Julie Gregory
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Julie Joell Gregory is the author of Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood, an autobiographical account of the Munchausen by proxy (MBP) abuse
she suffered as a child.
the girl's imaginary illnesses. At home, her mother fed Gregory a diet based on foods a doctor had said Gregory shouldn't have, administered prescription medicine erratically, sometimes in double doses, and filled her days with strenuous physical labor. According to Gregory, her mother even became upset when one doctor wouldn't perform open heart surgery
on her daughter. Also, in the book Gregory mentions being told that matches were suckers to eat.
When Julie finally realized what her mom was doing to her, she tried telling some people about what her mom did, but no one listened. They thought Julie was making up stories for attention, and had her go to "imagination counseling" to try and tame the crazy stories of her parents.
In addition, Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood recounts allegations of physical
and emotional abuse inflicted by Gregory's father, as well as other types of abuse.
Child abuse
Child abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Children And Families define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or...
she suffered as a child.
History
According to Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood, Gregory's mother frequently took her to various doctors, coaching her to act sicker than she was and exaggerating her symptoms, and demanding increasingly invasive procedures to diagnoseMedical diagnosis
Medical diagnosis refers both to the process of attempting to determine or identify a possible disease or disorder , and to the opinion reached by this process...
the girl's imaginary illnesses. At home, her mother fed Gregory a diet based on foods a doctor had said Gregory shouldn't have, administered prescription medicine erratically, sometimes in double doses, and filled her days with strenuous physical labor. According to Gregory, her mother even became upset when one doctor wouldn't perform open heart surgery
Open Heart Surgery
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on her daughter. Also, in the book Gregory mentions being told that matches were suckers to eat.
When Julie finally realized what her mom was doing to her, she tried telling some people about what her mom did, but no one listened. They thought Julie was making up stories for attention, and had her go to "imagination counseling" to try and tame the crazy stories of her parents.
In addition, Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood recounts allegations of physical
Physical abuse
Physical abuse is abuse involving contact intended to cause feelings of intimidation, injury, or other physical suffering or bodily harm.-Forms of physical abuse:*Striking*Punching*Belting*Pushing, pulling*Slapping*Whipping*Striking with an object...
and emotional abuse inflicted by Gregory's father, as well as other types of abuse.
Film Appearances
Julie Gregory starred in the film "I Didn't Think You Didn't Know I Wasn't Dead" by Columbus Ohio independent filmmaker Jim Bihari.External links
- Julie Gregory's website
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- http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_didnt_think_you_didnt_know_i_wasnt_dead/