My uncle is dying in Humbolt county.

[HighTy]

My grandma informed me of my uncles condition. Please help me gather some info on what is best for him? I barely even know him and I want to help :-/ I live in Southern california, where I am of no use from down here. Any information on what strands are best for him? I dont even know if he smokes.


Jason's MRI showed something amiss which turned out to be his brain stem. It has a fluid imbalance and is causing neurological problems. He can't smile, and is having trouble swallowing and is choking, which could be caused also by the chemo. The brain stem problem could possibly go away in time - weeks or more.

He is very weak. And now has pneumonia.

Monday they hope to do lumbar punctures to find out more.

His daughters will arrive Monday and will live in the area with a relative so can visit easily.

Please continue to keep him in your prayers and thoughts.

Lynai

Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[HerbalConfusion]

Get him an indica nothing to strong though make it comfortable for him.

[unknownsoldier]

"Jason's MRI showed something amiss which turned out to be his brain stem. It has a fluid imbalance and is causing neurological problems. He can't smile, and is having trouble swallowing and is choking, which could be caused also by the chemo. The brain stem problem could possibly go away in time - weeks or more."

What exactly is wrong with your uncle? I see the word chemo so I'm assuming he has some form of cancer in the brain? If it is a brain tumour, then there are a number of things that may help him. If you havent heard by now, a guy called Rick Simpson in Canada has been treating people with oil derived from cannabis plants for free. Take a look at phoenixtears.ca for more info on this and also search for "run from the cure" on youtube. People with terminal cancers have been treated successfully with this method, there is also a lot of scientific research to support these claims, go to google scholar and search for glioma thc cannabis cancer etc. Additionally, take a look at the yahoo group "oleandersoup" for info on the use of oleander extract in the treatment of cancer. it has recently been shown to have a very high success rate with cancer patients in South Africa (80-90%).

If you have any questions I'd be happy to help :thumbsup:

[HighTy]

That will actually help me a whole lot. I am going to have to give them some information on why this would be good medicine for him if I am to convince them if they are un-informed on it's benefit's.
So far I know he definatley has some sort of cancer and i've heard that theres a pissibility he could die sometime soon. I'm still tryin to gather more info on him so I can find out.

Thanks!!

[Storm Crow]

Anti-tumor effects of cannabidiol
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Cannabinoids Inhibit the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Pathway in Gliomas
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Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol in patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme.
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Cannabidiol triggers caspase activation and oxidative stress in human glioma cells.
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Cannabis extract makes brain tumors shrink, halts growth of blood vessels
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Down-regulation of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-1 in gliomas
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Anti-Tumor Effects
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Don't know what type he has, but hopefully it is one that responds to cannabis. Hope that helps.

- Granny:hippy:

[Revanche21]

way to go storm crow!

Yea I would say Indica to dull pain and increase appetite if he has that problem not sure if he can't swallow though...

best of luck!

try to visit him before he goes :\