John’s story: medical cannabis & Progressive Mylopathy
John Ellis lives with Progressive Mylopathy of uncertain cause. In almost constant pain, John also experiences fatigue and exhaustion as part of his condition.
Sue’s story: Alleviating chronic pain from secondary bone metastases cancer
Sue Evans from York uses medical cannabis treatment to alleviate chronic pain caused by cancer. “CBD treatment makes a huge difference to the quality of my life, keeping a positive attitude does too.”
Hilary’s story: Managing chemotherapy side-effects with medical cannabis treatments
Since September 2019, Hilary, who is living with cancer of the breast and liver, has been taking medical cannabis to manage the side effects of chemotherapy, including sickness, fatigue and low mood. “Medical cannabis is allowing me to live a good life after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.”
Alfie’s story: Life-changing treatment for severe epilepsy
In 2018, Alfie Dingley made history when he became the first person in the UK to receive a medical cannabis prescription on the NHS following a hard-fought campaign by Hannah Deacon, Alfie’s mum and Executive Director of the Medical Cannabis Clinicians Society.
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