Medical marijuana is fast becoming the best possible treatment for a variety of ailments, from pain to some psychological disorders according to many people. This is hindered by the fact it remains illegal in many countries. That was the reason why the Santiago family left their home in Puerto Rico and moved to Colorado.
After Two Days Of Cannabis Treatment, This Nine-Year-Old Autistic Boy Spoke For The First Time
By
Michael Avery in
News
On 31st October 2015
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When the cute little Kalel Santiago was 10 months old, he was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer, neuroblastoma and he spent two years undergoing surgery, radiation and chemotherapy treatments and fighting.
These treatments exhausted the Santiago family, but more bad news came when they received a diagnoses of non-verbal autism.
His father said:
"While he was in the hospital, we noticed he didn't speak at all and had some behaviour that wasn't right, like hand flapping, and walking on his toes. But we waited until he was 3 and cancer-free to look at his behaviour."
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Abiel, his Father and his wife, Gladys, then began researching Kalel's autism in an attempt to better understand it and the therapies for it. One of the treatments they found was using cannabis oil, specifically the compound cannabidiol, or CBD.
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After reading hundreds of testimonials about children in a similar situation to Kalel being successfully treated with CBD, they decided that they had to try it. In a shocking turn of events, only two days after they began the treatments Kalel spoke.
"He surprised us in school by saying the vowels, A-E-I-O-U. It was the first time ever. You can't imagine the emotion we had, hearing Kalel's voice for the first time. It was amazing."
His teacher was so amazed that she took a recording of him and sent it to them. "We said well, the only different thing we have been doing is using the CBD," Kalel's parents continued. With time, Kalel learned consonants and began speaking word and full sentences.
"I don't know how to thank the CBD oil makers," Abiel explained.
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