Why do I grow MMJ? In early 2010 (11 yo), I underwent a spinal cord tumor removal: The tumor was bigger than expected and nerves were going through the tumor. The surgery temporarily paralyzed me. By age 12, I had recovered enough to walk. I was not able to feel my right leg/foot, however. It was around this time I started getting feeling back. As this happened, I'd get debilitating nerve pain. My spine caved inwards where the tumor was removed so I had to have 1/3 of my mid/low back fused with rods. Using lots of opiates to try to control pain, I became an opiate addict at age 13. I told a family member about the opiates, and we smoked herb. My nerve pain was gone and my cravings went away, so I got my med card in 2013 and kicked opiates. Unfortunately, the return of feeling stopped progressing at the knee. To this day, I cannot feel anything below the right knee but nerve pain. Now my dad has glaucoma: I'm now growing for my pain and to take care of the man who takes care of me.