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Boy with brain cancer 'cured' after secretly fed medical marijuana by father | Mail Online

Boy, two, with brain cancer is 'cured' after secretly being fed medical marijuana by his father

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Last updated at 3:16 PM on 4th May 2011

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A desperate father whose son was suffering from a life-threatening brain tumour has revealed he gave him cannabis oil to ease his pain. And he has now apparently made a full recovery.

Cash Hyde, known as Cashy, was a perfectly healthy baby when he was born in June 2008 but became sick shortly before his second birthday.

At first he was misdiagnosed with glandular fever before his parents Mike and Kalli, from Missoula in Montana, were given the devastating news he had a serious brain tumour.

The little boy had to have arduous chemotherapy treatment to reduce the growth, which had drastic side effects including seizures and a blood infection.

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Mike Hyde with his son Cash who was diagnosed with a severe brain tumour

Mike Hyde with his son Cash who was diagnosed with a severe brain tumour

Cash had to have high-dose chemotherapy which made him very ill

Cash had to have high-dose chemotherapy which made him very ill

His distraught parents were repeatedly told he was likely to succumb to the illness because the condition was so bad.

After one bout of high-dose chemotherapy, Cash was so weak he could not lift his head and was too sick to eat any solid food for 40 days.

It was at this point that Mr Hyde decided to take action and go down the route of medical marijuana to try to help his young son.

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Cash's doctors refused to even discuss the option but his father went and sought authorisation elsewhere and then secretly administered it through his son's feeding tube.

He also told doctors to stop giving Cash the cocktail of anti-nausea drugs he had been taking - although he never told them what he was doing.

Mr Hyde told KXLY News that his son started looking better right away.

Cash's father secretly gave him medical marijuana through a feeding tube

Cash's father secretly gave him medical marijuana through a feeding tube

The youngster with his older brother Colty as he is treated in hospital

The youngster with his older brother Colty as he is treated in hospital

Mr Hyde said: 'He hadn't eaten a thing in 40 days - and, it was really incredible to watch him take a bite of a piece of cheese. It shows that he wants to live'.

He credits the cannabis oil with helping his son get through the chemo, and say Cash has now been declared cancer free by doctors.

The boy is now back and home and living the life of a typical young boy, playing with his elder brother Colty.

Medical marijuana is legal in some states, including Montana, but its use for children is poorly understood and quite rate.

The US federal government does not recognise the legality of using the drug for medical reasons and frequently clashes with states over the issue.

Mr Hyde told KXLY: 'It's very controversial, it's very scary. But, there's nothing more scary than losing your child.'

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[elancohen92 10+ year member]

woahhh!

 

[groundpound4200 5,000+ posts]

yay for weed

 

[jco1385 5,000+ posts]

so i should be cancer free for quite a while then. very well.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

I've read studies about how people that smoke weed are less at risk for brain cancer or something like that. They believe THC actually attacks cancerous cells. Similarly, people who smoked weed AND cigarettes were less likely to get lung cancer than people who just smoke cigarettes...

 

[subzero 5,000+ posts]

he used the oil thou. I wouldnt say that smoking it is = to the oil. Smoke itself is still harmful but a bong can cleanse most those toxins.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

he used the oil thou. I wouldnt say that smoking it is = to the oil. Smoke itself is still harmful but a bong can cleanse most those toxins.

The first part of this statement is true, the second is NOT. I don't understand why people think a bong filters anything out of the smoke...

And the oil contains HIGH amounts of THC, meaning he probably got higher doses than he would if he would have smoked anything, he just gets it without any of the harmful smoke. Like I said, it's the THC that has the cancer fighting properties, not the smoke.

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

I don't understand why people think a bong filters anything out of the smoke...

Why do you think it doesn't?

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

Why do you think it doesn't?

lol, why do you think it does? I understand that after awhile bong water starts to turn nasty, so it MUST take something out, but to say that smoking through a bong filters any significant amount out is ridiculous. Think about it, those air pockets go through the water in big bubbles, yeah some of the smoke around the outside of the bubble may contact the water but most of it does not. Now maybe if you had some kind of weird bubbler that forced the smoke to become very tiny bubbles so the smoke volume to surface area ratio was smaller, I might buy it, but a regular bong? Not IMO.

 

[thevic24 5,000+ posts]

Hits from the bong.......

 

[LazyRider 10+ year member]

Heard this story a while ago. People were upset with the father and I couldn't understand why. They're acting as if he went to the corner and bought some weed and had his son smoke it lol. Although to play devils advocate, it would be interesting to see how his supporters would've reacted if the oils caused his son even more pain. I'm glad it all worked out though

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

lol, why do you think it does? I understand that after awhile bong water starts to turn nasty, so it MUST take something out, but to say that smoking through a bong filters any significant amount out is ridiculous. Think about it, those air pockets go through the water in big bubbles, yeah some of the smoke around the outside of the bubble may contact the water but most of it does not. Now maybe if you had some kind of weird bubbler that forced the smoke to become very tiny bubbles so the smoke volume to surface area ratio was smaller, I might buy it, but a regular bong? Not IMO.

So you haven't researched it, you just feel you are correct.

 

[bubbagumper6 5,000+ posts]

So you haven't researched it, you just feel you are correct.

You could say that...

I like to think of it as a conclusion theory based on scientific logic...

 

[351mustang65 10+ year member]

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[Slayerx 10+ year member]

All about the Vaporizers //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/cool.gif.3bcaf8f141236c00f8044d07150e34f7.gif