My wife (chemo patient) was given Marinol in the hospital for appetite enhancement. She ate more the first day in the hospital than she did all week at home. I ask her chemo doc to give her some to take at home. She was supposed to call in a script, but hasn't yet, so we'll see today if she gets some. Believe me, when someone is taking chemo, they need it...desperately! In my wife's case, it's a life and death situation. I watched her withering away at home because she could/would not eat. We came home yesterday from the hospital and she is back to not eating. We have no access to MM in Texas. They had rather you die rather than prove them wrong about marijuana. Anyone that tells me it has no medical benefit will be wiping spit from their face.
If only being a congressman would cause cancer, they would legalize it so fast your head would spin. I have no idea what the MArinol costs because I haven't seen the bill yet, but I believe all states should legalize MM. I have never been arrested for anything in my 57 yrs, but I would go to jail if it meant my wife's health would benefit from it. I wouldn't know where to get any pot, or even if there is any MM grade stuff available around here. So, my only hope is she will get a script to MArinol or any other drug that will make her eat again. People just don't understand the need. When your body is swolen with ascites (fluid build up due to cancerous lesions on the liver) it compresses the stomach making the patient feel "full" all the time, so they do not eat, and they do not get the nutrients they need to produce the white blood cells that are being wasted fighting the chemo that is shrinking the cancerous lesions on their organs. That is a dangerous situation that can cause death fast!
Imagine an influenza epidemic and the government refused to legalize any vaccines to prevent it. That's what it feels like.
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