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A Lowcountry mother plans to move her family across the country for access to medical marijuana as she does everything to save her 9-year-old daughter.
Amanda McNabb's daughter Allie is battling a rare brain tumor, and two days before Christmas doctors found it. They had to remove Allie's eye, and after an MRI, doctors found the Extraocular Retinoblastoma, an aggressive form of cancer.
What's worse for McNabb, the tumor is in a place in her daughter's skull that chemotherapy is not enough to treat it. Now young Allie has seen every specialist in the area, but her case is so rare McNabb is desperate to pack up her four children and head west.
"The best we know, it's a very aggressive, fast growing tumor and it needs to be addressed right away and that's what we intend to do," McNabb said.
McNabb said there are two clinics in California that feel Allie would benefit from medical marijuana to help slow the tumor's growth and ease symptoms.
But because the type of medical marijuana Allie needs is not legal in South Carolina, they must make a big decision and fast.
"It doesn't have all of the active things in it and for what she is dealing with, you need all of the active components," McNabb said. "So, they're saying, you need to go to California, you need to go to California right now."
While McNabb tries to figure out how to uproot her family quickly, her daughter stays connected to her classmates through letters.
"I hope you feel better. We all want you to come back. We miss you," she reads from one letter written by a classmate.
McNabb says Allie understands why she's not allowed to go back to school right now, but her daughter is still withdrawn.
But hope is in westward expansion for the McNabbs. The only thing holding them back is money.
McNabb says one of the California clinics has an open spot for Allie as early as next week, but at this point, they cannot afford it. They need at least $18,000 to make it happen, $4,500 to hold her spot in the clinic.
Stories like Allie's are the reason why there's a push to legalize medical marijuana in South Carolina. There are currently two bills under review, supported by both Democrats and Republicans.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: SC: Battling Girl's Brain Tumor, Lowcountry Mom Looks To Medical Marijuana For Help
Author: Caroline Balchunas
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Amanda McNabb's daughter Allie is battling a rare brain tumor, and two days before Christmas doctors found it. They had to remove Allie's eye, and after an MRI, doctors found the Extraocular Retinoblastoma, an aggressive form of cancer.
What's worse for McNabb, the tumor is in a place in her daughter's skull that chemotherapy is not enough to treat it. Now young Allie has seen every specialist in the area, but her case is so rare McNabb is desperate to pack up her four children and head west.
"The best we know, it's a very aggressive, fast growing tumor and it needs to be addressed right away and that's what we intend to do," McNabb said.
McNabb said there are two clinics in California that feel Allie would benefit from medical marijuana to help slow the tumor's growth and ease symptoms.
But because the type of medical marijuana Allie needs is not legal in South Carolina, they must make a big decision and fast.
"It doesn't have all of the active things in it and for what she is dealing with, you need all of the active components," McNabb said. "So, they're saying, you need to go to California, you need to go to California right now."
While McNabb tries to figure out how to uproot her family quickly, her daughter stays connected to her classmates through letters.
"I hope you feel better. We all want you to come back. We miss you," she reads from one letter written by a classmate.
McNabb says Allie understands why she's not allowed to go back to school right now, but her daughter is still withdrawn.
But hope is in westward expansion for the McNabbs. The only thing holding them back is money.
McNabb says one of the California clinics has an open spot for Allie as early as next week, but at this point, they cannot afford it. They need at least $18,000 to make it happen, $4,500 to hold her spot in the clinic.
Stories like Allie's are the reason why there's a push to legalize medical marijuana in South Carolina. There are currently two bills under review, supported by both Democrats and Republicans.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: SC: Battling Girl's Brain Tumor, Lowcountry Mom Looks To Medical Marijuana For Help
Author: Caroline Balchunas
Contact: abc4
Photo Credit: abc4
Website: abc4