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The true story of a lost childhood by julie gregory at indigo. From early childhood, julie gregory was continually xrayed, medicated, and operated on in the vain pursuit of an illness that was created in her mothers mind. Julie gregory was born in 1969 and grew up in southern ohio. Sickened is a story about munchausen by proxy syndrome mbp where a young girl is subjected to her mothers persistent cries that her daughter is sick and the frequent doctors appointments and tests that the child must undergo. Munchausen by proxy mbp is the worlds most hidden and dangerous form of child abuse, but julie gregory not only survived, she escaped the powerful orbit of her mothers madness and. Leroy, sickened is written with a lyrical directness that is both riveting and horrific. Its four oclock, and she hasnt been allowed to eat anything all day. Sickened from early childhood, julie gregory was continually xrayed, medicated, and operated onin the vain pursuit of an illness that was created in her mothers mind. Sickened appeared in over 20 countries and was named book of the year by the sunday times, and editors pick in entertainment weekly, as well as being a top ten book of the year in their december issue. Julie joell gregory born may 16, 1969 in columbus, ohio is an american author of sickened. Featured on dateline and today, julie gregorys courageous memoir brought a wide audience to a topic that had previously languished in the shadows. Julies mother, sandy, would feed 3yearold julie books of matches and tell her they were lollipops. Sickened is an eyeopening look at how sick some people can be.
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