Another emontional story

Well, as we go, we are now pretty established, and most of the immediate challenges have been met, at least at this time. We all wait with bated breath to see what other demands either the state of CO, or the city of Denver will have us address.

We have been told, and are pretty sure, that the city has denied over 100 dispensaries their licenses based on zoning issues. Of course this is after they have paid the full 5000 dollars required, so the city has their money, but the dispensaries are in a bit of limbo. This is out a total of only 200 that sent in their applications, and there were 200 more that evidently did not send in the applications on time.

At this time, we appear to be safe (thank God), and seem to be staying one cautious step ahead of their ever-changing demands.

And our new and wonderful patients are just as concerned as we are about all the changes that can happen on a moments notice. They are concerned with our staying open as we have become a large part of their new life in dealing with Medical Marijuana, and we are all more than pleased with the success they are having in eliminating their pain. There are, it would seem, some who are using our medication for recreational use, just as many will use alcohol, beer, and prescription pills, and realistically, as long as done safely and discriminatory, we don't feel it is hurting anyone. We are not the ones who should judge.

But what is amazing are the ones who we see that are truly benefiting from this amazing medication. The stories are real, and they happen every day, and every person we help, makes us realize all the problems we have endured, seem worthwhile, truly.

We have a new patient (and new friend), who has visited us twice now, and she shared an amazing story. Her father died in his 70's of a form of dementia that is fatal, and unfortunately, she found out about 7 months ago that she was diagnosed with the same disease. Her strength and conviction of not letting this get her down is wonderful, but what has happened since the first diagnosis is even more amazing. She was given a prescription to help her deal with this problem, an anti-depressant that the doctor said would help her deal with her disconcerting news. It actually caused her to have a stroke in December, and they took her to the hospital, and did not expect her to live through her stay. But her strength and determination, with her family's love and support, got her through this ordeal. Now she is walking and talking, and getting around in a very normal pattern, and nobody would know she had recently had a stroke. She is amazing, kind, loving, and full of life. She has been told that her disease is fatal, and that she has no more than 8 years left in her life, unless a cure is found in the meantime.
To deal with her constant pain she has found us, and is thrilled with what our medicine has done for her in so many ways. To be able to help her, in any small way, just gives us added verification for what we do. It happens all the time, but this story is so meaningful to us, we needed to share it with all.