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it's constantly sinking. So, just being a cancer parent, you're
going to receive judgment," Hall explained.
She received judgement every step of the way from fami-
ly, friends, strangers on Facebook, doctors, fellow advocates,
and more. "I'm always going to be her advocate and I'm always
going to tell her story. I'll always be an advocate for kids on
cannabis because somewhere there is somebody just like me
that needs to hear this story. And that's the person I'm try-
ing to reach. I don't care who I irritate along the way. People
should be mad. They should be mad! Our babies deserve bet-
ter options, and I won't stop advocating until plant medicine
is considered a basic human right," said Hall. "I know my baby
better than anybody. She's a part of me. I know what's best
for her. I'm not going to listen to some doctor or some weirdo
on the street. Besides, quiet women never change history and
I've never been quiet, and neither is Brooklyn."
Hall never gave up fighting for her child. Cannabis saved her
daughters' life. Now, Brooklyn has a more normal life filled with
playing and being a kid, which is all the Hall family could ever
ask for.
Conclusion
Brooklyn's story is one of many; each medical cannabis patient
is unique, but they all are connected by one plant—cannabis.
Hall grew up as a D.A.R.E. kid. Cannabis was supposed to be bad
and dangerous. Through her research and learning from others
familiar with the plant, Hall became an advocate for her daugh-
ter, but also for all of the children and parents battling pediat-
ric cancer. "Nothing will ever change if we do nothing. I didn't
know this life and I didn't know about 4% until it blindsided me
and it became my kid. It's not as rare as you think it is. I never
thought this would be my life. I never thought I would be a
cancer parent. But it happens," Hall said.
Not many people openly discuss sick children, especially
those suffering from cancer. Hall believes that by sharing her
story about her daughter's lifesaving experience with canna-
bis, it will encourage other parents and other people to share
their stories and fight for more research as well as federal law
changes. To see the changes you want, you will need to live
a little dangerously and have hope in cannabis. This miracle
plant has an overwhelming value in the medical field. Brook-
lyn's life was changed by it in the most inspiring way, it gives
hope which is very hard to find when fighting pediatric cancer.
For more information, check out Meghan and Brooklyn's
Facebook page, Living Dangerously with Danger Girl (2).
References
(1) https://www.today.com/health/world-cancer-day-2021-
why-childhood-cancer-gets-limited-funding-t207903
(2) https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100028422446914
Meghan and Brooklyn, holding Brooklyn's star from Make A Wish
at Give Kids the World in Kissimmee, Florida.
Danger Girl aka Brooklyn, showing off her strength, bravery, and
cancer-free smile in Oswego, New York (July 2021).
