Tag: Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome

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No Mothers Day Card For This Mother

MayorBob.

Posted to Etcetera on Sun May 04, 2008 at 08:10:04 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Laurie Williamson presented herself as a totally involved, concerned mother whose kids had medical problems. Over a ten year period, she took her kids from one doctor to the next, pointing out a variety of physical maladies she said the children were suffering. The children, ages 8, 11 and 13 now, showed symptoms of the afflictions that Williamson told the doctors the children were suffering. The doctors responded by ordering medical treatments and, sometimes surgeries, to treat them. As it turned out, it was all a lie as Laurie Williamson made up the medical maladies, coached the children to act like they were really ill, and collected a whole bunch of money from the state and people who bought into her tales of woe. All that is at an end as the 40-year-old Spring, Texas woman is facing the next 15 years behind bars.

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