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Julie Gregory
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Sickened: The True Story of a Lost Childhood |
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English |
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Paperback |
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320 |
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2004-09-30 |
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0099466295 |
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Arrow |
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0.49 pounds |
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0.87 x 4.33 x 7.01 inches |
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New Ed |
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Paperback. Pub the Date: September. 2004 Pages: 384 Publisher: Random House A withyoung girl is perched on on the cold the chrome of yet another doctor's examining table. Missing yet another day of school. Just twelve she's tall skinny and weak. It's 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. Julie Gregory 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. but Julie Gregory not only survived. she esca...
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Lissa (Ireland) (2007/01/16):
A memoir of what it's like to grow up the child of someone with Munchausen-by-Proxy disorder.
selkie (USA: IL) (2007/03/30):
Not since Sybil have I read such a horrible case of child abuse. One wonders how someone can treat a child that way, & wonders why the other parent does not stop it.
Most of the abuse consisted of her [Julie's] mother poisoning her mind as well as her body by brainwashing her into believing she was ill. But there was more still: constant threats & verbal abuse, mind games, & false accusations with beatings as a result. All the while the mother playing the victim to gain pity from anyone that would listen.
It is amazing that the writer was able to escape such abuse.
♥princessjulia♥ (USA: DE) (2008/10/07):
This is a great account of what this woman had to live through as a little girl. I read this about two months ago or so and am still thinking about it. Definitely recommended for memoir readers.
J4shaw (USA: ID) (2010/01/15):
Wow! This was the 1st read of 2010, and what a way to start.
I thought it was fantastic. Looking back I cannot believe I didn't shed more tears than I actually did.
It's an amazing thing that this book was ever written, never mind how well it is written.
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