LeafLine

For Kim of Benson, Minnesota, it happened all at once. In the early winter of 2015, her father—who she adored—passed away and along with him, the remainder of her support system. She was devastated. Shortly after, she was diagnosed with shingles which took the chronic, widespread pain she lived in every day from fibromyalgia and multiplied it; the pain was horrific.

For Kristina of St. Cloud, Minnesota, her diagnoses of PTSD, Fibromyalgia, and a traumatic brain injury (TBI) brought a wave of relief for her and her loved ones. For decades, she did not know what was wrong with her; numerous doctors told her she was perfectly healthy and test results seemed to tell the same story.

“It feels like someone is pushing your eye out,” says Mike of Lakeville, Minnesota, on describing the pain he endures from cluster headaches. “Don’t worry, my condition isn’t contagious,” he jokes.

Meet Edmund (Ed), a Marine veteran, husband, father, grandfather, and patient at LeafLine Labs. Ed is a medically retired VA Field Examiner who enjoys hunting, fishing, gardening, and spending time with his wife and two dogs. Ed has been diagnosed with various forms of intractable pain, muscle spasms, and PTSD.

Just before turning 3, Kyle Jr. was diagnosed on the Autism spectrum. Within the last year, Kyle, who turns 8 this summer, was also diagnosed with anxiety, ADHD, and Tourette Syndrome. Having tried 8+ different medications that either caused too many side effects or had no effect at all, his parents felt a wave of relief when they found out his Tourette Syndrome diagnosis qualified him for the medical cannabis program in Minnesota; they were out of options, and they so badly wanted to find relief for their eldest son.

In 1989 while serving in the United States Navy, Randy sustained an injury along his cervical spine from C1 to T4. On September 21, 2016, Randy re-injured his cervical spine while undergoing a patient transport that lacked the proper ventilation equipment. His injuries eventually led to marrow edema from C1 to C3. He also developed degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis throughout the entirety of his cervical spine, which are both now progressing down into his thoracic spine into T4.

Meet Andrew, who is a son, a brother, a proud uncle to his niece and nephew, a boyfriend to “the world’s best girlfriend”, and a LeafLine Labs patient from Marshall, Minnesota. As a self-proclaimed “child of the internet”, Andrew likes blogging, being active on various social media sites, and exploring his creative side by shooting and editing videos. Away from his computer he enjoys spending time with his friends, and like many gets lost in conversations trying to figure out this thing called life.