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Morning,  Cannafam,  hope  you’re  all  well  and         Stress and hyperventilation usually bring
       enjoying this fine Thursday                               my seizures on, and 2 years ago I was

       November is Epilepsy Awareness Month, and I               having 20 petit mals a day. Then I found Full
       thought  I’d  do  a  post  and  share  something          Extract Cannabis oil. FECO. They stopped
       about myself and how Cannabis has helped me               within a few days. I was the most grateful
       in this part of my life.                                  person on this earth. I felt like crying
       I had my first seizure at the age of 8 years old.         everyday that went by and no seizures. And
       It was Undiagnosed.                                       I mean completely. My chronic medication
       The  Next  seizure  I  had  was  at  age  13.  Still      (anti epileptics) and the FECO stabilize my
       undiagnosed.                                              generalized seizurers now, but I was on
       Then  at  age  16  when  I  had  a  seizure  and          three doses a day, and I’m only taking 2 now
       suffered a concussion and landed up in hospital                     
       for 2 days, I was diagnosed with epilepsy.                The last seizure I had was my own fault and
       I  suffer  from  2  types:  grande  mal  or               was during lockdown. I forgot to get one of
       generalized  seizures  as  well  as  petit  mal  or       my meds and had a seizure, probably from
       absence  seizures.  They  think  they  know  the          medication withdrawal.
       cause, but I will link it in another post.                This post is just to encourage awareness,
       I can’t tell you what it feels like to have brain         and maybe drop your story in the
       scans,  24hr  EEG’s,  normal  EEG’s,  and  brain          comments if our precious plant has helped
       MRI’s.                                                    you or a loved one with seizures and
       The longest time they have recorded one of my             epilepsy.
       seizures is 4 minutes.                                    Enjoy the rest of your day Family       
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