While I didn't find anything about treating MDS with cannabidiol, there do seem to be some promising studies on it's use to treat other ailments (one link below from the Mayo Clinic):
http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supp...1&DSECTION=all
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabidiol
Unlike THC, it appears from the links above that Canabidiol is not an intoxicating component of marijuana.
More pertinent to our forum, here's an ongoing study out of Israel with promising results treating post-transplant GvHD with cannabidiol:
http://www.mor-research.com/project/...tment-of-gvhd/
Considering 'getting it across the border', it looks like Alvin is up in BC, Canada, so his border is with Washington state, where marijuana is now legal even for recreational use. I understand in BC marijuana use is essentially decriminalized. So it probably can be obtained pretty easily on either side of that particular border.
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Kevin, male age 45; dx SAA 02/2012 - Hgb 5.8, platelets 14, ANC 200, 1% cellularity. Received ATG 03/2012. As of 03/2015, significant improvement - Hgb 15, platelets 158, ANC fluctuates around 1000, Lymphocytes 620. Tapering cyclosporine. BMB 20-30% cellularity.
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