DiscoverCannabis Health Radio PodcastEpisode 451: Five Years Past Terminal—How Cannabis Helped Jay Jay O'Brien Heal From Stage 4 Lung Cancer and Brain Tumors
Episode 451: Five Years Past Terminal—How Cannabis Helped Jay Jay O'Brien Heal From Stage 4 Lung Cancer and Brain Tumors

Episode 451: Five Years Past Terminal—How Cannabis Helped Jay Jay O'Brien Heal From Stage 4 Lung Cancer and Brain Tumors

Update: 2025-05-28
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In this deeply inspiring follow-up conversation, Jay Jay shares the life-changing role that cannabis has played in her journey, including her unexpected recovery from severe pain, a recurrence of brain tumors, and even a broken vertebrae from a seizure. She also speaks candidly about addiction, emotional healing, diet changes, and the power of education. Now working as Executive Director of EduCanNation, Jay Jay is paying it forward by helping others navigate their healing paths with cannabis and community.

00:37 – Introduction: Jay Jay’s return, 5+ years post-terminal diagnosis
01:22 – Jay Jay’s gratitude for the podcast and tribute to Corrie Yelland
02:30 – Physical vs. emotional healing, addiction, and cannabis support
03:44 – 10 months of undiagnosed pain before Jay Jay insisted it was cancer
05:04 – Emotional toll of her prognosis and the loss of her mother
06:11 – A fight for her life begins—rejection of the medical “death sentence”
07:05 – No chemo, no radiation offered—turning to cannabis
07:27 – The moment of clarity: watching Weed the People
07:59 – Early cannabis oil experience: rookie mistake, fast pain relief
09:20 – Daily dose now: 1.5 to 2 grams; feeling better than ever
10:00 – A gene mutation leads to targeted therapy
11:29 – Brain metastases return in 2023—11 tumors, then 8 more
12:37 – Seizure leads to spinal fracture; cannabis helps her heal
13:56 – Headaches and midline shift caused by brain tumors
15:22 – Ian shares cannabis success stories for brain cancer
15:58 – Jay Jay on life transformation—body, mind, and soul
16:18 – Gaining new perspective after a “death sentence”
17:07 – Her advice to those newly diagnosed: don’t lose hope
18:38 – The birth of EduCanNation and its founding story
20:16 – Jay Jay’s cannabis education journey and certifications
21:11 – Cannabis skepticism vs. chemo acceptance—societal brainwashing
22:39 – Helping others: a story about supporting her father-in-law
24:25 – Emotional resilience and growth
24:41 – Diet transformation—from vegetarian to carnivore
27:07 – Honouring individual needs: no one-size-fits-all diet
28:03 – Feeling healthier than ever despite diagnosis
28:10 – How to contact Jay Jay and connect with EduCanNation


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Episode 451: Five Years Past Terminal—How Cannabis Helped Jay Jay O'Brien Heal From Stage 4 Lung Cancer and Brain Tumors

Episode 451: Five Years Past Terminal—How Cannabis Helped Jay Jay O'Brien Heal From Stage 4 Lung Cancer and Brain Tumors

Ian Jessop, Jay Jay O'Brien