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Gavin’s Story
An patient story excerpt from Cannabis Revealed: How the World’s Most Misunderstood Plant is Healing Everything from Chronic Pain to Epilepsy
I sensed true desperation almost immediately when Rebecca brought her son Gavin in to see me. The despair was nearly palpable, even in Gavin’s two grandmothers who had accompanied them to the office. Gavin himself appeared oblivious to his surroundings, made little to no eye contact and was very hyperactive and distracted, moving around the office the entire time. A cute child wearing a little fedora and glasses, his face showed little affect and we made no connection. “We need help so badly,” the small group said to me, “we can no longer live like this.”
Rebecca is a stay at home mother with a special education degree whose first child Gavin was born six weeks early. While he had low muscle tone, something you’d expect from a preemie, he also didn’t reach his early milestones, and at around age two, Gavin’s health and development began to really fall apart. He was nearly two when he walked and had little to no language at age three. Ultimately diagnosed with complex partial seizures,…
