by John Beaubien | Jul 6, 2018 | 360 Perspectives
One individual’s experience Story by Cassandra Brandt It’s just another day, but for me that means waking up in pain, anxious, and with my limp body flopping around the bed like a fish out of water. I take my morning medications; for me, this includes a few puffs off...
by John Beaubien | Jul 6, 2018 | 360 Perspectives
Can cannabis help? Story by Cassandra Brandt Arizona legalized medical marijuana (MMJ ) in 2010. Now, more than 100,000 Arizona residents hold registry identification cards, also known as “green cards.” The cards allow them to purchase marijuana in various forms at...
by John Beaubien | Jan 5, 2018 | Advocacy
Story by Cassandra BrandtPhotos by Loren Worthington Gina Schuh can still hear the sharp crack of her neck breaking as her head hit the bottom of the pool, the result of a dive gone awry. Suddenly living with quadriplegia at 18 years old, the aspiring chef had to...
by Cassandra Brandt | Oct 16, 2017 | Community
It’s Saturday morning and Haley, my 15-year-old daughter, comes to my room. We talk softly as she gives me my morning meds and empties my catheter bag. She brushes my hair and applies my makeup. As she dresses me we discuss school and her boyfriend. My brother, Efrim...
by John Beaubien | Jul 5, 2017 | 360 Perspectives
By Cassie Brandt On Mother’s Day, my best friend Heather and I returned to the street where we flipped her SUV exactly two years ago. I remember being suddenly incapable of moving and the medivac helicopter’s propellers chopping through the dark sky. I remember...
