As I sit here writing this update on the the progress of the legal case against my wife and I, my six children sit around me. It is 11:55 am, on June 18th 2011, and my children keep staring at me like I am not even human anymore. Some of the older children that understand my medical condition, are just getting over the horror of wondering if the seizure I just had was going to be the one that stopped my heart. I sure wish the twitches would stop so the kids would relax. For those that have never seen a seizure up close, let me back up the clock a couple of hours and walk you through my first one of the day.
As my wife and I were preparing to come visit our children that have been stolen from us, I start to get an uneasy feeling in my stomach. Some people wold call them butterflies I guess. It is about nine in the morning. At about 9:45 am, we pulled into my brothers driveway to visit the kids. As I turn to open the truck door to get out, the first lightning pulse shoots through my brain. A feeling I can only describe as touching a bug-zapper directly with your brain. I notice that my hands are shaking, and I am having some facial twitches. As I walk into the house, my 12 year old son comes up to me and asks me “Are you okay?” I start to stutter a little as I tell him I am fine.
I know I made it to the living-room, I am on the big chair. I don't remember having the seizure, but Thomas is staring at me and I hear a few of the other kids close by. It feels like my brain is on fire, and I wish I could tare it out of my skull. My right eye won't focus, probably because it is still twitching. It is about 10:15 am, and I feel like I have been awake for days. I can't finish thoughts completely, and am still having a hard time not mixing up or scrambling words as I try to talk. I know that the headache will not go away, but I take a couple Tylenol anyway.
It is just passed noon now, and my hands are still pretty shaky. It is making typing interesting. My brain still feels like a ball of red hot coals bouncing around my skull. I am hoping that this will be the only one today. It was pretty mild compared to a lot of the seizures I have. Two weeks ago, I never would have had to worry about the next seizure. They were completely controlled by THC. I had not experienced a seizure in over 18 months. After several seizure specialists tried dozens of medications with absolutely zero success, THC was the ONLY medication to completely stop my seizures.
We have been advised that it is in our best interest to plead no contest in the CHIPS case regarding the placement of our children. If we try to fight the charges that we are bad parents, the Dept. of Social Services will launch an investigation into our charges. They do not have to follow the same rules for discovery as a criminal case. They do not need warrants or cause. They can force my wife to testify against me and vice versus. No matter what the outcome of that investigation is, the drug task force and DA have full access to all the information Social Services gathers. They can use that information against my wife and I in our criminal case. So we are left with no contest as a plea. Its great how they have set the laws up to make it impossible to defend yourself.
As of now, the affidavit for my search warrant has still been sealed from me. We have almost raised enough money to pay the retainer on what is going to be a very long, drawn out and expensive case. The children are safe with my brother, and are adjusting to the new home as well as could be expected. Social Services commented on record that our children are “ Extremely Intelligent” “Very Polite” “Articulate” “Very loving” “Secure” children... Its a wonder they are such great children considering my wife and I are such horrible parents.
As new information becomes available, I will continue to post it. We are in the process of starting a sanctioned local chapter of NORML in the EauClaire area. Www.faceook.com/EauClaireNORML
You can reach me directly through email siegjacob@yahoo.com
Thank you to everyone for their support as we fight this inhumane war against a needed medication.
May God bless and keep you,
Jacob Sieg
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