Modesto — Jayden David, 6, gives his father, Jason, a hug before going to sleep.
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Modesto — To help control symptoms of his epilepsy, Jayden takes a solution made mostly of cannabidiol, or CBD, the second-most prominent of marijuana's 100 or so cannabinoids.
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Modesto — David gives Jayden drops of the cannabidiol solution four times a day. Cannabidiol, or CBD, is not psychoactive -- it doesn't make him high.
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Modesto — David sits with his son during a haircut. Jayden’s seizures have been much reduced since he began taking cannabidiol.
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Modesto — Jayden watches a children's program on a DVD player. The cannabidiol seems to have helped him greatly, but the country's mainstream medical community has not embraced it -- one doctor said the alternative medicine is "not something I can ethically recommend."
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When Jayden was 1 1/2 years old, he was diagnosed with Dravet syndrome, a form of infant epilepsy described in medical literature as catastrophic and potentially fatal.
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Modesto — David takes Jayden to a gym for a swim. He says that would have been impossible before he began treating Jayden's epilepsy with cannabidiol.
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Modesto — Jayden watches a DVD as his father talks on the phone at their home.
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Modesto — Jayden takes four prescription pills a day -- down from 22. This fall, he is being mainstreamed in school for an hour a day, his speech therapy is progressing, and he hugs anyone who asks.
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