My name is Diane Larson. My husband and I have five children. Our daughter, Noelle, started experiencing health issues when she was 11. She is 20 now and has been in daily pain for five and a half years. She has been forced to use narcotics most of this time so that she can ease her pain enough to attend school. Watching my daughter endure debilitating pain on a daily basis is horrific. Knowing that there is a natural pain relief option that she is unable to legally try is unbearable. Iowa legislatures need to approve medical cannabis for chronic pain patients this session.
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Kathy wickman
1/24/2018 07:16:43 am
All these people and more need this.please legalize it.
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Todd M. Atein
3/7/2018 08:36:35 am
Diane and/or Noelle, please know that you are not alone. I, too, battle/suffer Chronic Pain (among other Invisible Diseases) daily. I am a 47 year old, married, father of a one. I am so tired of this debilitating pain: I want my life back (as I am sure you do, too). I am currently taking ~20 Rx & OTC pills in the morning and ~six Rx & OTC pills at night, all per various doctors’ orders (and, believe it or not, those numbers have gone down in the last six months — a few Rx pills were dropped because they caused me to suddenly have Stage Three Chronic Kidney Disease). I have never tried marijuana for my pain because it is illegal & I want to set a good example for my son...with that said, I truly want to be able to try it, legally, I hope that our state government will finally represent us and help us get the treatment we so desperately need — once they do, I hope one of my doctors will step up and sign the necessary form so I will be able to legally purchase & try it. Noelle, I am glad you have your parents as part of your support system as I have my wife, parents and inlaws. I don’t think I could do this alone. (Bravo, Diane!) I did not intend to write so much about myself; my true intent was to let you know you are not alone; after reading your OP, you have people you don’t even know pulling for you; and I wanted to say that there are people like me who are here if you ever want to talk/vent to/on someone other than family. While no one can ever know exactly what you are going through, some of us are better able to empathize than others because of our own health issues. No, I’m not some creepy old guy. I’m for real. I’ll even leave my real name here for all to see. I am Todd M. Stein of Des Moines, IA and I was a successful full time self employed Mobile DJ Entertainer for decades before my health changed. Feel free to Google me or find me on Facebook - or both! 😃 I have nothing to hide. All my best.
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Todd M. Stein
3/7/2018 08:39:37 am
Correcting typo on my name above. Fat thumbs on my phone. Sorry.
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