The mother of a U.K. teenager who relies on cannabis oil to treat his epilepsy fears the family may no longer be able to cover the cost of the private medication.
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Rachel Rankmore told WalesOnline that the family pays £1,200 ($2,021) for her son’s medication.
Bailey Williams, 19, has a rare form of epilepsy known as Lennox Gastaut Syndrome that can cause hundreds of seizures a day. His mother said that more than 20 pharmaceutical drugs, vagus nerve stimulation and a ketogenic diet failed to improve his symptoms. Some of the drugs also triggered worrying side effects like tremors, confusion and skin rashes.
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