A Mother's Twisted Love (Cancer Hoax Documentary) | Real Stories

[@suziepotter9524]

My 13 year old grandson is dying of cancer right now and it really angers me that someone would fake such a thing. Shame on you, you awful woman

[@amandamcdonald8199]

Am so sorry praying for your grandson

[@onelastchance648]

Oh my I am so very sorry, we lost out 7 year old Sean to AML Leukemia in 1999. My prayers will be with your family. This is the grosses thing I have ever watched.

[@Amber-sv7ld]

Sorry to hear about your grandson, may god bless him and the whole family.

[@suziepotter9524]

@@Amber-sv7ld thankyou, your very kind. Xx

[@ashleypablo3562]

I'm so very sorry about your grandson. I said a prayer for him. God Bless you all.

[@andreaphillips7595]

Wow. The worst part is that Hannah’s mother allowed her to believe that was she dying. What a hideous thing to do to your child

[@Dr.SeneChats]

Evil woman that mother!!

[@sarablake2114]

@@Dr.SeneChats greed

[@asiakym]

Poor thing. How could you terrify your own child that way? What a monster...

[@jessballard975]

Despicable and vile! How could she?!?

[@kikidee7680]

Right?! She asked Santa to spare her. The fact that she scared that little girl by making her think that she was dying is as sick, disgusting & pathetic as she could get,I wish she would have gotten 30 yrs.!!

[@malpacukierek4989]

When I saw the girl on the respirator and her mother say it was more important to help others I almost lost it. Such kindness being taken advantage of is sick.

[@tinypastelmia4059]

Affebonbons that just broke my heart when i found out

[@orlansmith6230]

Affebonbons I agree here

[@thecraftycyborg9024]

Bunker Sieben - I have a degenerative neurological disorder and it causes extreme pain. One of the few things that helps me to still walk with crutches is getting spinal injections every other week. Without them, I need my wheelchair almost every day. With them, I use it maybe once a month. Last year, my insurance refused to cover them because there’s no evidence that they help. I’ve had them done for years now and every time we’ve tried to reduce frequency, I’ve been right back in a wheelchair. My doc helped as much as he could, making zero profit off any visit I had that year (28 appointments), but my family was still paying $450 per month for the treatment. This was on top of massive other bills. Finally starting on Medicare likely helped save my family from bankruptcy.

[@seretonindealer9440]

The little girl is so sweet, and her mother seemed a little upset about the situation, naturally. I really hope for the best.

[@missmoxie9188]

Wish they’d sent those ring pulls back

[@justineharper3346]

Seriously, kudos to the teachers for catching on before Hannah got older and it became a Gypsy Rose situation. They probably saved her from years of continued abuse

[@callanightshade8079]

Or worse..

[@josephatkin3236]

I was actually confused cause I thought I'd was gypsy... sounded very similar. Hannah looked similar. Thanks for explained nf.

[@sadiemormon-horn6809]

She was too young to pull a gypsy rose.

[@mikivanduyn9630]

@@sadiemormon-horn6809 gypsy rose didnt pull anything... her mom did.

[@kornbsblinkindazeevanmoomoobp]

but yet gypsy rose gets life in prison when she should only get 2 years for participating in murder giving her abuse she received from her sick evil mother murder isn’t the answer

[@insertcheesypunhere]

so i googled hannah to see if she's still around. turns out, she is! she said in an interview that her father authentically didn't know the cancer was a scam, and that they have since reconciled and are now close. her mother is, thankfully, no longer in her life. she also went through a period of depression, but now is in therapy. the article i found was a nice read. the story does have a happy ending.

[@unknown_feature]

Did they go to jail?

[@insertcheesypunhere]

@@unknown_feature they were sentenced, at least

[@tmfromdenmark9158]

Thank you for the information. 🙏🏻

[@finehomemadewine]

She probably just let abuser back to her life as so many victims feel the need to.

[@insertcheesypunhere]

@@finehomemadewine ok, not liking your tone dude. dont blame the victims for abusers being effective. look up hoovering. there's a reason why victims can get sucked back in by abusers; it's something they're good at.

[@dunkinnatalie]

"you look like a pretty boy" a back handed remark that makes the girl feel worse about herself disguised as a compliment. Sick. Can't wait to see how this pans out.

[@MartinaKing225]

thats what i thought too

[@Garbeaux.]

Right? Talk about not even trying to make her feel better even though it’s a hoax!

[@ciggylungz]

this is really old...look up the case

[@dunkinnatalie]

@@ciggylungz I meant the end of the documentary. I wrote that at the time the mom said that. So I wanted to know how the documentary was going to end.

[@bigbawlzlebowski8886]

@@dunkinnatalie I see you everywhere

[@pixieprincessliv]

I hate this concept that kids have to keep loving their parents regardless of what they do to you.

[@kricketlangendoerfer8387]

Olivia Parsons. What I had was what I called THE HATE LOVE RELATIONSHIP. I loved my mother cuz she was my mother, but I couldn't stand her for what she allowed to let happen to me. At her end I had no feelings for her. I was still her slave, except I was no longer sleeping w/her husband (4-14 yo). Something I also still can't do is forgive. They're both dead, but I still can't forgive. 😿😾

[@OikPoinFive]

Wendy Saunders yeah but those who refuse to forgive end in Hades. Which is worse!?

[@SuperPrettyPink101]

I don't get it either. My father is a heartless narcissist and abused my mother, I don't love him at all. How could I? I don't understand "unconditional" love. It makes no sense.

[@czarmayne]

I related to having no feelings in the end. I am Hannah just not in that scale. You love your mother ‘cause you’re a child but when you realize what has been happening as you grow old, you just lose not just love but respect and everything. In the end, just nothing. It’s not a matter of forgiveness or whatever. It is what it is.

[@obnoxiousbluebird6634]

Sometimes it's not a matter of forgiving someone to give yourself peace, some people truly should not have forgiveness imo. It's a matter of letting go, even if that means getting to a point where you don't just have no love you have no hate either, you just let it all go. Sometimes that's the healthier option, it all depends on the person, the events and the belief system. I'm trying very hard to be respectful to Apphia Az and their faith, but I have to say Kricket Langendoerfer has survived a horrific childhood and come out the other side, they don't need to ask anyone or anything to GIVE them strength, they've already got a ton of it!

[@III-ur2oo]

She didn’t just traumatise her own daughter but other kids and the entire community. What kind of fear the kids at school had to live knowing their friend will pass out, seize or die... seriously

[@TahtahmesDiary]

I was about to comment this after hearing one speak... think of all those kids going home and talking about why they wore the hats, or seeing her show up with no hair etc. Then it is all fake and actually abuse?! SO MANY kids were traumatized through all this!

[@LuisGarcia-bt6zv]

The girl in the wheelchair deserves a national donation found raise,BIG BIG BIG HEART AMAZING

[@christinebrett4825]

Beautiful young girl whom should have had the money for a holiday or whatever. Bless her heart

[@davinastanton3865]

Such an amazing soul she truly is. 💗⚘🕊

[@davidc3839]

The girl is stuck in America where everything is for sale, including her health.

[@Themis33]

Yeah. That is one special girl. ❤️

[@jilltheprivateinvestigator3328]

Should start a go fund me page for her. 💗

[@FrothLyfeSailingNandji]

The Dad had absolutely nothing to do with his dying daughters health? No trips to the hospital, never checked her wounds, took an interest in her conditions or medication?? What a load of rubbish.

[@juligracewallace570]

I think he checked on her but he wasn't about to remove a "clean" gauze. He even said that he tried to take time off to go with them but the mom would fake a schedule change. My only question is, I have never had a doctor reschedule on me, so why did he accept it so easy?? I think the only innocent person is the grandma. She wasn't trying to get any money, just care for her grandkid. Where did Hannah go when all her guardians were stripped from her for weeks??

[@tiffymarieseestheteamarie4454]

For real

[@mjkrbjcw]

I would notice if my daughter was looking fine when she was supposed to be dying or her hair wasn’t falling out

[@aprilsilvers381]

If he didnt his wife would say so

[@drawingdownlaluna]

I don’t know! when you are married a long time and duties are divided between you it’s hard to say what he could’ve noticed or not. Working full time and trusting your spouse is part of marriage, after all. It’s such a bizarre situation any normal person wouldn’t even dream of being suspicious. He most likely is a victim in this situation as well, that lady is a real nut.

[@maggieh1361]

Also the father said "Hannah wasn't physically hurt" because drugging your child and shaving her head and making her lose weight isn't hurting them physically???

[@lorileew2337]

Maggie Hanberry ...Yeah that made me angry Hannah has forgiven her Dad they're close now she wants NOTHING to do with her Mother.. I don't know if her Dad has ever realized SHE WAS PHYSICALLY HARMED I hope for Hannah's sake and healing he did and apologized to her..For her healing and therapy if she received any he needed to acknowledge all the things he was IN DENIAL about right after the scam was exposed..

[@bonnierasmussen2837]

No mention about being emotionally hurt. He is as bad as the mom for that comment alone.

[@kupoqueen8378]

Isnt that more emotional harm not physical?

[@lettuceturtle4608]

Daysee Jayd Not the drugging and weight loss.

[@kupoqueen8378]

Lettuceturtle oh yeah she gave her sleeping pills. Damn

[@havetoreturnsomevideotapes]

Happy news is that Hannah seems to have recovered from this traumatic part of her life and is married with two children! She seems to be flourishing in adult life. She is proof that there is hope in overcoming trauma and abuse and there is life after the pain.

[@nienkepalm739]

The father doesn't think the child suffered significant mental abuse? She was told and mentally prepared to die. This child was absolutely mentally damaged.

[@sooph1e]

I can't believe the dude actually said that they would be re-united as a family in the near future.. In which universe does that make any f'ing sense!??

[@Raina87]

Not only that, but downplayed the sleeping pills! "Oh it was only benadryl".. they're ADULT sleeping pills!! They can kill a child with that dosage!

[@cheyenne70]

Also feeding her pills no telling if it messed up her body.

[@whiggygirl]

He is SERIOUSLY deluded!

[@whelkpeopleofdoom]

That Dad also apparently didn't care to be at his daughter's chemo appointments... any at all, apparently. Me thinks he's not the greatest father. Seems like he cares about saving face more than his daughter.

[@Rustyrc83]

The mother should be glad Hannah didn't pull a Gypsy Rose on her!

[@Kyolover8]

Was thinking the same thing

[@GravesLilDarkAngel]

Indeed. And I hold a lot of smypthay for Gyspy Rose.

[@ZERO_42069]

RustyRC83 Rc what’s that?

[@brooketrotter18]

@@ZERO_42069 Gypsy Rose was another child whose mother did this, and it ended with Gypsy arranging for her boyfriend to murder her mother.

[@KS-bo7rm]

@@GravesLilDarkAngel That girl never had a chance. She turned dangerous, but that was bound to happen. Gypsy should do some time. But that is absolutely the most complicated situation. Its heart breaking in all sorts of levels.

[@lightsinthesky4989]

Stephanie, the girl who donated the pop tabs. Wow, that's got to be the purest soul ever.

[@joannelemmon6469]

What a beautiful thought!

[@runicspyder]

I wish her and her family nothing but happiness :) she's such a sweetie!

[@yeetusdeleetus650]

She was just so innocent I hope her family is doing okay

[@kt47793]

I hope the town turned to her and her mother to show their love now they are aware of a real victim ( granted Hannah was a victim but you know what I mean) cause they certainly deserve it

[@chasedbyvvolves9256]

I have a feeling it was the mom's idea

[@priscillaharper65]

Scary to think what they planned on doing with the child after her “6 months left to live”.

[@astrologicalartist7413]

for real, I'm so glad she got out of there. I don't even wanna imagine the kind of thing they could've done to that poor girl

[@lynnleigha580]

Probably kill her, that's why I was thanking Jesus, they figured it out before then

[@Intheknow12]

Oh wow, you’re right. Potential JCS/Dreading/True Crime KZbin channel topic.

[@HalonPoisoning]

Terry had planned on telling Robert and the community that she had been cured by a miracle. The question is, would she have moved onto something else afterwards?

[@Jerica-Camaria-Zaniya]

The only person that made sense this far said: " I think she was sick, and her sickness is Greed. " *Exactly* .

[@theoracle1291]

Selfinflicted G those women had her spot on

[@2048GFD]

Right

[@Dr.SeneChats]

😁👍

[@lisajeter9511]

Absolutely!

[@mynameisnotMYA]

This is so sickening. Imagine convincing your own child she had cancer and would probably die young.

[@lenapauline8634]

mynameisnotmya begging santa to spare her!!! :(((

[@drd6893]

mynameisnotmya broke my heart

[@rubiecutie3277]

mynameisnotmya it is truly the epitomy of evil and the dad is an idiot fully guilty as well

[@BB-ut2fx]

Leuretti , goodness me- stop your rambling - and learn to write...

[@hunterfeavearyear3887]

Leuretti maybe you should learn how to form a coherent sentence

[@lifewithjimmy4389]

My daughter died of a cancerous brain tumor at age 2. I would’ve done anything to have had her survive. People don’t realize what they have! 😳😔

[@kathleenevans676]

Nobody should have to go through that. I'm so sorry.

[@Fran-tl6bx]

I'm so sorry ,I'm a mom first then a nurse. No parent should ever have to bury her child.

[@jacquelinedeigan3913]

Bless you so sorry your loss x

[@destinya.8115]

So sorry for your loss ❤️🙏🏼

[@lifewithjimmy4389]

@@destinya.8115 thank you! It hurts n stings everyday, still 😳😔❤️

[@invadersickness]

Hearing that the mother was going around saying she only had 6 months left to live. It makes me wonder what was going to happen at the end of those 6 months.

[@TheSnyderWeb]

The sickest part was the child going to counseling to prepare for her death. I imagine that counseling would be helpful for a child who actually will be dying young. How in the world could you put your child thru that when it was so unnecessary? The psychological trauma of preparing for death as a child when she didn't even need that. Ugh.

[@dragonrage122]

i was wondering if someone was going to touch on that. Bob's 'she wasn't harmed and will rebound mentally very quickly' needs a shoe shoved somewhere dark and private. they convinced the poor thing she was dying.

[@ciaradoyle5431]

I can't imagine it's been easy for the counselor either, It must be horrible to give counseling like that to a child just to find out they didn't need it.

[@tooottooot1850]

The girl in the wheelchair trying to help someone else in need when she is in such need herself was very touching but it made me even more furious with this people!

[@emilytoole1524]

tooot tooot that's what got my blood boil the most

[@ChenoaSteiner]

tooot tooot Yeah, that girl deserves all the donations

[@maudelynn13]

That was when we I got angry, too

[@thefemalien7764]

That got to me most as well. What a precious soul she is.

[@73sloane]

She, along with her mother, were willing to sacrifice when they were in so much need themselves. I hope they received that help.They are kind and generous people.

[@mslouise479]

Wow the girl who gave the pop tabs to help Hannah is probably one of nicest, selfless people on earth. We could all learn from her. She is well within her rights to feel sorry for herself and to ask people to HELP HER but instead she tries to help others. Altruism personified. It shows what a great mum she has too.

[@TheJan8421]

What an awful thing to do to a lovely little girl.

[@evasanchez3596]

​@@TheJan8421uguguguguguf Y😅😮

[@samanthajohnston9269]

As someone with cancer and underwent chemo and had a port, none of "treatments" sound right. This woman victimized not only her child but an entire school and town. This woman deserves the harshest punishment the law can give.

[@velvet561]

Hope you are better now

[@Marsbar1212]

Part of parent's punishment should be volunteer work at a children's cancer hospice and see first hand how traumatic this illness is and the devastation it brings upon families.

[@janebaker4912]

Marsbar1212 great idea!!

[@kittykatBflat]

Marsbar1212 preach

[@HuxleyTheProf]

Marsbar1212 Good thought but don't put a predator in with vulnerable kids. Plus she might sadistically get off on it.

[@DemonWoman75]

Got to be honest, i personally wouldn't want these people around my child if they had cancer, they are sick in the head

[@missmoxie9188]

Marsbar1212 I'm not sure she should be trusted around children But that would be eye opening for her

[@CrystalSinha538]

Can we address how kind everyone in this town was for helping them as much as they did though😭❤️

[@shelldotshell]

Unfortunately, they'll probably never help anyone ever again. These charlatans ruined it for future people honestly in need.

[@CrystalSinha538]

@@shelldotshell 😭😭😭

[@southernladyish]

That’s how small towns are. Towns where everyone knows everyone.. the love is there for one another. I wouldn’t say they will never be as generous or giving again because of this situation.. I’m sure they would still give the shirts off their backs to anyone in need. I would imagine they would just be more cautious and aware before giving again though.

[@CrystalSinha538]

@@southernladyish I do hope so💗🥰

[@gwenthompson8347]

❤ Absolutely

[@NaniTaysha06]

I knew she was lying when in the "thank you" letter to the fire department she included that Hannah was getting thinner, and wasn't doing very well. why would you include that in a thank you letter unless you wanted more sympathy than what was already given?

[@shadowmatrix0101]

@Naomim - ikr, that's what I was thinking while watching the video. If anything< i would probably tell a white lie and say thank you so much for the donation, it makes Hannah happy and she's doing better thanks to your kindness. Makes them feel better even if it's not completely the truth.

[@angelpaw]

Naomi Taysha I knew she was the lying...because the title said she was lying.

[@Echolyris212]

Baba Booey 🤣🤣🤣

[@monkiram]

Hindsight is 20/20

[@smellymurphy]

And her handwriting was like a 15yr old girl's

[@cynthiatolman326]

I tried to watch this but I can't even now all these years later. My daughter had cancer when she was 3. The community helped me so much, example, driving from our home to St Judes every week a stranger I never met paid to put tires on my car, and almost 30 years later I'm still grateful. Please don't stop helping out. You'll let these horrible people continue to hurt families who really need help. Praise God, my daughter survived Glioblastoma multiforme( not sure I've spelled that correctly). Brain tumor in right parietal lobe. No Chemo, only surgery and radiation, at that time and maybe now chemo wouldn't pass the blood brain barrier.

[@lisamiddleton3475]

The fact that the husband thinks the child and mom should be back together when she's out of prison is sick! I'd want to take my child away from their abused! For that alone he should never regain custody of her. He would put her back in harms way! So not ok!

[@lisamiddleton3475]

Praying that little precious girl can recover from the abuse and grow up strong and resilient! Having your mother betray you in that way must be more than some can handle. I pray she can!

[@l.pmoonstone5067]

Totally agree with you!!

[@totorimc6286]

Lisa Locke Actually this event took place in the early 2000's! im not sure when this documentary was made but it was probably around the same time as well. hannah was 8 in 2004 according to articles, so she is in her early twenties now. i looked up pictures of her and she is a beautiful woman and seems to be happy!

[@l.pmoonstone5067]

+Totori MC Do you know who ended up raising Hannah? Was she put into foster care until she was 18? Did the father get her back?. Couldn't find any info on google regarding that.

[@sengamcinally2616]

Lisa Locke poo

[@alamatretsue9221]

He didn’t go to the hospital because hospitals made him uncomfortable????? His child was dying and all he cared about was his comfort...wow!!! This guy was in on the scam

[@carlasouza5306]

Tamala Kakusa he also didn’t enter his garage....

[@ccorleans3063]

Tamala Kakusa 💯

[@tiffprendergast]

I don’t blame him

[@lehnaxxo5450]

A SCAM SIS imagine that tells you he’s selfish asf

[@trisholsonlmt]

My daughter was in the hospital gravely ill and eventually died and my ex husband never went to the hospital nor did he ever go to a dr. appointment.. Some parents are just detached.

[@marcellasheridan9263]

See what I mean about the father, if you honestly thought that your daughter had cancer and then found out it was all a lie, you would be livid that your daughter has been abused in such a manner. Would you be making light of the fact that your daughter was given adult drugs to make her sleep and traumatised your daughter by shaving all her hair off, but yet he's making excuses for his wife and to me that's a GUILTY conscience. That father is a Filty liar and he should be in jail.

[@onedumbbaby]

i completely agree marcella. almost every word out of that man's mouth was in defense of himself. no concern for the child. a very pathetic and deeply disturbing reaction. my father would have been breathing fire to get me away from that woman, not trying to "restore the family.""

[@dovestone_]

Marcella Sheridan there's no way he wasn't in on it

[@samanthacarter6733]

he did go to jail..... he has a relationship with his daughter and she believes him and doesnt remember him ever coming to "appointments" (or car journeys that were fake appointments) either way she is happy now and has nothing to do with the mother.

[@peggykluck1357]

samantha carter the DEVIL is talking to you MOM. I know that!!!!!

[@naynaygetspaid]

Michelle Clough love this comment lol

[@KC-ve8qz]

Munchausen syndrome by proxy is real! My mother had me on multiple meds for years that I didn’t need! All for her need for acceptance! Prayers up to all the victims! Especially Hannah

[@rianamohamed300]

It definitely is real. But is it real in this case? By a woman who is known to have previous cases of theft and greed? Not sure i can believe that.

[@Scott356-m2u]

Shut up. I'm so sick of that being used as an excuse to get people less time. Drop dead.

[@ms.artichokecheesepizzawst3239]

My little girl passed away March 15th at 2:30am she was diagnosed with AML Nov 30th of 2015, she fought a hard long battle of 16 months . The pain a parent feels when we actually lose a child . can't even be put into words. this women is sick .

[@melatoninqueen6914]

Deborah Brown my cousin has AML ... may your daughter rest in peace

[@ms.artichokecheesepizzawst3239]

Hailey Walters I truly pray for the best for your cousin. my daughter Jessi had to endure so much pain .. I wouldn't wish it on anyone . jessi may have had a second chance at life if she didn't have flt-3 along with AML... which is very rare ... But that mutation made it impossible for her to have a fighting chance. I wish the best for you and your family . hard times will come and go . your pain will never cease . But be strong and don't give up hope . in the end , God is king and he must be trusted. But it's ok to fight.

[@melatoninqueen6914]

Deborah Brown thank you... sadly we lost her last night ... it was very unexpected 💔🎗, she fought hard for a year and a half.. but Jesus finally called her home, I hope your daughter was there to welcome her into heaven and that they’re friends now.. much love ❤️

[@ms.artichokecheesepizzawst3239]

Hailey Walters I'm so sorry to hear this . But I can assure you, she is now in Heaven nd Jessi was waiting for her. It's not easy .. but time, helps Eas pain . I can promise you that . It's ok to cry . It's ok to be mad and sad. It's ok to be hurt . But have faith ..

[@ms.artichokecheesepizzawst3239]

Hailey Walters I wrote this poem . May be it will give you some peace . My sweet baby, it's been so long . I still miss you and wish I was still with you. The pain never leaves , but sometimes I can feel it eas. Christmas came but without you , it will never be the same.. Family is so important and from your passing it's been so strong that's what I noticed. People say time heals all wounds but I can tell you that will never be true. My heart has a hole , but what does feel that . Is not your body, but it is your soul . Jessi you made such an impact in thousands of lives , I can understand why God took you to heaven because that's truly where your soul belonged . Your short 6 years here , when you passed away the pain we could hardly bare, I always asked. Why? This isn't fair . In time God gave me peace he gave me comfort, he showed me strength thats when i was finally able to breathe. I get on the ground, I get on my knees , i pray for forgiveness it's only then I feel the peace . I miss you sweet baby . I miss you much . I long for the day I feel your touch . Till then my love. Enjoy heaven and being an Angel above...

[@lesafaye]

That poor girl was getting counseling to prepare her to die. That's just unimaginable!!

[@abigaillilac1370]

So the dad never spoke to a single one of Hannah's "doctors", never caught a glimpse of the caretaker, never asked to look at a bill, AND never looked under or changed one of Hannah's bandages? I could believe one of those things, but not all of them!!!

[@wendillon92]

The dad is definitely not innocent. He either knew what was going on or he's a neglectful parent.

[@sam-mp9fz]

Exactly!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Phoebe5448]

I'll bet he was in on it 100% but just playing the innocent dumb one.

[@christinebrett4825]

Exactly!! Useless uncaring father.....he knew!!

[@nunyabuisness7552]

Don't be too quick to denounce the father. My ex-wife tried that same thing with our first child and it worked for a short time on me with much less serious medical conditions. Newly married at age 22 I had only 30 days that entire year I didn't go to work. I thought our baby was just very prone to every allergy and every cold virus that existed!!! It changed when I was working at the home of an allergy specialist and told him these tests are costing between $500-$1200 every couple months and I was barely keeping myself above water financially. He "offered" to give us a free consultation if we wanted and I jumped at the chance. Immediately my wife became very skeptical. I kept insisting we go to him at least once since it's free and she kept preventing it and we never went. Our child suddenly stopped getting sick and seemed perfectly normal. It was years later I learned about Munchausen syndrome by proxy and I told her about it and she shrugged it off. Fortunately neither of our children had any other medical issues but she did end up having serious mental issues a decade later and still to this day.

[@nekolaiil]

"I'm not smart enough to do something like this, I'd get caught." Well... you did get caught..

[@TheKimGlynn]

This is exactly what I said

[@squash-k1o]

@@TheKimGlynn Do you believe the father's at fault?

[@cnonya6581]

Ugh I hate how the dad is defending this. "I don't think there was much mental distress".... She asked Santa to let her live!!!!! Jesus.

[@trisarahtops1092]

C Nonya Right??? Not to mention finding out that your parents did this to you would be extremely traumatic. She is going to suffer, mentally, for the rest of her life because of this. She'll definitely have trust issues and severe anxiety and depression, if not full blown PTSD.

[@WindowsXPFrog]

And crying when her hair was shaved off :(

[@Annasea666]

Denial dad pathetic

[@feraflauna3238]

+C Nonya-Not only what Sam said but apparently, her mother took it so far that Hannah was put into therapy sessions to cope with the fact she was going to die. . .They put a little child. . .into therapy. . .because she believed she was going to die. . .That is just SICK. Poor Hannah has confirmed that she has suffered from a tremendous amount of issues over the ordeal. She has been depressed almost her entire life now, to where she developed depression at 12 and even suicidal thoughts. . .Thankfully and mercifully, she has never acted on them, but the duress of that depression and suicidal thoughts were probably never go away. . .And while this wasn't confirmed, it is possible Hannah does suffer some kind of PTSD (crying in her sleep, agitation, flashbacks/nightmares, etc.) over what happened and always will. This is not something anyone can ever fully recover from, let alone someone who was forced, by their own mother, to go through this at a mere 7 years old. But thankfully and pretty miraculous, it seems Hannah has found her way to find a way to live her own life-she does suffer quite a bit and knows she probably always will from what happened-but she looks to have turned into a pretty wonderful young woman.

[@kasey465]

Hannah lived in my town when I was in 6-7th grade while she was in 9th-10th, and although I hardly knew her, she was friends with some of my friends, and to this day, she is a brilliant and bright girl. Hannah believes her father and grandmother didn’t know, so I believe in my heart that they didn’t. She’s turned into such a strong, independent and beautiful girl, and is getting married this year!

[@Jellybeans101]

Kasey Fox good for her👍

[@laradesautel9995]

Kasey Fox well.. it’s hard when it’s family. Neither come out well at all by the things they’ve said on this show!! Dad said daughter wasn’t hurt in any way?? What?!! Poor girl.

[@Loveispatient_2024]

Great to hear that! Much love for this strong woman💖

[@mimij4660]

That's a blessing

[@angel-ke9vs]

@@laradesautel9995 they told her she was sick and dying. Kept her from playing with her friends, lied, drugged and manipulated her. And than she was taken away from her family and she has to live with the stigma around this scandal. She was hurt in every way. They betrayed her; how can they say she was not hurt.

[@kathleenbraden485]

It boggles my mind that the Father and Grandma are more concerned about themselves than concerned about Hannah.

[@rosep5502]

100% !

[@Themis33]

That's narcissism for you. Protecting themselves over protecting the victim. Everytime.

[@loisannlovelace8988]

They’re all a piece of work. That poor child born to the wrong family

[@loisannlovelace8988]

The father is areal idiot! I can see why it may have been so easy to keep him in the dark, if in fact he didn’t know

[@EvergreenElvish]

me and my sister believe the crew might be asking specific questions before they talk like "how did this action effect you" which could be skewing the narrative

[@Holocaustica]

There's NO way I could have a little girl plead for me to not cut off all her hair, and then proceed to cut it all off. Nope.

[@lisajeter9511]

Karma should get them all! 3 days in jail for this Grandmother is the least of her problems!

[@KimSearch865]

Wow! I googled this family, this story doesn’t end here! Terry the mom went to prison for 6 1/2 years for her crimes against Hannah, theft and fraud. Then in 2010 she was involved in a drug scam involving her older daughters!! Apparently, Katie 27, was a medical assistant, who forged prescriptions for Vicodin, and had her mom pick up the drugs, which were shared between her mom and two sisters!! I can’t find out if she went to jail for that too? It was proven that she did not have munchausen by proxy syndrome. Which made sense when it came out that she’d been in prison in 1989 for bank fraud! What a POS!! Bob the father, spent 4 years 11 months in prison for scamming the town. He maintains his innocence and that he didn’t know Hannah wasn’t sick. The grandmothers charges were dropped. Hannah spent a year in foster care & then went to live with her aunt (on her fathers side), until her father was released when she was 15. At that point she lived with her father (who she feels didn’t know), until she was 18. What really infuriated me was how her father said that Hannah wasn’t hurt by anything the mother did!! Down playing the fact that she drugged his daughter!! Saying it was just Benadryl!! He comes off as such as idiot here!! His daughter was told she was going to DIE at 7 years old!! Her hair was shaved!! She had to wear a mask!! She wasn’t allowed to play with her friends!! He’s super lucky that his daughter forgave him!! Well he was wrong... because Hannah says that she’s still dealing with this at 21 (the interview was done in 2017). She struggled with depression at 12, and had suicidal thoughts! Poor girl!! Hannah is studying social work at university and wants to help foster kids. She moved back to Ohio and occasionally runs into her mom on the road. She’s terrified of Teresa and feels her mother will try and deny what she did! Despite what she’s been put through it seems Hannah is doing pretty well, and she’s blossomed into a beautiful young woman. God bless her.

[@natmaccc]

Kimberley Searching Thank you! Glad to know she’s doing well despite the odds

[@Diana-gn8rp]

Was just about to google the outcome. Thank you.

[@kimmoore0427]

Wow thx for the udate. Is there a link on the daughter currently?

[@gillianmcatee5378]

X

[@kaylalove871]

Thanks for the update!!

[@sonievkay]

the child in the wheel chair....bless her kind, unselfish heart!

[@beasmith3386]

They should give her all the pop top ring pulls.

[@adorablegirl1559]

I am happy her pop can tags were not sold

[@seretonindealer9440]

She's a lovely soul, so good

[@michellebergeron5629]

sonie v.kay I agree she gave all her pop tops for her. Shame on Hannah's mom. Wow I could never do something like that to my children. I have a disabled child and NEVER EVER would scam s soul!!!

[@taylorm4831]

I'm pretty sure she's a murderer now lol

[@nathanspencer1238]

It's nice to know that a town would give so much. Even though they were scammed, it shows that they were so kind.

[@janetothen2583]

Nathan Spencer it is touching i hope if i ever needed my community id get even a fraction of this love and support but where i live in uk its all foreigners and strangers noone wants to even say hello most the time. My corridoor on my block we have lovely neighbours and thats it really so sad.

[@ingeborg-anne]

The little girl who appears in this doc is such a good egg. Bless her heart

[@patflynn2379]

The husband's defense was essentially, "I'm too dumb to understand what's happening with my own child."

[@aliciaalvarez118]

Pat Flynn literally

[@beastshawnee4987]

I will accept that answer since there is not a possible better one...It is still not the truth-he knew -is the truth.

[@bitwix621]

The biggest question is why he never went to a medical appointment with her? Would you not want to go if it were your child?

[@kissarococo2459]

In my country a little girl died in suffocation because her father believed his new wife as a moroccan doctor who was expecting triplets despite being almost 50 years old. She was as finnish as he was but spoke with fake french accent.... Check our Eerika-case. liveinfinland.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/eerika-the-little-girl-no-one-loved-enough-to-save/

[@notayoutubechannel9275]

Well believe it or not my dad is the same. He doesnt know anything about any doctor appointments I had in all my life. My mom was the only one that knew everything about me (medically). My dad would just ask hows school plus my mom took care of all the paper work stuff and took us to the doctor and dentist

[@elianarichards]

The sad thing is that business that donated probably won't ever donate again to anything because of this.

[@lauriemillington4204]

Sad but true! It happens all the time!

[@noneofyourbusiness6193]

TheDarkerKnight I would go that far totally. People don’t donate when people really need help anymore! Look at Flint! They would rather donate BILLIONS to rebuild a stupid church! Families need help and they can’t get it! I ought to know!

[@Sandy-lg6ez]

The dad says he's never been comfortable with "doctors and things". How comfortable was this little girl thinking she was dying?

[@markusallport1276]

He didn't know anything was wrong until he was arrested. You have to understand how people like Terri manipulate others, and if you still think it's bullshit, then you must be a manipulator just like her. My mother manipulated my dad, aunts and grandparents for years about my health and mental state. My father hated doctors, and my grandparents didn't believe in medications. My grandparents were the ones who found my mother out and uncovered her game and had me removed from her "care".

[@isitoveryet9525]

@L Cam Well, According to a lot of people involved in this case, including Hannah, he didn’t know. Why is it cool for OP to trash someone, & twist what they said, but it’s unacceptable for someone to call them out?

[@lawrencefisherward3]

@@markusallport1276 Even if he didn't like doctors he didn't even check his own daughters back to see if she had a hole in it? He not the grandma never seen the child unclothed? Even the balding should have been a dead give away to them. I'm sure she was not manipulitve as much as they knew but turned a blind eye to reap the rewards.

[@SarahKDB]

I have had chronic health problems since I was 5 and my dad rarely would go to the hospital with me whenever I broke something (brittle bones), and my issues were real. Apparently he has had very bad associations with hospitals (from when his dad passed, I know he was absolutely devastated.) Lots of people have phobias, so I wouldn't automatically jump to him being a bad father because of this.

[@loisannlovelace8988]

Right! How selfish! It’s your kid for god’s sake. He’s guilty of being a lazy uninvolved parent

[@Atypical_leo]

Terry was seriously only 35 when this was filmed!!?? And the grandmother was 58?? Holy crap! They certainly have not aged gracefully. I’m 34 and I hope to God that I don’t look that bad

[@CrazyLuciousRussian]

That is a rather shallow observation. Is that your takeaway from this story? That Hanna's abuser and her grandmother have not aged gracefully? It really doesn't matter how you think a person looks, because as long as they are comfortable in their own skin, your "opinion" here means squat.. 🙄

[@missiereveal1076]

It was her first run in with the law she has a long list..Her mother had to use her life savings bailing her out..This happened in my hometown and I worked with her at a gas station she did and she took off with a while weekends deposit

[@BradEpperly1987]

Totally thought the same thing!! Lol

[@debs9049]

I thought that too

[@larissahostetter2335]

That mother is siiiick!!! However the girl in the wheelchair did such a beautiful thing. So unselfish and caring. She needs those to help her, yet she thought it was more important to give to Hannah! Such a touching and beautiful thing. Really gives you hope in humanity. Though it's sad that they were wasted because she needed them!

[@estherpennington7826]

My 2 year old son has a tumor right below his brain stem, causing some paralysis in his right side, and he is undergoing chemo. This woman made my blood boil

[@bethfisher3075]

La Hostetter

[@mgparis]

Tasha, best wishes to your son, stay strong!

[@debadev2179]

Larissa Hostetter I hope people get behind this sweet girl. She struggles in a wheelchair but her heart is huge

[@debadev2179]

Tasha Hocking I’m sorry your going through so much

[@annettebischoff9715]

How sad to use a child for your own selfish needs when there is a girl needing real medical attention who gave selflessly. Makes my heart hurt.

[@Phoenix.MoonDragon]

I'm glad the school called before her estimated death day, I don't want to imagine what the mother would've done if she was really that desperate.

[@tanyamcghee3922]

Omfg! Wtf was she gonna do? Plan death or Cure?

[@Phoenix.MoonDragon]

@@tanyamcghee3922 I'm not sure and I'm glad I never do have to know.

[@o_p0tterhead]

I remember a similar case of a mother with Munchausen by proxy who ended up killing her son. It's so awful and I'm so glad Hannah's story had a happy ending.

[@Phoenix.MoonDragon]

@@o_p0tterhead same

[@marissashea3472]

@@o_p0tterhead wait… are you talking about the Garnett Spears case??

[@andyprompt]

Its hard watching the dad and grandmother being more concerned about themselves than the torture imposed on Hannah

[@Brenda-lt7dm]

I don’t think her father or grandpa knew about the lie

[@aka3426]

@@Brenda-lt7dm even if so, the way he minimizes the harm they caused. said the abuse was not that bad. and really, i he says “i’m not an idiot.. but it looks like i was”. well, that’s so weird, even if he did not know, the way he must have been so uninterested in this child is WILD. To not notice anything you had to be just not bodered. so - not a great parenting, one way or the other.

[@Matilda-y]

@@aka3426correct 💯

[@toracabey93]

@@Brenda-lt7dm maybe not but he didn't seem too worried about the harm done to his daughter at the time.

[@liveyourbestlife143]

Stories like this make me sick. How many people hesitate to donate because they wonder about the truthfulness of the cause ?

[@DellaStreet123]

I've become very reluctant to donate because I was scammed once already. Since then, I've been approached by people claiming to be in distress a couple of times, but each time I was smelling foul play. One day, at a bus terminal, a young woman held out a flower to me. She was carrying a couple of them. I said "Thank you" and accepted the flower. "Sign this", the woman said. She showed me a little book. The inside of the cover had something taped to it that was supposed to be a newspaper article about a terminally ill young woman. "Three months to live", the woman said. The book had a list of signatures. She handed me a pen. "I'm sorry about that", I said and I signed the notebook. There were a few names on the list already. "Now you give money", the woman said adamantly. She then pointed to the list of names, and on the right side, next to each name, the figure "20" was added. Wait, each one of these people gave the exact figure? And a rather large one to give to a perfect stranger who claims to have only three months to live but is walking around just fine. I said: "Keep your flower" and handed it back to her.

[@df-nk6gd]

Yep i have to be absolutely sure.....I'm much more careful now. I also deeply research non profit agencies, bcuz there are way too many that the majority goes into the pockets and tiny amount to the cause itself.

[@pinkpugginz]

@@df-nk6gd this is so true. Like those donation options at grocery store card machines. It all goes straight back into the pockets of the business. I looked into it. Safeway where I live uses all the money for "internal operations" and the tiny amount goes to the actual charity

[@MrsBee-uo2lc]

I agree! These people should be heavly punished!!!!

[@whitneytfankedjian]

i really enjoy the part when the woman who's doing the nails is just talking and continues working it's so classic and stereotypically gossipy

[@AC-Slater]

Was looking for this comment lmao 💯

[@katybug6572]

I love it too 😆💕✌️ 💅

[@ccorleans3063]

Whitney Tfankedjian yes! 💅🏼

[@callmeghoul9403]

Same omg I was about to comment that too, it's the best part and so atmospheric

[@zeriyx]

sis, what's the tea

[@ASaltyGhost]

So the father never went with Terri when she took her daughter to treatment, was never suspicious when the appointments changed, never saw the doctor's paperwork, he never saw all the bags of pop tabs in the garage, never checked under her band-aids. You're too uncomfortable with hospitals to go to it with your child? We're expected to believe that? I just can't even fathom this. He makes me so angry.

[@anon4041]

I really don't think he father knew. And even if he was suspicious, he probably never questioned it. It was all the mother.

[@weeannie495]

She was such a manipulative woman. Disgraceful

[@coltonlarsen5775]

@@anon4041 doesnt matter if he didn't know, that makes him a terrible father. If I didn't like hospitals I would at least meet the doctor once, look at an x ray, look at medical test papers, something!

[@kateevans2362]

I am a teenager with a disabling chronic illness, my dad loves me but has never been even slightly involved with my treatment and refuses to come near me when I'm sick or visit me in the hospital. He hates doctors and doesn't like to see me in distress, so he just avoids the subject completely. If my medical condition were fake he'd have no idea. I'm not saying I believe the dad in this video, I'm just saying the circumstances he describes are very possible for even an otherwise good father.

[@kevinheintz4046]

@@kateevans2362 I'm sure your dad is great and all, but if you have a chronic condition that makes you sick often (and I'm sorry to hear you are in pain), he should probably be encouraged to take a more active role in your illness and treatment. If you are sick in the hospital a lot and he isn't there, how can he be spending as much quality time with you as he could? If he is uncomfortable with being around your illness, he needs to imagine what it is like for you to have to deal with the illness constantly. I hope he comes around to seeing that. But at any rate, you seem strong and reasonable, and I wish you the best of luck in living your life to the fullest!

[@EmArilus]

I feel so bad for the 17 year old girl who donated her bottle caps 😔

[@JEdwards713]

Taking that girls pop-tabs was just pure evil, wow.

[@xmanxavier77]

Just plan wicked

[@karenhearne7112]

Almost Devil's advocate here......take the tabs form the girl and profit.........but they couldn't even be bothered with that. Shitstains.

[@kimg2692]

They should give all them tabs that were found as evidence to the girl in the wheelchair that actually needs it.

[@janecot123]

That family is acting like they are victims but what about the child and the people that have been duped out of their money, they convinced a little girl that she is dying, that is sick, that woman should not have her child back

[@alberto8461]

+POP! sey All true. And that dad is a lying liar, claiming that his wife just described everything so elaborately due to her "mental illness" that he was fooled too. So, he thought his daughter was dying of leukemia (blood cancer) that also gave her tumors all over her body... yet he never met and never spoke to a single one of her doctors, never went to a treatment session, never picked up medications, never paid or even saw a single one of these bills the family was so worried about paying? Fathers of a 7 year old cancer patients are typically run ragged going to doctors appointments and hospital visits. This dad - who claims he heard all the details of the "cancer," yet never sees a doctor, never sees a report, and never goes to a hospital - is 100% complicit.

[@laradesautel9995]

POP! sey zero sympathy should ever be given to these psychos- dad right now saying daughter in no way hurt. Horrifyingly narcissistic!

[@ytl9558]

That girl in the wheel chair, I hope she got compensated! Bless her heart 😢

[@Emily-kd2zv]

I'm willing to bet part of the reason she was included in this documentary was to bring attention to her and her mom so that they can receive some financial aid.

[@theresaoneill6525]

I can almost believe the dad. My husband at the time did absolutely nothing to help our daughter. I had to beg him to go to the doctor with us. If I didn't tell him what was going on he wouldn't have known anyway.

[@CTdarkmatter]

Almost 😅

[@amberbrink1585]

what about the childs weightloss? did they starve her to make her be at a low body weight?! Horrifying

[@Broadwaybutterfly21]

Amber Brink the sleeping pills probably decreased her appetite

[@smalltowngirlbigcityheart3724]

Amber Brink They would've had to.

[@Exsugarbabe1]

They starved the child too, what an awful woman.

[@jay6440]

the meds do that, I have an immune disease (not cancer) and every pill prescribed has a list of side effects longer than the last. alot of the meds cause nausea, diarrhea, etc

[@TwighlightAngelRose]

I currently am taking pain meds for my medical condition and it basically turns off the "I am hungry" button. I would also sleep quite a lot. So I am having to force my self get up and eat something.

[@kassandrat5090]

and the father defending her actions like "oh it was only Benadryl" clearly no remorse

[@africacarey]

That pissed me off

[@Directionless.Sponge]

"They're making a big deal out of OTC Benadryl" YOU'RE GIVING YOUR 7 Y/O AN ADULT DOSE OF BENADRYL AND TELLING HER SHE WENT TO CHEMO

[@DellaStreet123]

Benadryl is not OTC in most countries. Also, according to some sources, it may have been doxylamine, which shouldn't be given to children at all.

[@Lauziita21]

But no big deal, right?! JFC! I wanted to punch him!

[@ingloriousbetch4302]

@@DellaStreet123 benadryl is OTC here as are many sleeping pills

[@DellaStreet123]

@@ingloriousbetch4302 I know it's OTC in the USA and maybe some other countries as well, but I think it's wrong.

[@ingloriousbetch4302]

@@DellaStreet123 it's just an allergy pill. Many rely on it for seasonal allergies.

[@jeanettebird2739]

This is another heartbreaking story . Hats off to the teachers for reaching out for help . Hope Hannah went on to have a happy life ❤

[@priscillanotpresley]

My heart broke when she asked santa to not die

[@zoranvanzindell]

That is so sad 😢

[@tanyamcghee3922]

Yeah Well, He Came Through..😜

[@sommerclark8623]

Same😭

[@melaniemills4505]

😭

[@mudmudmudmudmud7605]

@Tanya Mcghee Hail Santa 🎅

[@jessicasuzanne___]

This reminds me of that girl Gypsy whose mom pretended that she was disabled and put her in a wheelchair and then Gypsy ended up killing her mom

[@majormana1]

There are a lot of things like this.many more cases then are actually found out

[@ashlieleavelle]

Oh yes. The Gypsy Rose story. That poor girl, her mom physically abused her. I thought of her story too.

[@Ldyether]

@@majormana1 my grandmother had this. She was never diagnosed. They lived in a small town where you ask no questions, and ignore what you may suspect. My aunt was so abused, she has blocked memories up until she was 11. She also abused her own self sooo it wasn't just by proxy with her. She lived with me a while and actually put her own eye out, poked herself up the rear with a sharp object to cause severe bleeding, and sliced open her palm for medical attention and church sympathy. Thankfully, she died a few years back. Unfortunately, it was from leukemia and her family wasn't there for her because of all the things she did. None of us went to her funeral and we don't know who ended up with her ashes.

[@yaelfeder9042]

Same!

[@wioi]

Ldyether wooow, that none of you went to her funeral is just so disgusting I cant even tell you how much.

[@cyranothe2nd]

Update on this case: Mother was found guilty and released after 6 1/2 years. Has since been arrested, along with her oldest daughter, for forging prescriptions and fraud. The dad served 5 years. Grandmother was released. Hannah lived with family members in another state and struggled with depression. She gave an interview to Teen Vogue last year about her struggle and encouraged abused kids not to blame themselves.

[@jenniferlawrence9473]

Thanks for the update!! I'm not surprised the dad went to jail. He seemed like a total crook to me.

[@noneofyourbusiness6193]

Jennifer lawrence of course he went to jail! He was in on it the whole time!

[@mariadeleon7667]

cyranothe2nd thank you for the update. The show ended and I was like hello what the heck happened to them all, so ty.

[@leegill7837]

Thanks

[@kaitlynparker-lee5353]

cyranothe2nd Do you know when this documentary was published? Just looking for a timeline.

[@lilbread1717]

To the woman who says: "Oh, she's definitely sick. Not mentally sick. I think she has an illness, and I believe it's greed.", you drop this 👑

[@FromDallas]

He's very uncomfortable being in hospitals and talking with doctors?! that's his excuse? She's the worst, but he is a sorry individual who can't be bothered to go speak with his daughter's doctor when there's been such a devastating diagnosis. COWARD!

[@rozycantsay3587]

That guy is a liar! Nothing he says makes sense.

[@4dsustainability650]

Yup it's crystal clear he is a liar.

[@policemctittit217]

Yeah, tbh my dad never did go with us or bother with doctor's appts because my mom always handled it. But when things would get serious, he was there. My brother aspirated cough medicine once & he was in the hospital for a good while when I was young. He was always there during that time. He HATES hospitals but his son was very sick, so of course he was there! My brother also got bit by a dog & had to get surgery, my dad was there then too. It wasn't even that bad, he was out of the hospital in a day but my dad was there. It's really suspect that he was willing to just go with whatever the mother said. That's your daughter, you'd be there for something serious even if you hated hospitals. I'm having such a hard time buying that he didn't know, or at the very least wasn't suspicious.

[@nicholeb5987]

It's possible that she tried to keep him away too.

[@janeangel638]

When the young lady who donated her soda tabs came on the screen and I noticed that the floor of her house was simple plywood... it angered me so much that this monster took the tabs from her.

[@EmunahCreative]

OMG that peed me off too! I ran out of words in my head to describe these despicable excuses for human beings! I don't know why I came across this video, but this whole thing is just sick!! Poor child.

[@naynaysuezi9567]

That blew my mind! Broke my heart!

[@debadev2179]

They need to start a Go Fund Me for that selfless little girl in the wheelchair she and her mum are exceptional

[@hannikito]

that little girl they interviewed is so brave to speak up about her friend - poor Hannah

[@jolo3118]

Grandma really is pissing me off. Not one word about what her granddaughter was/is going through. All she could talk about was how horrible her 3 days in jail was. Hannah is the only person in that family that deserves empathy and sympathy. I have no doubt that mom would have taken the most drastic step when it came down to it. Sickening.

[@rocketamadeus3730]

When Terri gets cancer just give her sleeping pills and drive her around and tell her she went to chemo.

[@allissonjacobisaacson6190]

Dude ill volunteer to medicate her and drive all over the place. But not a gentle kind of ride. Its gonna be music blaring, stomping the breaks and gas.

[@debbieangel9376]

Put 2 patches on the neck and chest then grab a bucket and go and collect donations

[@clairedavis8564]

🤣🤣🤣🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Exactly!

[@הגרשוהם]

Yes please.

[@haleypierce82793]

Don't treat her and just end what she would call suffering.

[@v33kirikino84]

I hope the girl on the respirator is doing well, for her and her mum to say others deserve it more broke my heart

[@jkeezy93]

There is only so much attention and care you can give to a house plant.

[@Vegoonery]

@@jkeezy93 Booooooo

[@DoggyHateFire]

@@jkeezy93 So edgy dude

[@PoppyUr]

@@jkeezy93 wtf

[@roxannepearls901]

That girl is a true angel. Bless her.

[@octavia8942]

I was on the fence about dad until they said he’s staying with her and sticking it out. No man in their right mind would. He’s staying because he was involved. Who lets someone do this to their babygirl. So sad.

[@jordanalandry1866]

She could just as easily do it to him too, ppl with this disorder (factitious disorder imposed on another) don't just stop and may cause illness taking it to more and more and Xtreme actions to fulfill their need for attention and personal gain, both material and emotional. She was a mild case just getting her feet wet which is really sick part bc normally they will poison or otherwise induce the symptoms of the illness they are trying to pull off on people. Becoming good at it is part of the illness too. Being able to pull one over on medical professionals etc. We are trained to watch for it, good physicians will, the fact the husband says he didn't know I call bullshit; he's either got the IQ of a kumquat (LITERALLY) or he knew and is a total POS. I said what I said.

[@goranjosic]

I think father was also a victim of his wife. As a sick psychopath, she knew very well how to manipulate him.

[@Topdoggie7]

According to interviews with her her father had no idea and was betrayed and deceived by the mother as well.

[@wwondertwin]

I was a seriously sick child from age 5 onwards, with diagnosis given when I was 7. There's zero chance that my father wouldn't have known if I hadn't been sick for real. Sick children display symptoms at home, too. Children that are not sick aren't capable of pretending to be sick 24/7 even if one parent claims they are sick and coaches the child into pretending. It's just not possible to be clueless about something like that if you live in the same house, even if you work long hours.

[@ratzshit]

The poor kid thought she was dying. They should be in jail for a long time just for the mental torture they put that poor girl through.

[@mandygreen6718]

Wait so she wasn’t allowed to play with the neighbors kids and not allow the kids over to her house fear of germs by weak immune system but they allowed her to go to school where the germs are more concentrated due to more kids being very close together? That right should of been a red flag nowadays there is a such thing called homeschooling!? Am I missing something?

[@annwilliams6438]

Southern Truth Chick But she still went to school!!

[@DaWhiteWolffie]

Yup. BIG red flag. My immune system as a child was destroyed for a year and I had to be completely removed from public school and home schooled because of it. Sending a child on strong chemo into a public school FULL of germs is a certain death sentence!

[@Travellingisagift]

You are right. I noticed that too. If I were the neighbor, that was enough for me to wonder.

[@karentabassum6984]

@ Amilah i thought that all for greed xx

[@zeriyx]

mommy wanted a break 7 hours a day, clearly

[@bornagain1589]

And Daddy didn't ask to see the chemo. port?? No bills in the mail, no prescription bottles with the kids name on it, and Daddy never went to the doctors visits? BS he knew !

[@memegbutterfly]

Sounds like daddy was very much in on it.

[@sianchild]

He tried to arrange to attend medical appointments but they would always be conveniently cancelled or rescheduled. When a kid is sick, most people wouldn't automatically suspect it's fake. He likely trusted his wife. Hannah doesn't believe he had anything to do with it.

[@cr5951]

This isn't that uncommon. Being around people who have gone through cancer it doesn't always include bills. a lot of the times the medical clinics will go out of their way to enlist the help of drug manufacturers. and you don't actually notice the port. What struck me as odd is the port doesn't have to have a bandage to cover it. It's just under the skin. If he didn't bathe her, he wouldn't know. The other side of that is. I don't show my husband all my bills or script bottles. It would be incredibly easy for a well loving father to not pay attention if he trusted his wife. I would have to say the dad may have thought odd things but would he actually think his wife was an abuser? that would be hard to accept

[@poppyfield1619]

and what about all those can tabs in the garage??? he asked no questions???

[@GalaxyBearNova]

Poppy Field they were in plain sacks

[@Chromaggia]

The fact that people were so ready and willing to help Hannah gives me a lot of hope for humanity… and then the fact that Hannah’s mother abused their goodwill and her daughter with that almost tears it away

[@txexrxman]

She drugged her daughter--so once awakened from a stupor, she was told 'you just had chemo.' Mom goes to jail for 6.5years. The consequences this child will endure, throughout her lifetime, must not have been considered, during sentencing. I believe Grandma is innocent. Dad? He NEVER once insisted on going as a family to the doctor or hospital or chemo session? Pretending he's innocent, he's a LOSER as a father.

[@TheZombifiedFairy]

John Puryear if he was working, he would probably never insist. My dad has never been to the doctor with me. Not when I ran a fever as an infant, not when I got a concussion when I was 6, not when I got pneumonia when I was 9 or 10, not ever, and I've been in quite a few hospital stays for serious things. He worked 2 jobs, he trusted my mom to tend to me (she is a nurse) and stay with me in the hospital so he could get food in our mouths and keep a roof over our head. So it is very possible that he would never attempt to go to the hospital with his child.

[@dewberry7346]

TheZombifiedFairy , My Mom was the only one going to the doctors too.

[@thefemalien7764]

TheZombifiedFairy Must have been a difficult situation for all of you.

[@heidineville4527]

This is not about mothers love it is a mothers selfishness and attention seeking don't you agree

[@bobzero8858]

The best thing that is dr. Dr.Phil dr. Phil show

[@amandabarnett4621]

The dad just accepted it? My dad even took me to dental appointments (and yes, my parents were together). Didn't it occur to him to attend a doctor's appointment? Or a supposed chemo appointment? My dad's been present for 2 surgeries -- even one as an adult!!

[@Boredchinchilla]

Amanda Barnett that struck me as very odd too. I have had several surgeries as an adult, and my parents have both gone to all of them. If a child has cancer and may be on borrowed time, why wouldn’t Dad spend as much time as possible with her, especially during medical treatments?

[@MeaghanTamara]

I cant get a damn colonoscopy without one of my parents coming and I'm 31.

[@__Veronica__.]

My Dad never came to my Dr appts or 2 surgeries I had as a kid because my mom would make all the appts during work hours and he couldn't afford to take a day off for appts. Granted if I ever had something so serious wrong, he would have gone to appts and surgeries.

[@OikPoinFive]

Amanda Barnett SADLY UR DAD FARTED.....

[@gardensofthegods]

Even if the father was too busy with work and bringing in money to the household and couldn't make any of those appointments... it's very strange that not once did he ever look at the bank account and notice that none of the money was going to medical bills none of it was going to hospitals none of it was going to chemo treatment ? The only conclusion I can think of is that the wife must have been so controlling and so manipulative with the husband even before she made all this up and lied. She must have already been controlling that whole household so that the husband didn't really question anyting by the time she made all this story. I also think she must have treated her husband more like a teenager who live there. It just sounds like the husband had no involvement in the household other than just working and turning over money for bills. But I still think it's strange that the father never said anything to the little girl about the doctors and other people at the hospital or anything I mean didn't ask her anything about the hospital or the trip to the hospital ? This is why it's so hard to believe he wasn't in on the big lie... it sounds like he would have had to have been a husband who would always been totally controlled by the way who were the pants and or he was also a bit of a narcissist and just never really asked the child much about any of her cancer and anyone or anything involved with it. I know the mother brainwashed her into believing Beth was real but I think somebody more involved would have eventually figured out that the kid never actually met her

[@Tooyoungforuuuu]

Only 10 min in and I literally can’t eat my dinner watching this. The thought of forcing a child to chew pills, and shaving her hair off and wear a face mask and um chemo pills?!?! Literally had to spit out my food , couldn’t even finish chewing at the fact a mother was wanting to feed a baby girl drugs. Her own gift , a child , a part of her own flesh and blood that she created intending to protect from harm . How could you manipulatively be poisoning your own child. I’ll never understand. This is going to be hard to finish watching. Oh and she is also exploiting her own child getting people to donate money. I’m so disgusted by some of the humans that exist on this planet

[@DevinDeborahMermaid]

We lost our 6 yr old daughter to leukemia complications in 2016 and that was in between my own cancer diagnosis that i got in 2014 and again in 2019/2020. This is disgusting. To fake such a thing 💔

[@danbryant5704]

Although what the mother is sickening it's heart warming to see so many people so ready to help

[@onedumbbaby]

wow, you really know how to see the glass as half full

[@FreedomFighter2002]

onedumbbaby .... that's the only way to live in our world! Half-empty makes you bitter!

[@mgparis]

I agree, the firefighter in particular really touched me!

[@hunterfeavearyear3887]

onedumbbaby my favorite way to see the glass is.. that no matter weather it's half full or half empty, it's refillable :)

[@starb0rn]

Clever.Butterfly - aw. I really like this. :)

[@susanhughan2198]

Hannah is now a beautiful, healthy & thriving Mum herself ❤️🙏🏼 She’s married with children & has long since lived in the UK 🙏🏼 EDIT: Her Mother’s plea of “insanity” (Munchausen by Proxy) was denied ~

[@dianedavidson7977]

Gypsy Rose (Hannah) is in prison until 2026. She could be paroled in 2022. Her mother continued with the abuse of her child. Gypsy Rose's boyfriend murdered the mother in 2015. Gypsy Rose got 10 years and the boyfriend got life. Where did you get this story it's misleading.

[@MeshelllChambers]

@@dianedavidson7977 how could you think this was Gypsy rose? This is clearly another story. Your idiocy is infuriating.

[@PrincessDiana1220]

@@dianedavidson7977 gypsy rose and hannah are 2 different people!

[@starlenestilltouringyoutub2116]

@@dianedavidson7977 Gypsy's story isn't THIS story omg. This is another story of faking illnesses (by the family, unknown to the child) Hannah got saved in time... Gypsy however snapped and help came too late.

[@madeleine9907]

Good news❣

[@Chantwizzle]

only $500 a week for chemo? That's your first clue it's a scam. My husband's is $3000 a week. But we live in Canada so don't pay for it.

[@BlessedToBeSaved333]

Chantal Said 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@mokeyo8382]

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 indeed!

[@babyfirefly1843]

Chantal Said my infusions are 25k. My biologics are 10k a month. Their chemo is 500? Nahhhh....

[@iMajoraGaming]

50k per in Nebraska. Insurance only covered it because of what it was and meant.

[@Devghost]

Chantal Said right I was thinking that’s sounds super cheap..My nan had cancer it was super expensive privately i live in the uk so we didn’t have to pay.

[@nadinewilliams6465]

Oh my the tears for the disabled girl giving her pop tabs! God bless her sweet soul. Noooo! They were never going to use them. I feel sick now.

[@petaspinks4247]

As a mother of a child who has twice fought cancer..... I am absolutely disgusted and enraged. I feel deeply for the child. What the so called mother did, particularly taking the ring-pulls saved by a chronically ill child, absolutely disgusting and unforgivable

[@victoriachan9515]

Yeah, bring out the electric chair. Mom, dad, and grandma all need to be executed.

[@MiRuina69]

I remember all this. Smh. I'm from Urbana. I donated like everyone else did. The fire department would be in the Square uptown with the "boot" and you could put money in as you stopped at the light. The mother is in trouble again. I believe, she had her other daughters help her get some prescriptions that weren't legit. Hannah doesn't want anything to do with her Mom from an article I read.

[@snu3877]

I was going to ask: what happened at trial, or is it not all over yet?

[@nicollesalazar995]

Vault_tec_witch2076 yea what really happened with everything

[@candesok7926]

Maybe in time Hannah will forgive her mother but I totally understand why she would feel like she does.

[@chantellabella89]

When the "father" said that he believed Hannah was suffering more being kept away from her family than anything else thst she was put through. 🤬 That poor little girl was told she was dying! She was SEVEN! And you don't think that's gonna mess her up? Being away from her "family" was probably the least harmful and traumatic thing that sweet little girl was put through.

[@jrmckim]

Actually Hannah is 24 years old and still remembers being isolated for weeks at a time.. she said that was the worst part of the experience.. not being able to see her friends and being the only child in the house.. it was very lonely for her. Her dad really didn't know it was fake.. he was also lead to believe his baby girl was dying. She has nothing to do with her mom tho. Hannah is a mom to a beautiful baby boy. She is healthy and happy

[@Andreamom001]

There is a lot of research that shows that being taken away from family is very traumatic to a child, even when it is the best thing. Apparently, he was a good and loving dad, and her losing that and going into foster care was harmful. He's not wrong about that. After suffering the abuse of her mom, adding on being taken from her friends, loving dad and grandma, other relatives, everything familiar in her life...that would just add trauma on top of trauma. I don't know that it wold be worse than her mother's abuse, but it definitely wasn't a happy thing. I am glad to hear she is doing well and has reconnected with her dad.

[@yespls6260]

​@@jrmckimyeah, I'm not convinced by his story that he didn't know.. I mean, he didn't go to one single doctor's appointment for his daughter's "cancer"? At best he was oblivious and foolish. He keeps repeating in the interviews that he's "not smart enough" to organize such a scheme 🙄 which is called a "convincing statement"; something that deceptive people often use. At worst he was a neglectful father and his daughter probably was better off not living with him and who turned a blind eye to his wife's crimes. Also, if he was really so "shocked" by his wife's deception, why didn't he divorce her? Seems like they just made a deal to repeatedly state that the father had nothing to do with it.

[@CTdarkmatter]

AGREED HE'S DELUSIONAL!! Iwas about to come comment this exactly!

[@Username-usedname]

The dad is sus AF That, and/or deranged

[@kat9261]

this really shows how innocent children are , the kids doing “hat day” to make her feel less alone .

[@raehiggins5587]

I feel so bad for that girl that saved all of those pop-tabs to pay for her own medical bills

[@Hank760]

Me too. Good thing she got her tabs back

[@missmoxie9188]

I wish she had a go fund me. I’d donate in two seconds

[@Bowiebonolennon1982]

It’s hard to keep these munchausen by proxy cases straight... too many mothers desperate for attention... 😕

[@oboebuddy15]

Wait they're saying the mom is 35 but she literally looks 55

[@jilltheprivateinvestigator3328]

She had already been to the clank before, I'm sure it doesn't do you any favors. Lol

[@delaneystorm]

evil ages you faster than sun exposure and cigarettes combined.

[@physiquegirl]

Kelsey Matthews meth will do that.......this couple had to be on something.....

[@myk7371]

😂😂😂😂 I've seen your comment right after the grandma said she is 58 and i said to myself "wattttttttt?! I thought you were 78" 😭😂

[@ashleyreed7272]

@@myk7371 I thought the same thing! 🤣

[@Odette321]

The father was 100% in on stealing. Where did he think the money was coming from for their trips to New York etc? His saying Hannah will "bounce back" psychologically is minimalising what they did to her. Imagine being told as a child that you are going to die. There is NO bouncing back from that. They also were feeding her sleeping pills and having her and her little friends thinking she was going to die. Those kids were hurt too. If it was just Munchhausen they would not have done it for money. Hannah is better off away from them. He sounds like a selfish person using the excuse that he didn't like hospitals. I'm sorry but when you're child is diagnosed with a life threatening condition you get your behind to the hospital and look at the scans and hold their hand. Offer them love and hugs when they're scared. That why it's obvious that he knew there was no cancer and he's just lying to protect himself and so they can have their play toy back to entertain, love them and make them feel special.

[@Odette321]

They were also lying about being Christians so they could con money out of other church people.

[@mrpleasant2566]

@@Odette321 sick people.. Everything for money.

[@ronniesutton9388]

Em Dee my daughter faced leukaemia 3 times from age of 3 years old, I disagreed with Drs never told her she was gonna die always told her she was gonna get better, she’d have been terrified if I’d told her the truth?

[@Chefgrlangel]

I totally agree. She'll bounce back? Her mother told her she was dying wtf? That's so traumatic. That girl is in danger with those parents

[@Chefgrlangel]

Julie Levinge just wanted to say that I hope your sweet girl is doing well 💖

[@markusallport1276]

In 2010 after Teresa (Terri) Milbrandt spent 6.5 years in prison for this case, she was arrested again nine months after her release from prison for prescription fraud. One of her other daughters was also arrested with her. Together, they forged prescriptions in July, August and October to get pain pills at a Walmart Pharmacy in Springfield. Also her husband Robert served 2.8 years of a 4 yr 11 m sentence for his role, and Terri's mother was acquitted.

[@marcellasheridan9263]

I can understand about the granny being duped by this but not the father, he's a liar, he said, I don't like hospitals, he NEVER went to the hospital for his daughters treatment, not once, don't believe him.

[@TheZombifiedFairy]

Marcella Sheridan Actually that's possible. My dad never went to the hospital with me, and I've been sick several times (with several hospital stays).

[@orlansmith6230]

Marcella Sheridan It's not nice when someone dies in hospital

[@orlansmith6230]

TheZombifiedFairy What a horrible disgusting selfish father

[@hellomynameisjoe5939]

Oh my God! That poor little girl's Christmas wish to Santa was to not die! How heartbreaking!

[@gratefuljaneful]

Am I the only one who wonders why this documentary is called "A mother's love" and not.." a mother's greed"?!?!

[@bridittebargeot2679]

ikr? wtf, where is her love?

[@shapz86]

So true

[@livinthemind86]

Probably for irony

[@DreamilyReal]

sarcasm

[@jaylynn9179]

Dramatic irony

[@MaybeYeh]

This has to be one of the worst stories I've heard. Mad respect to the community and hopefully this vile woman's actions haven't changed their opinion on helping others in need.

[@lisajeter9511]

There are stories much worse. Olivia Grant from Colorado was allowed to die bc her Mom had Munchausen by Proxy! She was starved to death by her Mom! Childens Hospital was also involved.