Jul 6, 2019
When Yin’s six-month old baby Wally was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood eye cancer, she was plunged from the bliss of new motherhood into chemotherapy world. The side effects of the chemicals being pumped into Wally, who had only consumed breastmilk at that point, made him violently ill, so Yin and her husband Brian began looking for any and all resources to help him. This lead them to cannabis oil, and the results were immediate and stunning. This is the story of Wally's healing, and the medicines that saved his life. It is a story that shatters the taboos around children and cannabis that keep untold numbers of families from access to transformative healing. A documentary made from footage Brian filmed during Wally’s treatment called “Waldo on Weed” (2019) premiered at Tribeca Film Festival this summer and is currently making festival rounds. More podcasts and stories wherever podcasts are found and at maurajames.com. [“All To Myself” - Amber Coffman]