Family Plans To Treat Son With Marijuana

A Georgia family moved to Colorado in preparation to treat their 10-year-old son with medical marijuana. Caden Clark suffers from epileptic seizures and cerebral palsy.

Medical marijuana is not legal in Georgia and the family told us they had to move to Colorado Springs to get the help they needed.

"We have hope that's all I can say. We have hope and we didn't before," Cadens mom Kim Clark said.

Kim moved to Colorado Springs with Caden and her 13-year-old son Jax. Caden was diagnosed with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome, which causes seizures. Kim said when hes sick, it's sometimes up to 70 a day.

Kim said she was drawn to the Springs after seeing a CNN special about families in similar situations. Featured in the special was a non-profit foundation in Colorado Springs, Realm For Caring. They use cannabis oil to treat those with severe medical conditions.

"When I first saw this I was like, 'Okay I'm going to go talk to Chris about marijuana,' Kim said. It took awhile, it took some work, because the first thing he was like, 'No that's what I do, I'm not introducing this, I'm certainly not giving it to my child.'"

It was tough convincing her husband, Chris, because he's spent nearly 26 years with the Atlanta Police Department. Fighting the very drug he's now hoping will give his son some relief.

"The truth is we been through all the options, that's it," Kim said.

For now, the Clark family is split up, half living here and the other half staying in Georgia. They said its a small price to pay for a treatment with big possibilities.

"A lot of parents don't like to use the word "die" at all, but we've always been very clear about it because it's literally what we face all the time," Kim said.

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Family Plans To Treat Son With Marijuana