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After receiving a pancreatic cancer diagnosis 7 years ago, doctors told him there was nothing they could do. So Robert Ladd of Michigan began taking cannabis oil and went back to see his doctor a few months later. His doctor was stunned that his tumor had shrunk 30 percent and they could now operate. He attributes cannabis to saving his life.
When she was 12 years old, Tula Bennett of California had a kidney removed due to chronic kidney disease at birth. In 2001, she was diagnosed with hepatitis C and liver cancer. In 2006, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and in 2015 she had surgery to remove cancer on her thyroid. She readily admits that cannabis oil saved her life
All of 35 year old Garrett Vogel’s vertebrae fractures are the result of non traumatic events, including simply rolling over in bed. He also suffers from spondylitis, degenerative disc disease, scoliosis, sciatica, and osteoporosis, along with numerous other health issues including seizures. He tried the fentanyl patch but never experienced relief until he began using cannabis and got off fentanyl.
James Tripp from Ontario, Canada had a host of issues including diverticulosis, osteoarthritis, psoriasis, high blood pressure, anxiety and depression, many of which were caused by spinal damage. With the use of cannabis, he says he has gone from 60% functionality at best to more than 95%. He also developed a cannabis protocol to help with his mother’s Alzheimer’s. In this fascinating interview, James also talks about the head-on vehicle collision he was involved in a month before our interview.
When she was teaching a dance class 8 years ago, Gabrielle Dion Visca of Cincinnati, Ohio suddenly lost feeling in her right foot. Over the ensuing weeks, she couldn’t feel any sensation in either foot. After being diagnosed with degenerative disc disease, she underwent 3 surgeries in a little over two years and was fighting to control her growing addiction to opiates. With the introduction of cannabis, her life turned around dramatically.
Jolanda Petzer of South Africa was only 19 years old when her back pain began. Over the years it became worse and she lived in constant pain. She had her first operation in 2007 and was told she had spinal stenosis, osteoarthritis and extensive nerve damage. She became addicted to opioids to manage the pain and attempted suicide by swallowing a handful of pills. After that, she started on cannabis and has been off pharmaceuticals for two years.
While living in southern California, Canadian Paul Baker developed severe pain in his lower abdominal area, prompting him to see his medical doctor in Canada in April of 2016. He was diagnosed with stage 4 cirrhosis of the liver as well as Hepatitis C. His doctor told him if he didn’t stop drinking he would be dead in 6 months. He began using cannabis oil and after gallbladder surgery in March of this year, the surgeon (who knew of his liver problems) told him his liver was looking good!
When she was diagnosed with breast cancer just over 3 years ago, she underwent a mastectomy and reconstruction surgery. Over a year later, the cancer returned with a vengeance metastasizing to her sternum, pelvis and lower back. The doctor said, “You’re going to die from this.” But Ton and her husband Alex from California were determined to win the battle. She started using cannabis oil and is starting to lead a normal life after “walking hunched over because the tumors were so big.” After her last scan, she was told there is no active cancer.
Jody Hendrix from Oklahoma was among more than 2 million US military personnel given the anthrax vaccine in the late 90s. He developed cancerous growths over his body as well as in his lymph system. Doctors said without traditional treatment he only had 12 to 18 months to live. But Jody refused and began researching, and eventually using, cannabis oil along with a form of cannabis extract called shatter. His journey has not been easy but he’s winning.
River was healthy until the age of 11 when she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. After three rounds of chemotherapy she developed a rare fungal infection that led to meningitis, causing blindness along with other health issues. After nearly a year in hospital, doctors said she would not survive as there was nothing more they could do. But her mother refused to give up and began giving her daughter cannabis oil. Although still blind, two years later River is getting better. River’s mother joins us from the UK to share her daughter’s story.
