- Now for other news and our "Wisconsin Look." Parents of
children with seizure-related health problems testified at the
state capitol Wednesday in favor of a bill which would legalize
possession of a medical marijuana extract.
The oil can alleviate symptoms of serious ailments, including
seizures but is currently illegal in Wisconsin.
Madison father Ron Jordan testified in support of the
bill.
His son Giovanni is 11 and has epilepsy and is severely
intellectually and developmentally disabled.
- But there is hope.
It's right here in front of us in the form of CBD oil.
We know so many people who have uprooted their lives to move to
states where their hope has increased as they have seen
their epileptic children thrive.
The seizures diminish because of a simple oil taken from a
natural plant.
We've seen it help our son.
His seizures have diminished.
He is starting to use sign language.
He is learning to be potty trained.
He is trying to speak.
Why then should we have to fear using this oil when it offers us
so much hope?
You all have a chance to let that hope grow for so many
families.
All we ask is that you remember holding your children for the
first time and remember all the hope you had for them.
Please let us have some of that hope as well.