a cure illusive. now more than a dozen states have approved cannibas to treat autism autism, and for some, it s the jackpot. ready? time for drops. for others, it s a gamble. every day i give the medicine to my daughter is a potential day for me ending up with felony. it s like the death penalty of family law. what if it was your child? would you take the risk? an ancient plant to treat a mysterious disorder of the brain. this is weed six, marijuana and autism. you re about to see kara s life.
the second is cps. cps can petition for termination of parental rights, and what i describe that as is the death penalty of family law. having a good day? moorehead s primary goal is to keep kara at home with her parents. my strategy was to impress upon cps is, one, there was no imminent danger, and two, removing kara from the home would more than likely put kara in a facility. two choices were to let her harm herself or give her the medicine that works and continue to be taken away. this was not a decision that the zartlers took lightly. there you go. i was prepared to go to court over whatever at the did. it s a story we ve heard
people. making life unimaginably challenging for kra and her parents. life has never been easy for kara. i did the blood test. they said you re pregnant. after years of battling infertility, christy was pregnant with twins. it was 21 weeks gestation. i feel this pain, immediately. you were incoherent. he found me with my head on my sink area and i had already vomited and i was already unconscious. i had a stroke. it would be touch and go for 72 hours. doctors monitoring her and the baby s every move. five days after the stroke, christy s water broke. when they came out. they were so small. they were so tiny. baby a was off the ventilator
today it s busy and she needs cannabis to help her slow down and focus. mark gets her medication ready. i put a quarter teaspoon in. he starts filling up what he calls kara s marijuana machine. it s a vapor. it heats up the cannabis flower turning it into a vapor which kara can inhale. it s the fastest way to get it into her system, they tell me. wait. kara is eager. look at her. she seems to know what is coming. ready? okay, let s mellow out. there you go. she starts to settle down, at one point even clapping.
i do want to warn you, this will be hard to watch. kara has severe autism. kara. stop. her fits are dangerous. frequent and disturbingly violent. i decided to journal all of her hitting and i started back in 2016. this is her mother christy. we met up at the home in texas. closed fisted punches to her face. hold her down, aggression and self-injurious behaviors are common especially in children with severe autism. for three decades dr. doris was the chief at the hospital. even some children who are higher functioning will have self-injurious behaviors or aggress ive behaviors.