July 2018
Dear PALS and Caregivers,
Short report on Kim's health: He had open heart surgery on Tuesday, June 26 after being on an antibiotic for 5 weeks (the second time around). He came through the surgery well. He had his mitral valve replaced. They found staph in the valve and another bacteria that they were not aware of. His recovery is coming along well. Through all of this this, his residual ALS symptoms - drop foot and particularly right leg weakness have not worsened except in the sense that the overall all weakness from the infection and surgery would create. He will return to the rehab section of the hospital on Monday from the Cardio Vascular ICU where he has been for 12 days. This is for his final rehab preparation for going home. Can you hear me shouting HURRAY all the way from Idaho? He has been charging up and down the halls of the ICU the last couple of days and using their exercise machine whenever he can get someone to help him get on it. A nurse told us yesterday that Kim is the only person she has ever seen use that machine. Thank you so much for those who have offered prayers in his behalf.
New Subject: Some of you have asked if we know anything about the use of CBD oil or marijuana with ALS. It is not legal in our state so we have not used it. Some have tried it with some success and others have not had success. It may be because they were not using the correct kind. I really don't know about that. Here is a website of a man who has used it successfully: https://illegallyhealed.com/keeping-als-at-bay-with-cannabis/
Cathy Jordon from Florida has smoked marijuana for many years to correct the phlegm in her throat in the morning as she gets up. Here is a link with a short bio on her and there may be a longer one on one of the blog entries. https://healingals.org/healedhealing-pals/
You may also find more information on it by going to www.mercola.com and searching cannabis or CBD oil in his search window. I have read that we have cannabis receptors in our body.
CBD oil manual
https://www.projectcbd.org/guidance/cbd-users-manual
It is always our prayer that you will find the right answers for you as everyone has different health issues that need correcting in order to heal.
Kay Cherry
Dear PALS and Caregivers,
Short report on Kim's health: He had open heart surgery on Tuesday, June 26 after being on an antibiotic for 5 weeks (the second time around). He came through the surgery well. He had his mitral valve replaced. They found staph in the valve and another bacteria that they were not aware of. His recovery is coming along well. Through all of this this, his residual ALS symptoms - drop foot and particularly right leg weakness have not worsened except in the sense that the overall all weakness from the infection and surgery would create. He will return to the rehab section of the hospital on Monday from the Cardio Vascular ICU where he has been for 12 days. This is for his final rehab preparation for going home. Can you hear me shouting HURRAY all the way from Idaho? He has been charging up and down the halls of the ICU the last couple of days and using their exercise machine whenever he can get someone to help him get on it. A nurse told us yesterday that Kim is the only person she has ever seen use that machine. Thank you so much for those who have offered prayers in his behalf.
New Subject: Some of you have asked if we know anything about the use of CBD oil or marijuana with ALS. It is not legal in our state so we have not used it. Some have tried it with some success and others have not had success. It may be because they were not using the correct kind. I really don't know about that. Here is a website of a man who has used it successfully: https://illegallyhealed.com/keeping-als-at-bay-with-cannabis/
Cathy Jordon from Florida has smoked marijuana for many years to correct the phlegm in her throat in the morning as she gets up. Here is a link with a short bio on her and there may be a longer one on one of the blog entries. https://healingals.org/healedhealing-pals/
You may also find more information on it by going to www.mercola.com and searching cannabis or CBD oil in his search window. I have read that we have cannabis receptors in our body.
CBD oil manual
https://www.projectcbd.org/guidance/cbd-users-manual
It is always our prayer that you will find the right answers for you as everyone has different health issues that need correcting in order to heal.
Kay Cherry