Cannabis for Epilepsy - Low doses of CBD already working!

Medical cannabis working in kids with epilepsy. Answer to family prayers?!?
Very gratifying day.- JR

Cannabis for Epilepsy - Low doses of CBD already working!

10-year-old boy one of first in Houston area to receive legal cannabis oil.The oil is used to treat his seizures that are caused from epilepsy.

Low THC Marijuana  Cannabis / CBD for Epilepsy in Texas 

Author: Ron TrevinoPublished: 5:52 PM CDT March 26, 2018

Ten-year-old James Challenger is one of the first patients in the Houston area to start using legal marijuana prescribed by a doctor.

It comes in the form of cannabis oil and only a small group of Texans are allowed to use it. They are epilepsy patients who are not getting any results from other medications.

James’ parents say it’s the answer to their prayers after he began taking the oil March 20.

"We saw a drastic improvement in him,” said Michael Challenger, James’ father. “His face lit up, his personality lit up, he is much happier.”

"I can show you school records of just horrible marks, to now where we haven’t had one bad mark since we started the medicine on Tuesday afternoon," says Mikelle Challenger, James’ mother.

The oil is prescribed by their neurologist, Dr. Josh Rotenberg, and it’s not covered by their insurance. M & M figure on spending around $200 a week for the oil. But, they say, if their son continues to improve, it’s well worth it.

Tests have shown James has been having at least a hundred seizures a day, and the 15 pills he takes each day don’t seem to help and have major side effects.

"He had been described as unhinged, just out of his mind, he wasn't there, you'd look at him and his eyes just weren’t there," Mikelle said.

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The family is very involved in their church community. In fact, James’ grandfather is an associate pastor Sagemont Church. M...

The way this family sees it, the cannabis oil is the answer to their prayers.

Video Here from KHOU

Special Education Report about HISD from AIR American Institutes for Research (AIR)

The AIR American Institutes for Research (AIR) report of HISD special education is accessible.

CLICK HERE AIR report

This report poses fundamental and even spiritual questions about how our community treats our most vulnerable children. 

Special education should not just be "integrated".  SPED should lead. 

Biology has diversity. Our kids are not McNuggets. SPED is the advanced course in educational theory and application.   If we fail SPED we are failing all children. 

And, I hope its translated to Spanish.

Offer feedback to your trustee or to Trustee at Large @annesung.

Dr. Rotenberg

Here is my summary of the report(my personal opinion, representing no one):  

For the most vulnerable of our children...

In a state that actively discourages identification and treatment of the approximately 15% of children with developmental disorders....

HISD has decent people, trying their best. 

But, HISD also:

• Under-identifies children while not really communicating/ understanding the process for identification.
• Places children without data ("sorting hat" vs data based approach?)
• Inequitably deprives children of resources (e.g resource room).
• Pokes the "I" out of the IEP.
• Supports no accountability.
• Does not adequately communicate.
• Does not adequately train.
• Suffers instructional / outcomes failure for SPED.
• Has no idea a) what happens in transition or after graduation nor attends to this on its report.