Community Munchausen's by Internet (Malingerers, Munchies, Spoonies, etc) - Feigning Illnesses for Attention

[Kate Farms Shill]

SJ could afford Doritos, Oreos and who knows what else at Walmart a few days ago but not a fucking fan? Summer is practically over and fans are on clearance.

Who's going to point out any pants in her hospital bag aren't going to fit?

seriously the Aldi here has some small but surprisingly powerful box fans for under $10 right now. That’s less than the cost of two Starbucks drinks.

 

[cosmicdare]

Her narcolepsy impression is my favorite S-J moment in a while. Someone get this woman an Oscar. I love how only her head flops forward. She's able to remain completely upright aside from her floppy head.

Attempt 2: It actually can look exactly like this but if she's awake enough to stay upright, she's awake enough to know she was in the middle of filming etc. So, either fake or staged.

Is this chick diagnosed or is this something she’s just decided she has? The “narcolepsy night meds” bit sounds like Xyrem, but goddamn I don’t think someone this dumb should be trusted with something that easy to fuck up.

Edited to be less wall-o-text and personal.

 

[Kate Farms Shill]

Technically it’s doable. I can doze enough to be dreaming while staying upright and (for maybe 5-10 minutes) without dropping things I’m holding. But I’m aware I’m doing it—I know I’ve let my head fall forward, I know where I am, I know I’m falling asleep, I know I’m dreaming. So even if somehow she is sleeping here, it’s 100% on purpose for the camera. Her eyes are doing some weird shit, I can’t tell if she’s trying to fake REM or if maybe she’s actually in it? I’ve never watched anyone to know either way.

Is this chick diagnosed or is this something she’s just decided she has? The “narcolepsy night meds” bit sounds like Xyrem, but goddamn I don’t think someone this dumb should be trusted with something that easy to fuck up.

Edit: if there was an official source on this I’d link that instead, but no one actually gives a shit about the subjective experiences of narcoleptics because it doesn’t matter so there are no sources on something that specific. So, just saying: yes, falling asleep with narcolepsy can look like this. But it isn’t unintentional when it looks like this, so her coy act like she was surprised it happened is bullshit. Either it’s fake or staged.

Anyone who travels for work or commutes by public transportation can tell you that people fall asleep sitting up and let just their heads drop all the time. Especially on a long-distance commuter train with some time between stops/announcements or a plane, the ambient sounds become this gentle white noise blanket that just lulls people into a half-sleep state. Their heads bob sometimes like they're fighting it but their torsos don't slump. That wasn't the suspicious part to me. It was just her poor acting, the convenient timing of it, the fact that she seldom mentions having narcolepsy unless something happens or it benefits her in some way, etc, and that if she was really SO EMBARASSED!!! she would have just... edited it out. Like.. a diagnosed but otherwise normal person who doesn't make "sick" their identity, combined with the fact that she has a documented history of faking various "episodes" on camera see also this masterpiece (time stamped):

Also jesus christ look how much weight she gained in a year...

Spoiler: Sarah Jean's amazing narcolepsy adventure!

Sarah Jean the rare spoonie who is pretty hush-hush about what medications she takes, unless it's something rare and special or something she wants because all the cool spoonies take it, like cromolyn, IV benadryl, and zofran. She did accidentally reveal that she was on Adderall early in her youtube career. One of her videos she was complaining that her doctor only had one of her drugs listed and she tried to cover up the name when she showed the not-list, but when she moved you could clearly see it was Adderall. So that could be for daytime sleepiness caused by narcolepsy, but she's also been tested for all kinds of neurodevelopmental disorders while trying to get a 'tism diagnosis to excuse her shitty behavior towards everyone, and the results she listed were things like poor concentration and memory, low intelligence, emotional immaturity, etc. And since she's in her early 30s, she grew up right around the time when any kid who fidgeted in church was given an ADHD diagnosis and stimulants. So who knows? Could be a legacy of being a poorly behaved overindulged child whose parents decided she needed a diagnosis instead of a time out. (Worth noting that she's the youngest of her dad's children by far and the only girl from what I can gather about her family...)

When she started her YouTube last June she was already claiming to be diagnosed with narcolepsy but specified she didn't have cataplexy. She documented her pre-youtube diagnosis-shopping on an Instagram that was shut down in March of this year due to some vegan dramaz. That was before I started following her so I have no idea when she picked up this diagnosis or how many doctors she had to go to in order to get it, or if she just decided to start claiming it out of the blue one day like so many do. I can only go by what she put up on youtube after the fact. She didn't mention it a lot in her earlier videos.

In January 2019 she trialed Xyrem and immediately decided it didn't work. By then she was claiming she had a very very very very very very rare/minimal case of cataplexy but her "sleep habits were out of control". She fought sleeping and instead of relaxing and trying to sleep, she kept waking up to vlog and playing with her phone.

In her Narcolepsy awareness video she says that she was diagnosed by a doctor she no longer sees (I think he was in Florida, where she used to live) and that this doctor told her a lot of different things that her current doctor doesn't agree with but "I still technically have narcolepsy." Which sounds like she got herself overtired or bennied herself up before the sleep study and got an idiopathic hypersomnia dx as a result. She describes what a sleep study is but never mentions having actually had one. She got the cataplexy dx on self-reported symptoms. She claims her narcolepsy is on the "extreme board" in other words she has a very severe intractable case, while her cataplexy is mild. Mentions crashing cars from falling asleep, falling asleep at stop signs and not being able to wake up, falling asleep standing still while talking... Cataplexy limited to hands/legs/arms. She suggests she's still taking xyrem in this video.

She's also been told by many, many doctors that she has depression and doesn't do anything with her days. She's been prescribed an SSRI and won't take it or even fill the prescription. She self-medicates with alcohol, eats a diet of sugar and processed food, doesn't move all day, and shoots up IV benny. Of course she's tired during the day.

 

[Maxie]

Anyone who travels for work or commutes by public transportation can tell you that people fall asleep sitting up and let just their heads drop all the time. Especially on a long-distance commuter train with some time between stops/announcements or a plane, the ambient sounds become this gentle white noise blanket that just lulls people into a half-sleep state. Their heads bob sometimes like they're fighting it but their torsos don't slump. That wasn't the suspicious part to me. It was just her poor acting, the convenient timing of it, the fact that she seldom mentions having narcolepsy unless something happens or it benefits her in some way, etc, and that if she was really SO EMBARASSED!!! she would have just... edited it out. Like.. a diagnosed but otherwise normal person who doesn't make "sick" their identity, combined with the fact that she has a documented history of faking various "episodes" on camera see also this masterpiece (time stamped):

Also jesus christ look how much weight she gained in a year...

Spoiler: Sarah Jean's amazing narcolepsy adventure!

Sarah Jean the rare spoonie who is pretty hush-hush about what medications she takes, unless it's something rare and special or something she wants because all the cool spoonies take it, like cromolyn, IV benadryl, and zofran. She did accidentally reveal that she was on Adderall early in her youtube career. One of her videos she was complaining that her doctor only had one of her drugs listed and she tried to cover up the name when she showed the not-list, but when she moved you could clearly see it was Adderall. So that could be for daytime sleepiness caused by narcolepsy, but she's also been tested for all kinds of neurodevelopmental disorders while trying to get a 'tism diagnosis to excuse her shitty behavior towards everyone, and the results she listed were things like poor concentration and memory, low intelligence, emotional immaturity, etc. And since she's in her early 30s, she grew up right around the time when any kid who fidgeted in church was given an ADHD diagnosis and stimulants. So who knows? Could be a legacy of being a poorly behaved overindulged child whose parents decided she needed a diagnosis instead of a time out. (Worth noting that she's the youngest of her dad's children by far and the only girl from what I can gather about her family...)

When she started her YouTube last June she was already claiming to be diagnosed with narcolepsy but specified she didn't have cataplexy. She documented her pre-youtube diagnosis-shopping on an Instagram that was shut down in March of this year due to some vegan dramaz. That was before I started following her so I have no idea when she picked up this diagnosis or how many doctors she had to go to in order to get it, or if she just decided to start claiming it out of the blue one day like so many do. I can only go by what she put up on youtube after the fact. She didn't mention it a lot in her earlier videos.

In January 2019 she trialed Xyrem and immediately decided it didn't work. By then she was claiming she had a very very very very very very rare/minimal case of cataplexy but her "sleep habits were out of control". She fought sleeping and instead of relaxing and trying to sleep, she kept waking up to vlog and playing with her phone.

In her Narcolepsy awareness video she says that she was diagnosed by a doctor she no longer sees (I think he was in Florida, where she used to live) and that this doctor told her a lot of different things that her current doctor doesn't agree with but "I still technically have narcolepsy." Which sounds like she got herself overtired or bennied herself up before the sleep study and got an idiopathic hypersomnia dx as a result. She describes what a sleep study is but never mentions having actually had one. She got the cataplexy dx on self-reported symptoms. She claims her narcolepsy is on the "extreme board" in other words she has a very severe intractable case, while her cataplexy is mild. Mentions crashing cars from falling asleep, falling asleep at stop signs and not being able to wake up, falling asleep standing still while talking... Cataplexy limited to hands/legs/arms. She suggests she's still taking xyrem in this video.

She's also been told by many, many doctors that she has depression and doesn't do anything with her days. She's been prescribed an SSRI and won't take it or even fill the prescription. She self-medicates with alcohol, eats a diet of sugar and processed food, doesn't move all day, and shoots up IV benny. Of course she's tired during the day.

I watched her narcolepsy vid. I'm betting her Florida doctor told her she might have it based on her self reported symptoms. She describes a sleep study like someone who watched a video or read an article. Not like someone who has had to clean the electrode glue out of their hair. We know that would have traumatized her and her precious hair lol.

I bet she loved getting Adderall to abuse after being out drinking all night. And we know she loves to drink.

For her having POTS to the point she needs a wheelchair we've never seen her faint or collapse when she goes from squatting to standing numerous time in nearly every video.

 

[Nuts with Guts]

(Worth noting that she's the youngest of her dad's children by far and the only girl from what I can gather about her family...)

In SJ's "Coming Out" video, she mentions a sister Bianca. No idea if they have the same father, though.

I'm guessing This is Bianca's website as the model (scroll to "services") is definitely Sarah.

 

[Kate Farms Shill]

In SJ's "Coming Out" video, she mentions a sister Bianca. No idea if they have the same father, though.

I'm guessing This is Bianca's website as the model (scroll to "services") is definitely Sarah.

Oh thanks! I’d only ever heard her talk about the brothers who are much older. Bianca is also in her 40s which still appears to make SJ the baby of the family by a significant margin.

 

[BringBackForensicFiles]

Lmao at the CSF leak though Morgan has though. CSF is watery, dumbass. It also has a very specific sweet smell. And the reason you’re shitting blood, Morgan, is that you took a metric fuckton of laxatives. I’m tempted but not quite tempted enough to look at the photos. If it’s not haemorrhage amounts of red or coffee grounds black then it’s likely she’s just ripped something a bit. Enjoy your anal fissure!

CSF leak, lol OK Morgan, we all know her Halo would be negative! And yea, it’s definitely not thick snot looking like that.

And dear lord I DID look at the pics and there’s no discernible blood whatsoever, fresh or old. She even tells people to make sure they “zoom in” on her shit to see the blood. At this point I’m sure she’ll be trying to convince the docs at wherever she’s going that she needs an ostomy. Because for some horrible reason those are starting to pick up in popularity. Ew.

 

[PootPoot2]

I'm guessing This is Bianca's website as the model (scroll to "services") is definitely Sarah.

Whether or not SJ can work, this contouring definitely doesn’t. Looks like someone dropped a cartoon anvil on a ghost.

 

[Clockwork_PurBle]

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Whether or not SJ can work, this contouring definitely doesn’t. Looks like someone dropped a cartoon anvil on a ghost.

I hate this image because it looks like she had a good thing going and I can see what she was trying to do, but she dropped the ball on the lip and nose area, so she looks puffy and like 15 years older than she actually is.

 

[Ditch]

I think dontpetmeimtriggered has decided that POTS/MCAS/Gastroparesis is now too boring and she's gotta tack on a relatively rare pain disorder. Can't get more special than that, can she? Oh or is it ~they~ now?

 

[vanilla_pepsi_head]

If you need a trigger warning your a snowflake

Those look like self harm scares to me im I wrong? What was her explanation for them? Is being a lyme mom better than becoming the next Susan scohflield with a kid in right age range to make it believble? Not as many asspats maybe as their are so many teens who self harm?

Those are very minor stretch marks (super special Lyme stretch marks though naturally). Marks like that are common on teenage males' backs after a growth spurt, people get worried and take their kids to the doc for them if they're severe, some kids who grow a foot in under a year look like they got whipped. They fade over time.

 

[thirsttrap12345]

I recently stumbled upon a munchie/chronic lyme family through a tagged photo of Chronically.Court. I knew if she idolized Court she'd be good for some laughs.

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Meet Kimberly A. Cronan Gifford, a self-proclaimed "lyme mom" who believes that her children have not only been infected by "gestational lyme", but also infected by tick bites. So I guess like super-lyme?

Originally from Rhode Island, Kimberly and her three kids moved to Colorado when all of them were suddenly diagnosed with chronic lyme by a chronic lyme doctor.

Spoiler: Links

Kimberly's Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Website
Vimeo Account
Youtube #1
Youtube #2
Youtube #3 (yes, she really has THREE Youtube accounts)
Her husband, Jason's Facebook
Go Fund Me
Country Line Dancing fundraiser
Chili Cook off fundraiser
T-Shirt fundraiser #1
T-Shirt fundraiser #2
T-Shirt fundraiser #3
"My Kids and I All Have Lyme" video
Change.org petition to get some guy ousted from the National Tick-Borne Disease Working Group because he has the gall to not believe in chronic lyme
Blog post about lyme disease awareness month
Another post about her and her poor sick kids
Annnnnnd another one

Spoiler: Crazy Crazy Lyme Lady photo dump

In one of her first posts on her Instagram page, Kimberly proudly shows off her muscles with her brother. They opened a gym in their home state of Rhode Island. Kimberly was reportedly in excellent shape.
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Then in July of 2013, she introduced her "medical condition" (that she never actually names and just looks like a squinty eye) that she refers to as "Igorlina."
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The rest of 2013 was quite a ride for her health.
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Once 2014 started, the health problems with her three kids (Cole, Giovanna "Gigi", and Isabella "Bella") started.
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2015 came and she really ramped things up while exposing her woo-believing ways. Her oldest, Cole, seemed to be her main fixation.
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But don't worry, her own health issues kept popping up too!
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January 2016 chronic lyme becomes her whole life. As soon as her son is diagnosed, her other two children are also dx'd within weeks.
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At this point they move to Colorado for treatment. All three kids immediately get PICC lines.
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So now Kimberly has chronic lyme at this point.
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At this point, lyme is to blame for everything, even peeing your pants.
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And they get into crazier and crazier treatments.
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Doing stem cell treatments at Infusio in Beverly Hills and talking about the special bond lyme gives her and her kids.
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Back in Colorado and more weird treatments. Plus her kids being oddly active for how sick they are.
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"Energy Work" is a lifesaver, apparently.
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Her kid getting "lyme drunk" is funny.
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2018 brought the Gifford's (minus dad Jason who seems to always be back in Rhode Island, but he does take the time to say that MS is really chronic lyme) to Seattle for more pseudo-docs and treatments.
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Her son has his worst weeks yet but can compete in ninja warrior games.
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More craziness
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This January they announced they were going for "treatment" in Maui and needed sponsors. They weren't going to a treatment center or even a doctor, they were just continuing their meds and shit in Hawaii on other people's dimes.
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What a surprise! Going on a free trip to Hawaii made everyone better!
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This is a lot but it's just scratching the surface. This lady found chronic lyme to blame all her problems on and really ran with it.

Wow. I really went down a rabbit hole with that one. Thank you for the distraction.

I just have to say- the manipulation level of these chronic Lyme docs is absolutely unreal. Almost like sociopath level, or at the very least narcissistic times 10.

 

[Toohottotrot]

Those are very minor stretch marks (super special Lyme stretch marks though naturally). Marks like that are common on teenage males' backs after a growth spurt, people get worried and take their kids to the doc for them if they're severe, some kids who grow a foot in under a year look like they got whipped. They fade over time.

Ok sorry I didn't know my bad thanks for teaching me something

I think dontpetmeimtriggered has decided that POTS/MCAS/Gastroparesis is now too boring and she's gotta tack on a relatively rare pain disorder. Can't get more special than that, can she? Oh or is it ~they~ now?

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I thought crps was reasonable common in painful conditions but is crps when the condition makes you sore 24/7? And isn't treatable without too drugs or amputations ?

 

[thirsttrap12345]

I crps was reasonable common in painful conditions but is crps when the condition makes you sore 24/7?

Fibromyalgia would be described as whole body sore 24/7. CRPS would be described as excruciating agonizing mind numbing “I want to die” pain in a specific area(s). It’s also fairly difficult to be dx with CRPS as it has pretty specific criteria. It’s also rare.

 

[Ms.bojangles]

Wow. I really went down a rabbit hole with that one. Thank you for the distraction.

I just have to say- the manipulation level of these chronic Lyme docs is absolutely unreal. Almost like sociopath level, or at the very least narcissistic times 10.

I think Lyme is my new "triggered" word. Literally I cannot believe how these doctors manipulate people and then those they manipulate go on to spread to every person they meet about how there's a possibility they have Lyme too. Like no other condition tries so hard to convince everyone else to get tested, not believe the tests, and get treated by these woo doctors. My mind is blown...

Eta: it's like going on Oprah. "you have Lyme disease, you have Lyme disease, EVERYBODY HAS LYME!!!!!"

 

[iluvmylife]

Oh thanks! I’d only ever heard her talk about the brothers who are much older. Bianca is also in her 40s which still appears to make SJ the baby of the family by a significant margin.

I went full blown stalker and found her family members on IG....Will update with links tomorrow morning. But when I psychoanalyzed her the other day, I was pretty on point! According to one of her brothers, their mother and kids often had to flee the home due to abuse. Evil dad also has an illegitimate daughter that lives in Maryland too, that secret didn’t come out for a long time. Their family dynamic is....complicated and interesting.

eta: I may need help formatting with links and such. I suck when it comes to that so if anyone gets a message from me, I apologize in advance!

 

[dopedodo]

Fibromyalgia would be described as whole body sore 24/7. CRPS would be described as excruciating agonizing mind numbing “I want to die” pain in a specific area(s). It’s also fairly difficult to be dx with CRPS as it has pretty specific criteria. It’s also rare.

I've encountered a few munchies who claim to have full body CRPS. I don't think they know what the R stands for...

 

[medicaidmunch]

I've encountered a few munchies who claim to have full body CRPS. I don't think they know what the R stands for...

Cassie (officialcassiemnolin) claims full body CRPS

 

[Kate Farms Shill]

Skagra/Anqi Dong also claims full-body CRPS that has left her completely bedbound and unable to even brush her teeth independently.

SJ Uploaded her riveting hospital bag video

Starts with a nice slip up: “unfortunately err I mean fortunately I haven’t had to use it since I moved home.” Which was February 2017. She used it a lot when she lived in Florida. Used to have a soft bag but now it’s a fucking hard suitcase she bought in February.
Keeps it so evil dad won’t have to rifle through her shit if she’s hospitalized in an emergency.
Wait for it... hahahah it’s the wrong bag!! This is her travel bag! More exceptional bad acting #soembarrassing

contents:
Coconut sugar scrub. Because that’s what I worry about when I’m hospitalized
Bra that doesn’t fit because she’s fat also it’s missing half the cup padding
Sweatpants
Shorts
Sleep mask that used to be hanging in her room per earlier videos indicating she adds stuff to this bag for no reason or packed it specifically for this video
Boxers because she doesn’t wear underwear and doesn’t want to bare ass in a gown
Socks
Wifebeater
Used to keep a sweatshirt but threw it away and doesn’t want to put a sweatshirt she likes in there now
Almond cookie dry mist for skin
Toothbrush
Living proof conditioner but no shampoo
Vegan toothpaste (is this a thing?)
Dental picks
Body butter
Dry shampoo In case she’s hospitalized for weeks on end
Razors
Hair clips
Chap stick
Eyebrow brush and makeup
Fake eyelashes and glue (seriously? SERIOUSLY?!)

She’s so obsessed with wanting to be sick. Can you imagine being actually sick, having a good streak where you didn’t have to be hospitalized for over two years, close to theee years, but keeping a hospital bag packed still? There’s a reason people throw out their “sick clothes” and whatnot when they beat cancer - because keeping that shit around from when you were so much worse off makes you feel like you’re wishing a relapse on yourself. And when was this bitch ever hospitalized for weeks on end? I demand proof.

Also I know very little about makeup but wouldn’t putting three year old used cosmetics and eyelash glue on your eyes in a hospital be like... a major infection risk?

 

[PootPoot2]

The UK is producing them faster than they can create GoFundMes

Did some quick research & it’s awful how many EDS warriors are being actively victimized by the NHS. Here’s a hyperflexible-handful of the many literally dying euromunchies seeking tens of thousands of monies so they can never look straight down at their own feet again.

Spoiler: The Euromunch Bunch

These first two ladies are looking to give their rose to Dr. Gilete, The One True Surgeon of Spain:

Amanda, an Irish mother asking naught but a 25k pittance to justify her obvious drug habit & need for Disney shirts that coordinate with her neckbraces. Be warned, bio makes it clear her ultimate need may exceed 100k should she get in with the One True Surgeon (GFM goal already raised from original of just 5k, presumably after its rapid success). Makes excessive claims about the extent of deconditioning damage to her body that, if true, imply she looks like a Curupira or something.

Marketing motto: “Please help her get back to...doing the things all mummy’s love to do with their little children.”

Favorite quote: “Her legs are very twisted and disfigured as her thigh and shin bones no longer line up as well as her knees being almost 2 inches lower than they should be”

Carrie, who got her stabilizing surgery already but not her 25k tethered cord chop job. Clearly this one deserves a deeper dive when I have time, bio makes some exciting claims & her self-posts are hilarious.

Marketing motto: “catastrophic damage!!11!1”

Favorite quote: “I ask wife for help By pressing buttons on my ipad and I can’t follow simple conversation with her. She talks about this much money and we need that much money and this date and that date but I don’t understand any of it.”

.......
Now if those two weren’t enough to gag on, please try to swallow the story of Supermom Sam...

Heeeeere’s Samantha! She’s a psychotherapist unique for claiming cEDS over hEDS, selecting The Warlock of New York as her senpai, & the shameless exploitation of her children. Sam is now fundraising for a fourth 100k+ surgery after the first three black magic ceremonies just fucked her up more. Can’t imagine why though it surely can’t help that she brags about “rehabilitating herself” afterward.

Marketing motto: “Her children desperately need their mummy back.”

Favorite quote: “For my children this means brutal playground questions from their peers...and a constant, unforgiving, relentless fear of losing me....What will happen with us if you die’? Where will you be? How will i stop the miss and sadness? Will we see your body? How will you go to heaven if we burn (cremate) you?”