Neurological Disorders: Patient Stories

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Taken from letters written by Arkansas patients:

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS -- Retired federal law enforcement officer. Due to ms, I would use marijuana but not till it's legal. So let's hurry and amend the laws pertaining to this medical treatment. Jan 2005

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS -- I live in Springdale Ark. I have been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. I have found that marijuana is much much better for me than anything my neurologist has given me. Besides zanaflex and valium used occasionally, my symptoms are very manageable [with marijuana]. Nov 2004

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, Inability to urinate -- The patient is a 45-year-old female, "Lee," diagnosed on 1995 with multiple sclerosis. She had experienced a variety of symptoms for several years leading up to this diagnosis, including numbness and double vision. She reports that the examining physician delivered the devastating news in a casual way... Click here to read full story.  Nov 2002

TOURETTE'S SYNDROME -- My name is [-]. I am nineteen years old, and I suffer from Tourette's syndrome. I have had Tourette's syndrome almost all of my life. My major symptoms started showing up around the third grade. During the younger grades of school I got into a lot of trouble because of my Tourette's syndrome. Click here to read full story.

Betty Jean Wicker -- In August, Fayetteville police arrested Betty Wicker for marijuana possession... She was given three years probation. Although she told Judge Storey the marijuana was used to fight debilitating cerebral palsy symptoms, he said she would need to find another effective method to manage the condition. Click here to read full story.

Guillain-Barre -- "My husband Danny is 45, totally disabled, and homebound. His primary illness is Guillain-Barre Syndrome, a peripheral nerve disease. He has also suffered two strokes and is prone to seizures. Prior to his arrest for possession in '99 he used marijuana. Since then his doctors have had to add an additional four medications and his condition has worsened greatly... Click here to read full story.  Feb 2003

SEIZURES - they spends hundreds of dollars per month on medicines for husband's seizures, and wife would like him to try marijuana to see if it would help.

NEUROPATHY --  I am 46 years old. I have been a diabetic for 25 of those years. During this time, I have had amputations to both feet. I've also had a stroke and am on dialysis. Click here to read letter.