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Sickened : the memoir of a Munchausen by proxy childhood by Julie Gregory, Marc D. Feldman is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Sickened : the memoir of a Munchausen by proxy childhood about?

The Author Describes Growing Up As The Victim Of Munchausen By Proxy, A Form Of Child Abuse In Which Her Mother Invented Or Caused A Series Of Illnesses And Ailments, And Her Struggle To Escape Her Mother's Problems To Rebuild Her Life. A Young Girl Is Perched On The Cold Chrome Of Yet Another Doctor's Examining Table, Missing Yet Another Day Of School. Just Twelve, She Is Tall, Skinny, And Weak. It Is Four O'clock, And She Hasn't Been Allowed To Eat Anything All Day. Her Mother, On The Other Hand, Seems Curiously Excited. She's About To Suggest Open-heart Surgery On Her Child To Get To The Bottom Of This. She Checks Her Teeth For Lipstick And, As The Doctor Enters, Shoots The Girl A Warning Glance. This Child Will Not Ruin Her Plans. From Early Childhood, The Author Was Continually X-rayed, Medicated, And Operated On, In The Vain Pursuit Of An Illness That Was Created In Her Mother's Mind.^ Munchausen By Proxy (mbp) Is The World's Most Hidden And Dangerous Form Of Child Abuse, In Which The Caretaker, Almost Always The Mother, Invents Or Induces Symptoms In Her Child Because She Craves The Attention Of Medical Professionals. Many Mbp Children Die, But The Author Not Only Survived,

Who reads Sickened : the memoir of a Munchausen by proxy childhood?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Julie Gregory, Marc D. Feldman
Publisher
Bantam; Bantam Books
Published
2003
Language
EN
ISBN
9780553381979
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Medical, Fiction, Memoir
Rating
3.72 / 5 (12,021 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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