What will Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s life look like after lockup? What is facticious disorder?
us.hola.comGypsy Rose Blanchard is officially out of prison and has become a true crime sensation. The 32-year-old woman gained public attention in 2015 when she and her then-boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, murdered her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard.Dee Dee had Factitious disorder, formerly known as Munchausen syndrome, which is a serious mental disorder where someone deceives others by appearing sick, by purposely getting sick, or by self-injury.
It can also happen when family members or caregivers falsely present others, such as children, as being ill, injured, or impaired, per Mayo Clinic.
Dee Dee had been falsely claiming that Gypsy Rose had health issues and was terminally ill, leading to unnecessary and painful medical treatments and interventions.
She was wheelchair-bound and subjected to things like feeding tubes.Gypsy Rose pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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