Medical marijuana is of urgent necessity to the health of a little girl in Wisconsin - so much so that her family is willing to move to Colorado to access the controversial drug, according to Yahoo! Parenting.
Four-year old Lily Pletka-Wirth's only hope to get her seizure illness cured is to take prescribed marijuana medication. Lily also has autism, various developmental delay disorders, and a terminal epilepsy illness, called Dravet syndrome. One out of five Dravet victims die due to the disorder.
Lily's overall condition cannot be treated by ordinary medicine. THC and the CBD chemicals have been discovered to control the brain triggers that bring about the epileptic attacks. However, many medical specialists saw the need to study these facts more thoroughly. THC is composed of a group of psychological relievers yielded from Marijuana use.
Marijuana in Wisconsin is hardly accessible, even for medication.
The child's mom, Vicky, shared in-depth details about her daughter's dwindling health condition. "Lily is one seizure away from possible death," she disclosed. "Lily needs around-the-clock care and cannot be left alone, even for a minute."
"When we use the bathroom, we just take her with us," she added.
The Wisconsin family is saving up funds to access marijuana for Lily's medication in Colorado. Managing the family's finances has been tough for Vicky and partner, Rosie Wirth.
Vicky and Rosie started the "Go Fund Me" online portal in 2013. The couple saved $1,600 from the site so far, according to Yahoo! Parenting.
The Pletka-Wirth family also sold their belongings to help fund the upcoming relocation and marijuana medical care in Colorado. Subsequently, the family's savings rose to $3,800 in total to date.
"We need $5,000 to move to Colorado," Vicky revealed. "We'll figure out the rest when we get there."
In the United States, 23 states lawfully allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes. Colorado is one of them. Alabama will soon join these states in legalizing medical marijuana use. AL.com reported that Alabama approved marijuana use on Wednesday to treat certain health conditions. Among the diseases cured by this are epilepsy, glaucoma, cancer, and HIV.
Meanwhile, a seven-year old girl from Ohio likewise suffers from a similar health condition as Lily. Sofia Nazzarine has had uncontrollable epilepsy since she was an infant, according to The Huffington Post. Like Lily, Sofia needs to access marijuana to get her condition treated. Unfortunately, marijuana is not lawfully allowed for use in Ohio, even for medical purposes.
