Would pot (or medical marijuana,whatever sounds better) help my Grandfather?
I cannot believe I am doing this. But, here’s the problem, my 72 yr. old grandfather has colitis(sp?) it’s a terrible stomach aliment that there is no cure for. You can only treat it, but so far, not a single medication the doctors have prescribed for him over the past year and a half has worked. He is in a tremendous amount of pain and cannot eat. Now, because of that, he has other problems arising. He’ s always tired, grumpy and uncomfortable. It kinda sucks, he cant eat because his stomach hurts, but then it hurts that much more if he doesn’t. So, he just figures sleep. It is so hard to see. My grandparents are really, my everything, the parents I never had. It kills me to see him like this. He is usually a very active man, gardening, building, idk, just, grandpa stuff i guess you’d call it 🙂 I’ve been thinking for a few months now, Pot could maybe help. At least with the eating and mellowing his stomach out when he does, even something small like a 1/2 a sandwich bothers him, and, I’m not like an advocate for pot, I just think it might help. on the other hand, if he were to smoke, I;m worried if it will bother other problems he has. He’s diabetic and was a smoker for over 20 years when he had a heart attack, he had to have a quadruple bi-pass about 13-14 yrs. ago. and he quit smoking right away, but it didn’t stick until about a year later. I brought it up to him, only half serious, but he’s at the point now where nothing has worked, so, he will try anything. The last medication he was on, is stuff from WAY back in the day that’s a crazy strong opiate (the name escapes me, I know it starts with a P) even that didn’t help. So, I don’t know, like I said, I’m not big on the whole my grandpa smoking pot, but, I think it will help, and not for long term, but at least the guy will get to eat a meal!! hes lost 50 lbs! I just really will try anything to make him feel better.
It would help relieve his pain and stimulate his appetite, lower his blood pressure and mellow him out.
I think your thinking of Percocet pain medication. Check with his doctor.
I use medical marijuana for Arthritis pain. I’m off prescription pain medication. Oh, I’m 70.
It would most definitely help him. My brother had cancer and couldn’t eat because of the chemo and radiation. So I sat down and smoked 2 joints with him. It works, right after we were done we both had the “munchies” and he ate. He gobbled down a double whopper and fries with out a problem. My bro lost almost 75lb when he wasn’t smoking, but he gained almost all of it back and even opened some of the doctors minds to medical marijuana.
Watch the movie, The Union: The Business Behind Getting High. Great documentary that changed my parents prospective about marijuana.
Yes. smoking Mj would benefit your grandfather in many ways. It could replace several medications and he can inhale it through a vaporizer, which eliminates the risks of smoking at all. You could also buy cannabutter which is butter made from MJ and use it to cook him meals so he doesn’t have to smoke at all. MJ will bring him euphoria, hunger, and reduce any body pain.
Yes, it would most likely help him. If you are concerned about him smoking it, he can inhale it using a vaporizer, or cook with it. Best of luck!