Paige Figi (The Origin Story of H...
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Paige Figi (The Origin Story of How CBD Saved a Child's Life When No One Else Could) - Episode 765
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Behind The Shield by James Geering

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Paige Figi spent years trying to find a treatment for her young daughter, Charlotte, who was diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome – a serious form of epilepsy – and suffered from frequent seizures. Because none of the traditional pharmaceuticals and treatments were reliable or successful in reducing and helping Charlotte’s life-limiting condition, Paige researched alternative therapies, discovering a type of hemp extract that had no major side effects or psychotropic effects.

Ms. Figi started giving Charlotte a natural, non-intoxicating, therapeutic hemp extract with low-THC and high-CBD that reduced her daughter’s epileptic symptoms and seizures from hundreds per week to less than three per month.

In 2015, she founded the Coalition for Access Now, a 501(c)4, to help other families in similar circumstances provide relief to their children. ... 

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plant medicineCBDTHCEpilepsyPaige FigiCharlotte's WebDravet SyndromeMother