A new documentary shows Gogglebox’s Steph and Dom Parker as they try to help their seriously ill son, Max.
Gogglebox faves Steph and Dom have revealed their heartbreaking battle to save their 18-year-old son Max.
Max suffers with severe epilepsy which can cause more than 100 seizures a day.
Medical marijuana has been reported to help with the symptoms of epilepsy and in a new Channel 4 documentary, the pair film their attempts to help their son using this radical drug.
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1 of 22Giles and Mary
Giles Wood, an artist, and writer Mary Killen apparently have a cupboard full of broken crockery or a "mending cupboard". They're also friends with Boris Johnson and his sister Rachel.
2 of 22The Malone Family
Tom and Julie and their two sons Tom Jnr and Shaun. Also loads of dogs. So many dogs. One's called Dave. They're from Manchester.
3 of 22Steph and Dom
Stephanie and Dominic Parker aka the posh couple off Gogglebox quit the show back in 2016.
4 of 22Ellie and Izzi
Sisters Ellie and Izzi are our spirit animals with their array of take-away foods every Friday night.
5 of 22The Johnson-Aley Family
New for 2017, dad Vernal, mum Shirley and daughter Olivia are from the Wirral. Olivia previously went viral when she was at university after rapper Coolie came to her student house for dinner. Seriously.
6 of 22Jenny and Lee
Best friends Jenny and Lee have us in stitches with their commentary from the sofa.
7 of 22The Moffatt Family
Scarlett quit the show after winning I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! 2016 and picking up TV jobs left, right and centre.Show bosses felt that the Moffatt family wouldn't quite be the same without Scarlett and so will no longer be appearing in the show. WE ARE DEVO :(.
8 of 22Bill and Josef
Bill Hartston and Josef Kollar have been best friends since meeting seventeen years ago at a Monopoly charity walk.
9 of 22The Siddiqui Family
Baasit, Umar and their dad, Sid. Other brother Raza sometimes makes an appearance and the mum and daughters occasionally pop in.
10 of 22The Woerdenweber Family
German-born Ralph, Viv and their daughter Eve. Eve's boyfriend Jay used to be a completely silent sofa staple, but then they broke up so Silent Jay is no more.
11 of 22Sandra and Chanchez
You'll, of course, know that Sandra Martin's daughter Chanchez stepped in to fill the void left by Sandra's former partner in crime, Sandi, a couple of series ago. Sandra also recently revealed she's quit the show :(
12 of 22The Gilbey Family
Linda, Pete and their son George are from Clacton-On-Sea, Essex.
13 of 22Reverend Kate and Graham
The UK's fave vicar Kate Bottley and her husband Graham are often joined by their greyhound Buster.
14 of 22The Tapper Family
Nikki and Jonathan Tapper are at the head of the family with their two children, Josh and Amy.
15 of 22Mary and Marina
Mary and Marina are the hilarious, cheeky wine-swigging Bristolians who once went to Butlers in the Buff.
16 of 22Stephen and Christopher
Stephen Webb and Christopher Steed used to date in series 1 but now they're just friends.
17 of 22The Michael Family
Andrew, Carolyne, Louis and Alex. There's also another daughter, Catheryne who popped up recently on series 7. She looks very like Alex and confused the crap out of Twitter.
18 of 22Leon and June
Leon and June Bernicoff were our ultimate couple goals. They lived together in the same house since they got married in 1960. Sadly, Leon passed away in December 2017
19 of 22Dave and Shirley
Dave and Shirley live in Caerphilly and are highly entertaining on the ol' telly box.
20 of 22Tremaine, Twaine and Tristan
Three brothers Tremaine, Twaine and Tristan Plummer joined Gogglebox in early 2017 for series eight.
21 of 22The McCormick Family
Scott and Georgia watch with their son Isaac and their massive dog.
22 of 22Kathy, Cilla and Elvie
Series 11's first episode saw the introduction of three sassy new ladies, dubbed the 'three aunties' and they are HILARIOUS.
The constant seizures have meant Max has suffered ‘irreparable brain’ damage which prevents him from making friends his own age.
Max requires 24-hour care and in severe cases, sufferers can have seizures which result in Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP).
The drug will not be able to cure Max but could help relieve some of the symptoms.
“Medicinal cannabis is produced in laboratories and all the psychotics and hallucinogens, anything that some might regard as the fun stuff that gets you high, all that has been taken out,” Steph explained to the Daily Mail.
The couple, who have also appeared on The Jump and Hunted are famous for their rip-roaring and upbeat personalities, will show a different side to themselves in this emotional Channel 4 documentary.
Steph described the combination of Max’s age and condition as “a terrible, perfect storm” while Dom added that he would simply “love to have a conversation with him.”
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Medicinal cannabis hit the headlines last year when the parents of two epilepsy sufferers wanted to use it to help their sick children.
Thirteen-year-old epilepsy sufferer Billy Caldwell’s cannabis oil was confiscated when his mother returned from a trip to Canada. The parents of seven-year-old Alfie Dingley, who also suffers from epilepsy, found that cannabis-based medication improved his condition but it was previously outlawed in the UK.
Both of these high-profile cases were allowed to use cannabis after campaigns and petitions. However, medicinal cannabis can still only be prescribed by specialist doctors as the benefits and risks of the substance is still relatively unknown.