Charlotte Figi has Dravet syndrome - a rare and severe form of epilepsy She suffered from thousands of seizures every week and couldn't walk In desperation, her parents tried treating her with medical marijuana After just a few months she started walking and talking for the first time Her seizures have also almost completely stopped
By Emma Innes
PUBLISHED: 06:00 EST, 13 August 2013 | UPDATED: 11:11 EST, 13 August 2013
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A child who suffered from thousands of seizures a week is finally on the road to recovery - after her parents treated her with cannabis.
Doctors told Paige and Matt Figi that their daughter, Charlotte, would not survive much longer after she was diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy.
But after years of researching possible cures, her desperate parents have resorted to feeding her marijuana - after stumbling across the controversial treatment online.
Charlotte Figi (pictured since her treatment), six, has Dravet syndrome - a rare and severe form of epilepsy. She was having a thousand seizures a week and her parents were told to prepare for the worst
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