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The Offers

July 1, 2018 By Allison Ray Benavides

The Offers

I'm standing still, alone on the black top of an empty street. A single lamp overhead casts a sepia tone through the dense fog settling in around me. My eyes look slowly from side to side as I try to make sense of the quiet, peaceful calm I feel despite the horrific awareness that my child has died. The surreal feelings remain as I roll over and spoon his little body next to me in bed, relieved … [Read more...] about The Offers

Filed Under: Blog, Uncategorized Tagged With: biomed and epilepsy, bullshit, caregiver mental health, cultural hegemony, doose syndrome, epilepsy alternative treatments, Epilepsy caregivers, medical marijuana kids, Mother Healer, pediatric cannabis, san diego epilepsy, san diego medical marijuana

How CA’s Recreational Use Impacts Medical Marijuana Patients

January 12, 2018 By Allison Ray Benavides

How CA’s Recreational Use Impacts Medical Marijuana Patients

I tried not to take it personal when a friend in the cannabis industry chided me for not being more on top of how "The Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act" will impact my son, a pediatric patient in California. Sure I knew this was coming, but the state's website hadn't been updated yet. And since special needs parenting, working full-time, running a business and a household … [Read more...] about How CA’s Recreational Use Impacts Medical Marijuana Patients

Filed Under: Blog, Uncategorized Tagged With: high cbd, kids and cannabis, kids and marijuana, kids california cannabis, kids medical marijuana program, san diego cannamoms, san diego medical marijuana, thca kids

CBD, ADHD, Autism and Other Neurologically Atypical Symptoms

November 30, 2017 By Allison Ray Benavides

CBD, ADHD, Autism and Other Neurologically Atypical Symptoms

The most frequently searched terms that are finding this site are now CBD, ADHD and Autism. And I have more than a few emails I need to return asking the same (I haven't forgotten you, mamas - I'm actually writing this just for YOU). Could CBD also help with my child's anxiety, sleep disorder, sensory processing disorder, Lyme disease, depression, traumatic brain injury, Tourette syndrome, tics, … [Read more...] about CBD, ADHD, Autism and Other Neurologically Atypical Symptoms

Filed Under: Blog, Uncategorized Tagged With: adhd cbd, alternative adhd treatment, autism cbd, cannabis adhd, cannabis autism, kids and cannabis, kids and THC, pediatric cannabis support, pediatric cannabis therapy, san diego cannamoms, san diego medical marijuana, thca

Solid Gold: Tips From Dr. Bonni

March 7, 2017 By Allison Ray Benavides

Solid Gold: Tips From Dr. Bonni

The most commonly searched terms that get parents here are: "CBD", "Kids" and "Dosing". They're asking the internet because doctors certainly aren't telling them. Except as a social worker, I ethically can't tell you either. What I can do, however, is empower you with the tools and resources you need to figure it out yourself. I promise, once you get the hang of it, you will feel even stronger and … [Read more...] about Solid Gold: Tips From Dr. Bonni

Filed Under: Blog, Uncategorized Tagged With: doose syndrome, dosing cbd, dosing pediatric cannabis, epilepsy alternative treatments, epilepsy HOPE, epilepsy san diego, high cbd dosing, kids and cannabis, pediatric cannabis, san diego epilepsy, san diego medical marijuana, thca

Mythic Mothering In The Upside Down

August 8, 2016 By Allison Ray Benavides

Mythic Mothering In The Upside Down

"Wherefore, the days will come that no flesh shall be safe upon the waters. . . . and the destroyer rideth upon the face thereof.” D&C 61:15-19 When my 3 year-old son became obsessed with The Nightmare Before Christmas I tried not to be concerned. Sure, it’s a kids movie but I don’t know . . . He was just so little and scary movies have never been my thing. I was raised a member of the C … [Read more...] about Mythic Mothering In The Upside Down

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: big pharma, bullshit, caregiver mental health, Caregiver resources, cultural hegemony, doose syndrome, epilepsy alternative treatments, epilepsy san diego, kids and cannabis, kids and marijuana, kids and THC, san diego cannamoms, san diego medical marijuana, trauma informed services

“Happy” Epilepsy Awareness Month

November 27, 2015 By Allison Ray Benavides

“Happy” Epilepsy Awareness Month

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month and I apologize for not posting earlier. I really tried but found myself bored while reviewing the usual. All stuff we need to share, I'm sure, but I just wasn't feeling any of it. Struggling with my motivation and finding a topic to create awareness around, I sat down to write and decided to simply start where I'm at. Checking in I noticed I'm really, … [Read more...] about “Happy” Epilepsy Awareness Month

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: bullshit, caregiver mental health, Caregiver resources, doose syndrome, epilepsy alternative treatments, epilepsy caregiver mental health, Epilepsy caregivers, HOPE, intractable epilepsy, Neurogenic yoga caregivers, pediatric cannabis, pediatric cannabis therapy, PTSD epilepsy, san diego cannamoms, san diego epilepsy, san diego medical marijuana, trauma informed services

Meet Ray

August 15, 2015 By Allison Ray Benavides

Meet Ray

I love a good juxtaposition. I got one for you: This is my friend Ray. He and the rest of the Mirzabegian brothers are responsible for bringing The Realm of Caring and Charlotte's Web, the high CBD oil that is saving my son's life, to California. He also makes THC concentrates for children. I haven't needed to add THC to my son's treatment, but I know a lot of families who have and it's … [Read more...] about Meet Ray

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: big pharma, bullshit, cultural hegemony, kids and THC, medical marijuana kids, pediatric cannabis, pediatric cannabis therapy, san diego medical marijuana

Looking for it

August 4, 2015 By Allison Ray Benavides

Looking for it

"You're looking for certainty," my son's neurologist reflected. I lowered by chin and raised my eyebrows with pursed lips. I've been Buddhish for over 20 years and work in the field of death and dying. I'm pretty sure I don't believe in certainty. And certainly not when it comes to epilepsy treatment. I saw this post on brilliant Elizabeth's blog a couple days after this appointment and made … [Read more...] about Looking for it

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: doose syndrome, Epilepsy caregivers, epilepsy san diego, high cbd, HOPE, pediatric cannabis, san diego cannamoms, san diego epilepsy, san diego medical marijuana

Antecdotal Epidiolex

July 21, 2015 By Allison Ray Benavides

Antecdotal Epidiolex

When Senator Gillebrand mentioned in The Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control hearing about the current state of cannabis research being primarily in the hands of one pharmaceutical company, she was talking about GW Pharmaceutical. They've been working on marijuana based medicines in top "secret locations" at least since the mid nineties. Their highly anticipated CBD pharmaceutical … [Read more...] about Antecdotal Epidiolex

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: big pharma, doose syndrome, Epidiolex, epilepsy alternative treatments, epilepsy san diego, high cbd, HOPE, intractable epilepsy, pediatric cannabis, san diego medical marijuana

Exploring hegemony with a “tiny little mother mind ™”

May 8, 2015 By Allison Ray Benavides

Exploring hegemony with a “tiny little mother mind ™”

I like fancy words. I won’t remember how to say them right and feel silly when I use them, but I love it when other people do. They catch my attention and I always learn something extra. And when I was an anthropology student* there were a lot of fancy words to learn. Each quarter I began to notice that there was always one that would rise to the top, one word that every professor all seemed to t … [Read more...] about Exploring hegemony with a “tiny little mother mind ™”

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: bullshit, cultural hegemony, epilepsy san diego, intractable epilepsy, Medical Hegemony, medical kidnapping, pediatric cannabis, san diego medical marijuana

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