Karen Gray lives in the west of Edinburgh. Her six year old son, Murray, has a rare form of Epilepsy called Doose Syndrome which causes him to have multiple seizures every day. She has been battling to get Medicinal Cannabis for Murray.
The drug was licensed last year but Karen faces challenges trying to get it prescribed.
The BBC followed her to the Netherlands a couple of weeks ago, where she brought stocks of the drug back to this country, which is still technically illegal without an import licence.
You can see the difference the drug has made to Murray’s condition:
January 2019 – before full extract cannabis oil
May 2019 – been using cannabis oil with thc for 2 months.
The difference to our everyday life is unbelievable. The oils work. We should have an NHS prescription.
This is why I will NEVER give up fighting for Murray đź’ś pic.twitter.com/ifRI8BFxqg
— Karen Gray (@karenmurraygray) June 7, 2019
You can watch the whole documentary, which was broadcast last night, here.
Her local Lib Dem Parliamentarians Alex Cole-Hamilton and Christine Jardine have been supporting her. Karen and Alex were on BBC Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland today.
Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP (@agcolehamilton) was on Good Morning Scotland today alongside Karen Gray talking about medicinal cannabis and the struggles some parents face getting help for their ill children.
Take a listen here from 1 hour 35 mins onwards…https://t.co/FLYcH1MKGj
— Scottish Lib Dems (@scotlibdems) June 13, 2019
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