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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 06:46 PM Original message |
Mother 'drugged healthy son, 12, and shaved his head to convince him he was dying of cancer - to get |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. Munchhausen by Proxy |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 07:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. that's a really scary mental illness |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 07:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Obviously ...someone OD'd on "East Enders" and had to have a "Go AT IT~ |
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heavymetalguitar (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 11:37 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. Scary!! |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-03-10 03:01 AM Response to Reply #3 |
21. faking illness specifically to get money isn't munchausens. by proxy or otherwise. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 07:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Munchhousen by Proxy is when a caregiver makes a child |
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Merlot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 07:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Or really greedy. |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. "...couldn't happen in the UK or countries in Europe because they have nationalised health care." |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 07:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. They mean this *particular* scam |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. Watch a lot of "Dock Block" on MSNBC these days? |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 07:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. Mimosa, this has nothing to do with national health care. The woman is mentally ill |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. It's not mental illness; it was a con |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-03-10 02:52 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. no, she was trying to get money. everything anti-social isn't about mental illness. jesus. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
7. Munchausen by proxy has nothing to do with whether or not all citizens |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 08:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. The defense might be Munchausen. |
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Mimosa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-03-10 04:45 AM Response to Reply #7 |
22. Not Munchausen. She wasn't taking her kid to doctors or seeking medical attention. |
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WestSeattle2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
11. This definitely falls into the "WTF?!" category. That poor kid. n/t |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. It's not a scam, it's a mental illness, Muchausen's by Proxy. |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 08:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. for those upthread who don't get it.... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-03-10 02:59 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. no, feigning illness to get money isn't munchausen's. |
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OneGrassRoot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-03-10 04:11 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Yes, I agree with your assessment, Hannah Bell... |
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Politicalboi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-02-10 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
16. This happened before |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-03-10 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
18. That poor child. |
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Still Blue in PDX (633 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-03-10 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
23. Maybe Munchausen, maybe not, but definitely WRONG. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-04-10 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
25. Sociopathic grifter. nt |
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