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Medical Cannabis for Omaha Boy: Act Now to Help
In an unassuming Omaha neighborhood, a 7-year-old Omaha boy named Teddy Bronson lives surrounded by love, laughter, and hope. "He really loves to watch volleyball, he loves a cold Sprite, he loves probably most every food we give him," said Teddy's mom, Liz. "He loves the spinning fan." But this cheerful Omaha boy also lives with DUP15Q, a rare genetic chromosome disorder with no cure.
"The kids end up with developmental delay and about 80% of the kids have epilepsy," Liz said. "In the cohort of kids with epilepsy, it's drug-resistant epilepsy." Teddy also experiences intellectual and developmental disabilities, a lifelong diagnosis that impacts every part of his family's life.
Doctors believe medical cannabis could make a difference for this brave Omaha boy. According to the Bronsons, one child in Nebraska is born with Teddy's condition every four years, and about 36,000 children worldwide share the same diagnosis. For Teddy's parents, Matt and Liz, each day is a battle against seizures that could be fatal at any time.
"Kids that experience this degree of epilepsy have about a 15-fold increased risk of SUDEP — sudden unexpected death in epilepsy," Liz explained. Managing seizures is their best defense.
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