Sickened
A Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy MBP childhood
By Julie Gregory
Quote: " Look, there has got to be something wrong with this kid, she can't even do one simple test. This has never happened before; she must have something seriously going on here. Can the doctor just please look at her?" ~ Mom pg. 62
started: Jan. 25
finished: Jan 27, 2012
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From the cover:
A young girl is perched on the cold chrome of yet another doctor's examining table. Just twelve she is tall, skinny and weak. It's 4 o'clock and she hasn't been allowed to eat anything all day. Her mother on the other hand, seems curiously excited. She is 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. The child will not ruin her plans.
My Review:
This book was a hard one to get through. Any dealing with child abuse, neglect or pain should be, in my opinion. Julie Gregory makes you feel like you are there. The scenery and scenarios come to life. While most of the book Julie is the naive, immature, believing victim, she shows that with God's faith and love she had strength. A strength that she had all along but never knew. Through the blood, sweat, fear, broken bones,chaos, and confusion she survived. I really liked that it does have a "happy" ending, yet the scars will remain.
A few things I didn't like were that she was so separated from her brother and other than a few trips back and forth(which were obviously hard) the book never really gives much of his feelings or opinions. Also, that her father was so cowardly toward the mother's behavior and also gullible.
My rating: 3 1/2 stars
Trema, saw you over at Goodreads CFD. I like how you put a quote at the beginning of your reviews :) Followin' now.
ReplyDeleteI have read up on this stuff. It would be hard for me to read also.Thank God she survived. some don't.
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