We had a really interesting day today and actually, it was quite positive. We made some major progress in our quest to find Lizze some relief from all that she suffers from.
I mentioned in a sorta offhand way recently, that Lizze has been using CBD oil and is scheduled to be evaluated for a medical marijuana card. Medical marijuana has recently been legalized in the State of Ohio and since we've literally tried everything conventional to help her with her migraines, this was all we had left to try. The CBD oil has been helping but the goal is to have both options available in order to best ensure a better quality of life.
Her appointment was yesterday and it went well. I'll let her go into the details when she's ready.
She received it for:
- PTSD (one of the main reasons)
- Migraines
- Fibromyalgia
- Anxiety
- Depression
She was able to get into the dispensary yesterday as well. Ohio has limits on everything and it's very tightly controlled. It's also unbelievably expensive.
Just to give you an idea of how expensive it is, here's a breakdown:
- Roughly $300 for the doctors appointment
- $50 for the actual card from the State
- $150 for the Vape pen
- $530/ounce for the buds
In Ohio, you are *not* allowed to smoke marijuana. It's available or will be available in edibles, oils and buds for use with a vape pen. We should eventually be allowed to order cartridges via online from places like Left Coast cartridges.
At the moment, the only thing you can get is actual plant matter or buds and all you can do with them is vape. Ohio is moving incredibly slow and they are literally just getting this off the ground.
Anyway, this was very important to get done because Lizze is in so much pain, her quality of life is nonexistent anymore.
I can say that her migraine has begun worsening over the last few days. During her headache infusions a couple of weeks ago, her migraine went from a 10 down to almost a 5 but it was only temporary and has since begun creep back up towards a 10.
After one dose today, her migraine went from an 8 all the way down to a 3. It dropped 5 points. It took 16 hours of infusions in order to get roughly the same results. It's pretty amazing and she's feeling really good.
I'm not sure what we're going to do moving forward because of the cost but if it continues to be a positive thing, we have to figure something out. At this point, we're thinking she might be able to get away with about $40/week. If not, it will increase by $40 increments per week. We're really hoping to make it last as long as possible.
Anyway, this is a really good thing. It's not without its problems but Lizze has been smiling and laughing since this all went through. She's experiencing relief at levels never before experienced and that's really hard to put a price on.
I'm working to try and bolster our income. I'm using a new ad service that's showing positive results so far. I also just picked up my 3rd sponsor for the podcast. It's not generating much right now but it is generating money. I'm not really putting much into marketing it yet until I have more content built up.
For now, every pageview on this site and every listen on the podcast helps, so don't be shy...
I'm hoping Lizze gets a good night's sleep. If she does, it will be the first time in a long time.
So, that's the big news. Oh, I also got a new vacuum as well. I'm super excited. Ours was broken and I've been hesitant to replace it due to the cost. We've been using the robot vacuums I received for reviews. I noticed yesterday that our vacuum was still under warranty for about 5 more days. I was able to go to Best Buy, cash out of the broken vacuum and put that towards a new one. I'm so excited to be able to vacuum the house like normal again.. I know it sounds lame but I really am excited.. ☺
All in all, a pretty good day.
