Aiden Stephen's epileptic seizures disrupted his development to a point where he was not keeping pace with his classmates. Osiris Stephen and Nina Simmons talk about all the factors that helped them make their decision to have Aiden repeat Kindergarten. After three weeks of school their very difficult decision seems to be working, Aiden is doing great.

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Osiris Stephen and Nina Simmons hosted the previous two episodes by themselves and shared their private thoughts, fears, frustrations and hopes for their special needs son. After listening to each other's individual episodes they are back together to reflect on each other's episode. It's a brutally honest exercise that reveals many issues that were not previously discussed.

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Nina Simmons' son Aiden was diagnosed with severe epilepsy before his first birthday. The emotional and physical tolls this devastating illness took on her family were often overwhelming. Today Nina speak about what she went through and continues to go through building a normal life for her family. She shares painfully honest thoughts that other mothers of special needs children will appreciate.

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Osiris Stephen and Nina Simmons' son Aiden was diagnosed with severe childhood epilepsy when he was an infant. The challenge of helping their child through this devastating illness placed an enormous strain on their family. Osiris talks about supporting his wife and son through this horrible ordeal and the personal toll it has taken on him.

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Thousands of American are serving time in jail for breaking marijuana laws that no longer exist. What happens to these prisoners as states pass laws to decriminalize cannabis? Osiris Stephen and Nina Simmons tackle this topic by they reviewing the currently federal drug schedule and talking about various solutions.

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It is going to take a lot of effort for the world to overcome 70 years of negative cannabis propaganda. Despite the mountains of evidence and supporting research, a large portion of the population is still reluctant to accept cannabis as a legitimate medicine. As a black family raising a special needs child, Osiris Stephen and Nina Simmons have witnessed the stigma first-hand. They talk about some of their unsettling experiences and how they've persevered.

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Aiden Stephen suffers from a severe form of epilepsy causing him to have over 100 seizures per day. He was diagnosis as an infant and fortunately CBD helps substantially reduce his seizures. He was one of the youngest patients in NYS to receive a medical marijuana card and he is treated by a doctor who prescribes the medicine. On his first day of kindergarten the school nurse refused to administer his medicine. Osiris Stephen and Nina Simmons would not accept this and contacted their elected officials and ultimately created a Bill in the NYS Senate. Today's episode is the story of Tanshins Bill S8191#01

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Osiris Stephen and Nina Simmons talk about taking advantage of basic daily occurrences to help their son overcome his challenges. Asking him to use different hands or different feet to perform tasks helped him improve is fine and gross motor skills. Asking him to count stairs or name every object in their house helped him develop his brain. Overtime they learned that what they did was not nearly as important as how frequently they did it. Osiris and Nina continue to prove that by working together ordinary parents can overcome and do the extraordinary.

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After giving birth to their son Aiden, Osiris Stephen and Nina Simmons suffered from postpartum depression. She learned that this very common and often misdiagnosed condition impacts over 13% of women for up to one year after giving birth. Osiris Stephen talks about how as a husband he felt helpless & confused, Doctors are have great success prescribing cannabis to their postpartum patients.

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