It would be a syndrome of Münchhausen by proxy. 34-year-old American Kaylene Bowen-Wrigth accused of endangering her son’s life by having him undergo operations and take treatments he did not need, as reported CBS.
This resident of Dallas, Texas (United States) is the mother of 8-year-old Christopher. From an early age, she has pretended that her child is sick. In total, Christopher went to the doctor more than 300 times and had 13 major operations.
These unnecessary procedures resulted in serious complications. The little boy, who was perfectly healthy when he was born, suffered from three blood infections. Doctors found the truth in November, when Kaylene Bowen-Wright brought her son to the emergency room, claiming he had a stroke brain (stroke).
Physical and psychological disorders
Doctors quickly rule out the stroke. But the little boy is shaking and they suspect his mother has caused his symptoms. They immediately notify social services. The young woman is arrested and her bail is set at 150,000 dollars. She is charged with assault and battery.
Kaylene Bowen-Wright is said to be suffering from Münchhausen syndrome by proxy. This disorder results in the fact of inventing serious and repeated disorders in one’s child in order to attract the attention and compassion of the medical body and those around it. She went so far as to put him on the waiting list for a lung transplant, claiming he had cancer.
Today the little one presents physical problems but also psychological ones. Forced to move in a wheelchair, fed by a catheter, he heard all his life “that he was sick, unable to eat normally, go to school and live a life normal “. His father, who does not live with them, has reportedly made several attempts to report the abuse.
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