The
father of a 2-year-old with late-stage cancer is facing jail time for
using cannabis oil in an attempt to ease his daughter’s suffering.
When
Adam Koessler’s 2-year-old daughter Rumer Rose was diagnosed with stage
4 neuroblastoma recently, he began supplementing her chemo treatments
with doses of cannabis oil, seeing “amazing” results. Still, Koessler
lives in Australia, where medical marijuana is illegal, and he was
arrested Jan. 2 for his efforts; he was released on bail but now faces
charges for possessing dangerous drugs and for supplying them to a
minor, and is due back in court on Friday. The situation has outraged
thousands around the world, who have signed online petitions and raised
money in support of the single dad.
On Christmas Eve, Rumer was diagnosed with stage-4 neuroblastoma — a
pediatric cancer that develops from immature nerve cells — according to
Koessler, who shared details of his story on a GoFundMe page
he set up to help with his daughter’s care. (Koessler could not be
reached for comment by Yahoo Parenting.) Doctors proposed 12 months of
chemotherapy, while Rumer’s father and mother (who are not a couple),
began a complementary therapy of naturopathic medicine, gluten-free
meals, and medical-grade cannabis oil, which has been used around the
world, with varying success rates, to treat conditions from ulcers and
migraines to cancer and epilepsy. While the notion of treating children
with marijuana remains controversial, Koessler says the oil worked
wonders.
“The results were amazing,” he writes. “What we saw when Rumer was given
the medical cannabis oil what nothing short of miraculous. Her cancer
ridden little body was alive again — Rumer had almost instant quality of
life…Her skin color came back, her eyes were sparkling again…We were
certain after seeing these results that her recovery was entirely
possible.”
SOURCE: YAHOONEWS
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