A message from Clark French, an MS sufferer who uses cannabis to treat his symptoms. Do you think Cl
Because my medicine is "Illegal", i face the choice, break the law and have a better quality of life, or respect it and suffer. I face stigma, ignorance and sometimes even hatred, for nothing more then taking a medicine that has been used by humans for thousands of years, wanting to live, wanting the same chances as everybody else, wanting to contribute to society. Is this really such a crime? Do you really consider me a criminal? I have thought about it long and hard, i am not a criminal, i am a good, honest person who wants the same chance in life as everybody else, nothing more nothing less. in two months time, by using my medicine i have saved the NHS over £30'000 on the nasty nasty treatment they wanted to put me on. Its called Tysabri and is only usually prescribed as a second line treatment after several severe relapses- it is a measure of how ill i was that i was offered a drug usually only given to people after 5-10 years of diagnosis - when i was first diagnosed. Tysabri had a chance of putting me into a coma which i will never wake up from. and thats just one of the drugs out of the cocktail i would other wise be prescribed. since coming off the prescription drugs i feel so much better and able to be myself - opiates mame me into someone im not. Because of this I feel Morally obliged to get my name out there, to share my story, and to have a voice. If i have a voice maybe i can speak for all those millions of sick people who dont have one. Cannabis is medicine - in the last two years i have met hundreds of people with a vast array of illness's like ME, Chrons Disease, Fybromialga, PTSD, Bipolar, Spinal Injuries, Depression, Autism, Parkingsons, HIV, Cancer many many people with MS and so many more illness's it would take me an age to write them all down. Cannabis helps all of them have a better quality of life. why do they face prison for wanting more from life then a permanent disability? Surely it should be everyones right to treat their own illness the way that they see fit?? especially if its backed by science, which for many illness's especially MS it is. Now i dont really ask for much, and im not one to really complain about my situation, having a chronic condition is awful- id never wish it upon anyone, not even my worst enemy. For change to happen i need my friends, my family and the people i know to help me. Please help me get my voice heard, if not for the millions of sick and disabled people who would benefit from it right NOW, then for no other reason that one day that sick person in need of safe and effective medicine might be you. - im not ashamed to say i have tears in my eyes while i write this - these tears are for all my friends in need - i will fight for our rights until the end of my days, ONE LOVE.
Philip Walsh ● 4799d6 Comments