Sickened The True Story of a Lost Childhood

Arrow Books Ltd, 2004. Standard. Paperback. Good. Outline:- 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`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 escaped the powerful orbit of her mother`s madness and rebuilt her identity as a vibrant, healthy young woman: not solely a victim of child abuse-> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Arrow Books Ltd The date of this copy is 2004 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK