After a decade as a felony probation and parole officer with the Florida Department of Corrections I was backed over by a pickup truck while at lunch with my family. I sustained a (TBI) Traumatic Brain Injury and a broken neck. I sought treatment for my seven types of epilepsy for over two decades and tried and failed on 19 different epilepsy medications.
I was turned down for seizure surgery and the Vagal Nerve Stimulator. I was treated at neurology clinics across the nation and after two decades my doctors had no more answers and were giving me no hope. I took matters into my own hands and discovered medical cannabis. My son’s family and I relocated from Illinois to Oregon to get the access and guidance I needed to treat my neurology issues with this life saving treatment.
I have written brain injury and epilepsy poems since 1996.
I have maintained 2 public Facebook pages since 2012 to help educate and inform others.
https://www.facebook.com/neurologyandcbd/
https://www.facebook.com/braininjuryawareness/
I enjoy nothing more than traveling throughout the nation guiding and educating fellow patients, families and professionals.