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- Actually dad rallied last night and requested his feco dose. He seems to have forgotten he is going down hill and asked when he would be going in for his next round of chemo. He even wanted to get out of bed and go for a walk. He got as far as sitting up and that was it. He got feint and felt nauseous. By gosh he is an inspiration. Had me carting his orchids in last night to check out their new flowers. I hope he doesn't think I am going to lug his tubs of bulbs up to check their progress too! LOL
- Big hug Brenda. As far as I can tell you are helping your dad with grace, strength and tenderness. Beautiful. K xox
- Thinking of you Brenda.
- Sorry to hear that Brenda. Re the reflux ... Try putting a brick under both top bed ends to raise it a tiny bit. We do this. Reflux can’t go uphill. Hopefully the lower throat injured by the acid won’t be exacerbated and he will get better sleep. Xx
- Ah @Brenda5 I am sure that your attention and care has been a greater salve than anything else for your dad. You are doing a fantastic job. Best wishes for peace and ease for both of you. Marg XX
- Dad is very end stage now and has gerd reflux pretty bad. Not a lot we can do as he cannot swallow a pill and just doesn't want to go with anything soothing although he won't knock back a few sips of ginger beer which do help.
The feco oil wasn't helping as much any more as he would throw up so the morphine has been increased by his Dr and the daily Blue nurses so he is at least comfortable.
The cannabis balm however has been surprisingly good. I rub his ankles and feet in because they are aching and shortly after he drifts off into a calm sleep. I put some on a knife cut I had on my hand and it is almost completely gone in only three days. Marvelous stuff. - As I understand it, @primek - the THC isn't removed - it just isn't 'activated' in Medicinal Cannabis treatments. That way the benefits from the THC is able to be utilised, reducing pain, and nausea and help with sleeping - without the 'high component', which many people don't like anyway.
For the 'high' component of THC to be activated, it requires extreme heat, ie smoked & inhaled.
The Medicinal Cannabis Oil is extracted from the leaf/stem/buds without that extreme heat, so the 'high' component is not activated. - @arpie wnder hiw it removes the thc.
- Interesting, @primek - I had always thought it was medicinal cannabis she used, not smoked leaf. Well worth watching the doco anyway, I reckon!
There is a machine you can buy that turns your 'home grown' directly into Cannabis Oil - and because it is not 'smoked' there is no 'high' component. - Yeah but from what I've seen regarding ONJ she's just growing her own and smoking it.
