her team of doctors didn’t know exactly what would happen and their predictions ranged from her not developing further or she could grow into a healthy girl and maybe have a limp from the stroke. Dara’s only option was to take everything one day at a time. At age 1 Maddy was diagnosed with mild cerebral palsy on the right...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bt3-C5YrfkU] Looking at Chloe Levine, you wouldn’t know anything was “wrong” with her.  She laughs, smiles, and plays with her older sister, Shayla, doing anything a normal pre-teen would do.  Chloe had suffered a stroke in utero, probably early in pregnancy, and this resulted in hemiplegic cerebral palsy.  For the first 2 years of her life, she was not able to use the right side of her body until she had a stem cell transfusion with her own cord blood. Chloe also has seizures, and she uses cannabinoid therapies...

The Selmeski family moved to Colorado in November of 2013 from East Tennessee so their young daughter with intractable epilepsy, Maggie, could legally try cannabinoid therapy. Back in 2013, many families moved to Colorado in search of legal cannabis. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TazlRaFDpc?rel=0] Donate Now! The Selmeski family moved to Colorado in November of 2013 from East Tennessee so their young daughter with intractable epilepsy, Maggie, could legally try cannabinoid therapy. Back in 2013, many families moved to Colorado in search of legal cannabis. You may have heard of Pot Pilgrims or...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WqnfySaVCg] The Brown family are natives of Colorado and Tyler has suffered from debilitating seizures since the age of 7 from a rare form of intractable epilepsy know as Lennox Gastaut Syndrome, and he also has cerebral palsy. Tyler has been through more than most of us. He had a VNS (vagus nerve stimulator) implanted age at 9, emergency Corpus Callosotomy (for those of you who don’t know what that means the surgeon cuts the corpus callosum, which is the large fiber bundle that connects the two sides of...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkbzZ87QcYI] Zaki has a very rare form of epilepsy called Doose syndrome. On top of many, many seizures, he has autism and his development has been delayed. He had 6 different types of seizures resulting in hundreds of thousands of seizures in his short life. Zaki was receiving hospice palliative care prior to cannabinoid therapy after his family tried 17 different pharmaceuticals, all of which failed him. Even when you could not see Zaki’s seizures, his brain was still seizing at least every 10 seconds. How is a young...