As we were camping over the weekend, we visited Alex on Monday this week, and it was a pretty awful visit. Within about two hours we had to leave due to how much Alex was hurting himself. Though sad, this wasn’t terribly surprising given how Alex has been lately… until we read the report the next day and realized Alex was only unhappy around us. Continue reading “Does Alex know us anymore?”
Portugal’s successes overstated?
I can’t find the specific article now, but the news is fairly old: Portugal decriminalized most drugs a while back, and it’s been touted as a huge success
There was a wonderful quote somewhere out there about the numbers being “misleading”. The claim is that during the time since Portugal decriminalized, the U.S. had also seen a reduction in drug abuse and needle-sharing HIV infections. Taking this quote as a fact, why would the U.S. bother to tax and legalize marijuana? Continue reading “Portugal’s successes overstated?”
Alex got the recommendation again
This isn’t really a surprise, but it was an interesting visit all the same.
We were there for about 30-45 minutes, and the doctor was 100% in agreement about medical marijuana for Alex. With his seizure disorder, rage, and huge list of medications, there’s absolutely no reason not to make the recommendation. Of course, we found there was a lot more to talk about than just the quick recommendation we got. Continue reading “Alex got the recommendation again”
Wish us luck for renewing Alex’s OMMP card!
Tomorrow is the appointment with Alex’s doctor. If we don’t get a renewal there, we’ll probably wait until Alex has moved (in a few weeks) to try with another doctor, but we’re really hoping that we can get him back on the Oregon Medical Marijuana Program right away. Continue reading “Wish us luck for renewing Alex’s OMMP card!”
The complaint
We’re going to be lodging a complaint against the hospital if something incredible doesn’t happen relatively soon. After Alex’s dental appointment on Wednesday, he had five teeth pulled, five fillings, a crown, and a root canal. Continue reading “The complaint”
Visitation updates for July and other fun stuff
Recently, our visits have taken a slight turn for the better. On Saturday the 2nd, Alex was driven to our home and had a pretty awful day, but on the 3rd we visited him with his cousin and grandmother, and while the visit started off pretty rocky, he ended up having a pretty good day for once. Continue reading “Visitation updates for July and other fun stuff”
Prohibition update
Finally, some good news: two congressmen (Ron Paul and Barney Frank) have introduced HR 2306 to end federal prohibition once and for all. There’s no chance of this passing if your elected officials believe a “yes” vote will only make hippies happy, and anger everybody else, so please take action. Continue reading “Prohibition update”
Bad visit; light at the end of the tunnel
Saturday was a pretty bad visit again. Alex was driven to our home and we had him picked up just two hours after his arrival. It wasn’t as bad as last weekend in terms of general self-abuse, but there wasn’t much happy time, and there was quite a bit of anxiety in Alex. Continue reading “Bad visit; light at the end of the tunnel”
No news isn’t always good news
It’s been kind of a rough patch lately. We’ve had some great visits and some awful visit since my last post, and recently even got to go to the beach with Alex (his home staff drove the kids to the coast and we met them there). Today’s was one of the worst in a while. He was hurting himself at least once every five or ten minutes. It started out with him angry, had some ups and downs, and ultimately ended with him angry. His face was beet-red from all the hitting he’d been doing. We lasted two hours before I just couldn’t keep watching it. Continue reading “No news isn’t always good news”
Cannabis reform 2012 — I’m looking at you, California
It’s time I wrote another more generalized bit about cannabis. This site is about Alex, but I also want people to learn something new now and then.
Recently, the federal government has been making a lot of threats to states with medical marijuana laws. In Montana, this resulted in a bill with the intent to cut the 30,000 people who previously qualified for medical marijuana down to just 2,000. The feds seem to suddenly only believe that marijuana should be allowed for the terminally ill and those in intense pain that can be absolutely verified beyond the shadow of a doubt. The idea is to keep people from using the medical laws to partake in pot smoking. Continue reading “Cannabis reform 2012 — I’m looking at you, California”