Written by mom Denise My beautiful and joyful 12-year-old daughter, Lily, is autistic. Her brain-wiring provides her with many strengths, like an extraordinarily deep level of empathy and caring for others, a "steel trap" memory, a wonderful ability to think "out-of-the-box" and an imagination and abilities that are artistic and creative, among many others. Her brain-wiring also makes her very sensitive and vulnerable to a deep level of anxiety because her brain doesn't regulate "good" brain chemicals consistently well and she is prone to inflammation. Since Lily was diagnosed at...

Written by mom Tammy Scotlyn had her 1st seizure at 4 months old in September 2016. After an EEG and MRI she was diagnosed with epilepsy and put on Keppra. She continued to have seizures which got progressively worse with every pharmaceutical added and was constantly in and out of the hospital. By 5 months old in October 2016, she was on 7 AED meds at once, in the PICU of Children's Hospital in status (constant seizing), and she was having 17 + seizures an hour around the clock. The...

Written by Ayren’s mom Ayren is now in the full phases of potty training, since he had kidney cancer it's expected to be delays. He has learned to count to 20, is learning his colors, his ABC’s plus he is able to keep a short conversation, say his name, and now tell how old he is. The financial assistance has helped immensely. Often times you hear of families that go through hard times and some marriages make while other do not. The strain of Ayren’s diagnosis has sadly tore my...

Provided by Michelle’s family Michelle is our only child. She became sick at 15 months old following an encephalopathy that destroyed her health. Michelle is now 23. She's been diagnosed with severe autism (non-verbal), intractable grand mal epilepsy, Crohn's disease, spondyloarthritis, uveitis, legal blindness, osteoporosis, severe deformity bilateral (feet bones), stage III steatohepatitis (liver disease) and severe static encephalopathy. When Michelle was 10 years old she had her first grand mal seizure. It was so strong that it caused her to drop straight down twisting her legs beneath her, causing...

Written by Christine I had been in two rear end collisions and then hit in the head at work. I have herniated discs in my neck and now in my lower back. My pain was all about getting around it so I could support my family. Taking pills was just a part my life. Finally it was too much to bear and I had to go on a leave of absence. I have been on the big pharma rollercoaster. They do not tell you that you will indeed become dependent...

Episode 3 of 7 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9ntLjdrYVk] Tune in tomorrow to hear more from the Jergers Donate Now! The Jerger’s story is unfathomable. Not only because their youngest daughter, Jaelah, was recently diagnosed with Doose syndrome (a rare form of catastrophic pediatric epilepsy), but because they were at risk of losing her to the state of Indiana. Charlotte’s Web CBD oil was shipped to their home in Indiana like thousands of other families across the country and it was helping to control Jaelah’s seizures. Although Lelah, Jaelah’s mother, said they would...

Written by Taylor’s family Taylor's health has improved drastically since starting the cannabinoid therapy. He went from being on 8 medications, including psych medications, to just one medication and the CBD oil. The only pharmaceutical medication he is on now is a weaning off dose of his seizure medication. He's happy, healthy, mentally stable (more so than he's ever been), and is no longer overweight. He isn't walking around like a zombie. Meltdowns are about once every 3-6 months when previously it was 3-6 a month. The entire family has...

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...

Provided by Jennifer's mom My 27-year-old daughter, Jennifer, has been taking CBD since July and she's learning to talk. She's playing with toys and is intact with her world. She follows directions. She can point with her finger. She is calling me Mom regularly when she has never called me Mom before. I've waited a long time to hear this, so very long! It brings tears to my eyes because it has been such a long road. She's doing great. She has autism and limbic seizures. Her seizures are dramatically...

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...