This TikToker Was Arrested For Faking Cancer For Clout

[@iNabber]

please please please please like this video and comment beans i have had SOOO much trouble getting this video out

[@SkiddTheStupidKid]

beans

[@drilly420]

beans.

[@ColdGqming]

Will do king

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Already did si man! Love your channel!

[@melissa9734]

Beans

[@harri6399]

I had someone in my life who fakes cancer and also faked losing a baby. It was absolutely DISGUSTING and I don’t know how people have the nerve to fake these things.

[@getoffofmyspamaccount]

Hey me too, what are the odds lol

[@alexx5064]

mental illness is hell of a thing

[@talarkevorkian]

Holy shit dude…

[@alisonlane5338]

münchausen syndrome. i’ll never understand it but at least it has a name

[@kaicarp5753]

I had someone in my life who faked a miscarriage and another separate person who faked having brain cancer, I know someone with a legit brain tumour, and my dad and uncle both survived cancer. My mother had lost 2 babies, one of which was my twin, and I've lost a baby. How anyone can do that is beyond disgusting and horrified me. Also, the cancer faker then got a knee tumour, so karma ig

[@alb4555]

The way she said she was diagnosed “At just 19” is an immediate red flag. She’s not telling her story, she’s writing her front page headline

[@jordy_muhnordy]

I also noticed her GoFundMe updates were written in 3rd person as well

[@chloskyskies4399]

@@jordy_muhnordy I wonder if it was originally written that way so she could shift blame away from herself, like a bit of a safety net. Where she could just point her finger at someone else (real or not.) Say she didn’t make it and/or she not in charge of it.

[@MadamPigeonx]

The connotation of "just 19" really shows how it's just an accomplishment for her for attention. Sure, because life threatening diseases are just acheivements we are all just so desperate to collect for the sake of it

[@Blueskies271]

I don’t think that phase is a red flag. It think it just seems suspicious now because of hindsight. We know this woman was lying. I wouldn’t say it’s an uncommon way to talk about a young person getting a serious illness though. I’ve described my best friend who had stage 3 cervical cancer as being “only 32” when diagnosed. It was a shock for her friends and her family. You tend not to expect young people to deal with serious illnesses like that. She was also new mom and had been going through a lot prior to her cancer diagnosis due to a very traumatic pregnancy and life threatening labor complications that left her using a Walker and adult diapers for years after giving birth. She had finally gotten into a healthier place and was slowly getting back to normal when she was diagnosed with cancer. She stayed so strong but one day broke down sobbing on the phone with me said something along the lines of “I’m only 32 how much more am I expected to take? I’m so sick of this. Every time I get up I get knocked back down again.” So yeah. Nothing wrong with the phrase itself. Just this particular woman is a POS.

[@coquigirl0789]

When she said “antibodies” when talking about diabetes, I knew it was a lie

[@yourlocaltato]

as someone that’s actually chronically ill, has been through the medical wringer the past couple years, and constantly has to advocate for myself because i don’t “look sick enough” for the treatment i need, seeing someone pulling something like this is truly despicable. it’s a huge reason why i and so many others are not believed when we say we need help

[@MrVisualHigh]

Invisible illness sucks, I can totally relate. Hope you're managing things ok.

[@informitas0117]

I'm schizophrenic, I've been locked up in wards for months and months, therapy, horrible medications. If only I was energetic and charming (and not paranoid about tiktok) enough to get free money for it. Alas.

[@hannahp1108]

A-motherfuckin-men

[@Amanda_Bulldog_Mom]

Same!!! I’m disabled vet, but because I “seem” fine people disrespect what you say

[@Ay00oo]

Happy Pride, but I understand that a lot as someone whom has hypoglycemia but usually can't tell when it drops. I've let people know and they shrugged me off because I "looked" fine yet I was in pain and felt so weak. I'm okay now, but I hate when people fake illnesses for attention

[@Jenninka]

Her standing and smiling with actual cancer patients has the same vibe as Tania Head faking her surviving and losing her fiancé on 9/11 so she could hang out in support groups she had no business being in

[@87alsjth]

TANIA HEAD 😒 that woman is beyond disgusting. The way she told her “story” literally sounded like a romance story or whatever within the backdrop of a tragedy. And she was so optimistic, happy, and normal unlike those that were actually there and/or lost a loved one. People to this day have health issues or have died due to complications from breathing in the death in the form of debris smoke from the attack and she faked everything.

[@Prettyp1999]

The lack of guilt in both of them is honestly sociopathic. How do you manage to stand there and bond with people while you secretly make a mockery of their suffering?

[@AmyAberrant]

Standing and smiling in blackface as well. As if faking cancer isn’t bad enough she tries to fake a race.

[@hagelslag9312]

@@Prettyp1999 Definitely. The lack of shame is concerning. It's a person I'd avoid at all cost.

[@miranda13c]

Exactly. Also just like these two, pathological liars just have to build on top of their lies because they think it doesn’t sound bad enough yet and wanted to get the most attention and sympathy possible. My cousin is like this. She lies about literally everything, really big lies, unnecessary lies made up for attention and sympathy, lies that make them involved in someone ELSE’S tragedy or big news (I’ll give an example of that), and even stupid lies over anything as simple as the weather. For the example with my cousin who is a pathological liar: our distant cousin (who neither of us were actually close to but was friendly) sadly died from an overdose. I knew that it was a matter of time before my cousin made a video or post about it that somehow made it about her (especially since it was drug related, that’s a whole other frustrating story) and I was right. That night, she went on TikTok (rather than Facebook since not many relatives or people close to our distant cousin would see it there) and made up a story about seeing our distant cousin one day passed out in her car in the middle of a busy interstate so she broke the window and “rescued” her which 100% did not happen. She quickly deleted it once it soon was shown to the sister of our distant cousin. Not only is the sister raising her niece (and had been for a while because of her sister’s drug issues but was sober for a long time shortly before her overdose), but she had to see this complete lie about her sister the same night that she died. I stopped associating myself with my cousin a long time ago because I was so tired of her constant lies. She has her own TikTok where she can make up her own stories about her life and her followers just believe it since they don’t know her. It’s truly insane. I could go on and on about what she has done and what she has lied about as well as the environment she has put her four kids in and the extremely serious legal crimes she committed but pretty much got away with without much punishment (as well as her creepy/perverted husband) but this is way too long already so I apologize for that and appreciate anyone that took the time to read this. She has done a lot of damage in our family as well with her lies.

[@KimmieArgyshev]

This makes beyond furious and sad. My dad was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer. They had to remove his vocal cords, a part of the trachea and had to use muscle tissue from his chest to let healthy skin and tissues grow on his throat. When he woke up from the surgery and wanted to say something while realizing that he had no more vocal cords. He made the loudest, most haunted and hearbreaking sound I have ever heard. He got a “voice box”, a button in his throat through which he breaths. He survived…this was about 15 years ago. 3 years ago he got diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Every day that we have with him is a gift.

[@katscratchfever3506]

This absolutely broke my heart. I am so so sorry.

[@courtney9899]

Love and hugs to you and your family❤️‍🩹

[@dorogy4586]

❤️

[@Ay00oo]

I'm nowhere near religious, but I sincerely send many prayers to you and your family ❤

[@KimmieArgyshev]

Thank you for the sweet responses. The government organization that oversees all benefits, and work related issues advised him to stop working (considering the severity of the situation) and apply for disability benefits. He absolutely declined, and has worked for 15 more years as an international truck driver. This made me SO proud, and still does to this day. 💖

[@Ukiby3000]

The biggest shock to me was finding out she's only 19 like she looks way older, like mid 20's. I guess being a chronic liar does that to you...

[@ssjbears]

I think it has something to do with how much she must be tanning 💀💀

[@Saebub]

I thought she was maybe 28 wtf. Like stereotypical millennial vibes

[@katiebarber407]

the sun is ironically so "bad" for you, when it comes to tanning i just see no benefit to it in the long run@@ssjbears

[@missmoxie9188]

Tanning will do that too

[@glitterarmy89]

And why does she look like she's stuck in the 90s but she wouldn't have even been born in that era

[@eggshellsinsanity8896]

As a child that was diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis a few months ago, this absolutely INFURIATES me. Disease is not something to fake in an attempt at money or attention. It is something nobody wants to have. Edit: thank you guys so much for all of the support and well wishes, I appreciate it so so much ❤️❤️

[@jaymevosburgh3660]

Seriously. Anytime I've met someone that claims to have a severe medical issue and acts weirdly happy about it, I am very weary and cautious ov them and their actions. Same for people that claim to have had an addiction and yet they are attempting to make money off ov breaking free.

[@TeddyLovesAxl]

Sending healing vibes ur way kiddo ⚡️✨🌟💫⭐️

[@eggshellsinsanity8896]

@@TeddyLovesAxl Tysm!! ❤️❤️

[@maryjjaneeee]

If it's not something to use for attention then why are you plastering on the internet that you have pancreatitis??? Also for attention and sympathy. You saying that straight up is just as much of a red flag as the woman in the video.

[@eggshellsinsanity8896]

@jazzy sully It's because of the fact that I'm a child who deals with an actual disease similar to the one she was pretending to have. It's like someone that actually has the flu telling someone who's faking the flu that it's ridiculous and needs to stop. Kind of like saying that this is more offensive than that person can even imagine, because lives are actually being affected while they use it for profit and attention. It just adds a different perspective to the situation. Though I can see how it seems like that, and I'm sorry for the misunderstanding 😕

[@plursocks]

Amazing how she's supposedly a cancer patient but doesn't have any holdups about tanning...that should have been a red flag too

[@jaclynweiss6262]

yeah the super orange tan, white pampered nails, ultra white teeth, straightened hair, and full facial makeup on multiple videos of hers for all those diseases was sussy, and while you can look healthy on chemo I'm pretty sure pancreatic cancer requires an aggressive type of chemo that'll make you go bald and change your weight and drain your energy to the point you can't be out here dressing up like that so often. I had lymphoma at 20/21 and went bald and gained weight and couldn't shower for a week after an infusion so naturally I looked like a limp egg. IDK why she made it look low key glamorous or used it as excuse to buy expensive skin care products to spin myths, she's crazy

[@darkcrow125]

@@jaclynweiss6262 and she even said that she has multiple types of cancer so yeah she wouldnt look good

[@PandaMonium92827]

my friend right now was so weak from chemo she couldn't get her nails done or have anyone come over to help her because her immune system was shot and she could have gotten an infection. The first time she went back to the salon she almost puked on the nail tech, but everyone was a good sport.....and THIS BITCH has all of the things that require you to do in person and exposed to germs. Now we know where the money was going!

[@eric6cartman9]

its fake tan but still when my mom was going through chemo she looked like she was dying and certainly didn't have the energy to rub patchy brown lotion all over herself several times a week. Maddie is not seeing the pearly gates

[@aurorahughes9559]

@@jaclynweiss6262 That's what I was saying! Thank you for pointing it out; I hope you're doing better now! ♥️

[@carmiebbt]

on a petty note, i can't get over how BAD her fake tan is what the hell

[@Smashingit2022]

Looks like $38,000 can’t buy you a decent fake tan 😅

[@shovelmetimbers]

Same!

[@scentist_error]

When I saw her, my first thought was that she must be pretending to be brunette.

[@EmAI4]

innit and the whole thing about using vitamins and olaplex to stop hair loss 😂like girl what

[@noahgettheboat304]

hahaha i like you

[@jetsnacko]

I don’t really have the spoons to explain this in full, but: To anyone who reads this, please GOD do not start questioning every ill or disabled person you meet. I understand avoiding getting scammed, I do. But as an ambulatory wheelchair user, I get genuinely afraid to stand up in public. So much media tells us about people faking disability, it creates paranoia and a need to ‘prove’ people are as sick as they say they are. As someone who ‘doesn’t look sick’, I get a lot of skepticism or even outright hostility. Please remember that this woman is an outlier. Please remember that your instinct for compassion is not wrong or misguided because she used it against you. It isn’t just a problem of “remember to donate!” (Though those are appreciated- without donations my patient community would have never gotten the support it now has) Its a larger societal problem of thinking that we owe proof of illness- scammers like this make actual sick people afraid that you’ll try to ‘debunk’ their condition. Please be kind. Don’t doubt people when they say they’re sick. Don’t let her get in your head.

[@steffymuze]

💯 my husband is one of them, you wouldn't know just by looking. I absolutely hate this assumption.

[@ashrowan2143]

Yes please, I also have an invisible disability, I look perfectly fine I'm young and fit and healthy looking but I am in constant pain and still haven't found a treatment that works

[@jeffreybowen2068]

I’m sorry you have to deal with doubts like that, I understand to a degree, I am treated with skepticism about the mental trauma that I sustained during my service in Iraq, simply because my MOS isn’t one commonly associated with combat roles in the military. Being doubted for an illness that has a serious impact on your life hurts in a way many aren’t capable of understanding.

[@DiscontentKiwi]

Don't worry, dude. Will always assume the best in people ❤

[@Booty_Crocker]

Thank you so much. I love hearing “you don’t look sick” from people. I hope you have a happy life. You’re amazing

[@christywillis1707]

What I can't get past is how healthy she looks. Like, she didn't even try to look sick. She looks absolutely full of vitality. My brother died from cancer at 32, and while the first round of chemo didn't take his hair he absolutely looked like someone who had just been pumped full of poison for several weeks. Not to mention the toll of the actual cancer in his body, and the toll of the surgeries and trying to recover. A football sized tumor on your spine would leave you unable to walk. You wouldn't need a blood test to notice it either. Something that big would be causing all sorts of damage to your spine, your ability to walk, sleep and use the bathroom. Not to mention - once cancer gets into your spine it's not long before it moves into your brain. When he lost his hair after he started the second round of chemo he was taking every supplement he could and was devastated. It just makes me so mad that this person had their HEALTH and lied about it. I miss my brother so much, and I just can't understand why she thought this was a good idea or something she could get away with.

[@sunnyandthechlo]

One of the things he didn’t mention was that people with actual cancer were seeing her go to the gym, go jogging, having a full head of thick healthy hair and not look sick at all. And it made them feel so bad about themselves because they were like, well why am I pale, thin, weak, unable to get out of bed much less workout and losing my hair?

[@iolacj123]

I’m so sorry for your loss, and sorry, saddened and infuriated that you had to witness someone so cruelly & selfishly taking advantage of a such a horrible & tragic situation for personal gain. You show an incredible amount of grace 🙏

[@totitolchick2357]

I thought the same! As someone who lost a grandfather to cancer she looked NO WHERE near sick. I had to watch my healthy grandfather deteriorate to cancer in 6 months. It ABSOLUTELY pisses me off that people lie about an ugly disease that rips away your loved ones. Everyday I miss my grandfather.

[@NuriAlam]

so sorry for your loss 💔

[@toothlessrick3970]

@@HadenBlake I caught the same thing about her tan, with every succeeding video her skin tone is getting darker.

[@shaelynmartin1996]

I honestly don't get how she fooled her college. Like, I needed a damn doctor's note stating that I had carpal tunnel for my college, just so one of my professors would let me type my notes instead of forcing me to write them out. How tf was she allowed to give a speech about having *CANCER* without anything from a doctor?

[@zombietramp666]

i needed a doctors note to go on medical leave because of my epilepsy, the college staff or whatever are fucking idiots

[@samssyrandall5408]

her smile while she was surrounded by people who actually are going through such pain is horrifying

[@Georgino893]

That’s what I thought! It’s psychotic behavior

[@soupoup]

​@@Georgino893 how?

[@jorichie9292]

@@soupoup it takes someone with little remorse and empathy to do something like this

[@user-uw1do5yr4n]

@@jorichie9292 that's more sociopathic behaviour not psychotic (I love psychology so i have to point those things out 🙏)

[@maplesiirup]

My grandmother passed away from cancer almost 2 years ago. Seeing people fake it for a quick buck is absolutely disgusting. Everyone experiences cancer differently, but I remember how weak my grandmother was. She started losing weight and barely ate. Her last days was spent laying in bed, she was unable to even drink water! Thankfully she passed peacefully next to my grandfather, dad and my aunts. They told me she was smiling, and she said that she loved me, my sibling and cousins dearly. Thank you for covering this topic so in depth and showing how this horrible person stole money from others who needed it way more than her. I also respect your dedication to getting it uploaded(:

[@maryjjaneeee]

People lose loved ones DAILY due to cancer. Your story is no different to the millions of other people who have had people die of cancer..your comment is so selfish like "hey look at me and feel bad for me even though most people will have to go through this, tell me I'm special anyway" grow up and get a therapist

[@kendall2507]

@@maryjjaneeee i find this extremely rude..wtf is actually wrong with you. they weren’t being selfish at all, literally just sharing their story, LIKE MANY OTHERS IN THIS COMMENT SECTION. maybe you need to grow tf up.

[@midnightwolf3695]

​@@maryjjaneeee So what if their story is no different from others. That doesn't make it less valid. They were relating to the topic in the video and simply sharing their story, I fail to see how that should imply that they should get therapy.

[@thomasskye]

​@jazzy sully I think you're the one who needs a therapist, considering you have nothing better to do than belittle people who've gone through heartbreaking and traumatizing events. I am sorry if this has happened to you and this is your way of expressing the pain it caused. But let others share their stories, it's not harming anyone.

[@moonchyld1475]

Sending you love. Yes a lot of people have lost people to cancer. And letting someone talk about their pain isn't a cry for attention it is part of healing. I lost my grandmother too and I commented about it as well. I rarely talk about my pain. I commented because I wanted to explain why it angered me more than it would have had she used a different lie. Don't listen to people who just want to bring you down. Thank you for sharing.

[@sworishina]

The whole lying about her hair part was especially interesting to me because not everyone on chemo loses their hair. People get lucky sometimes. She could've just said she was lucky.

[@jackstevens585]

I take an oral chemo pill daily and still have my hair. My fingernails don’t go very much though

[@sworishina]

@@jackstevens585 the fingernail thing sounds like a pain and I assume your mouth is real dry too, but I'm glad you aren't losing your hair! Good luck on your journey!

[@gchicklet]

I did the chemo she claimed to be on and it didn't cause hair loss. I DID lose it to radiation because I have a brain tumor. So🤷‍♀️

[@sworishina]

@@gchicklet yeah radiation to the head will do that 😂hope you're doing well!

[@lisab3483]

My sister had pretty intense chemo (stage 2b breast cancer that was in the ducts), but she got to use a cold cap so she didn’t lose her hair. Her arm took a helluva beating, though.

[@Renny_Boi]

One thing that I noticed is as the timeline goes on, and she gets more and more money, her skin gets darker and darker. In that photo of her with the real patients, her skin is so dark compared to everyone else. Seems like she was getting some sort of tan. Which if she was in a tanning bed or even using spray on tan, that would most likely completely go against her alleged treatments since it can be harmful for someone going through chemo to be in the sun, or under an artificial sun, for too long. My neighbour who has had two types of cancer mentioned once how easily she would burn and blister when getting treated. It’s so disgusting to see this lie right before us

[@Nizhonibearcreek]

When my mom was going through chemo for Breast cancer he doc told her to stay out of the sun at all costs and if she had to go outside she needed to cover up everything, she forgot one day about mid way through her treatment and she ended up with blisters all over her face 😢

[@Renny_Boi]

@@Nizhonibearcreek oh no that sounds horrible. I hope your mom is doing much better now!

[@perspgold8945]

tanning bed based on her eyes

[@FabricofTime]

She's definitely tanning. You can see her sunglasses lines. And not even like those little tanning bed goggles lines; full on sunglasses lines.

[@AndieSchweizer]

I had a "friend" in high school who faked pregnancies all the time, and had the audacity to call out a friend of mine who truly lost her baby as faking it. She was a mess. This is disgusting, and I hope she pays for what she's done.

[@sephinarose420]

Happened to me during my last miscarriage. It fkd with me so much

[@Skeepers_]

There was a girl like that in my school too. Every week she would come up to me like "you're the only one i can trust with this" meanwhile i knew she was telling everyone else because my friend had come to me being genuinely concerned for her and i had to explain what bs it was. She said once she was gang-raped and pregnant with twins from 2 different men who did it?? I was like girl that's not how it works how do you not know this at 17 (at the time), but anyway- she also said she knew she was pregnant after 3 days of this alleged gang raping which, again, isn't how it works. A week later she claimed to have a miscarriage. This girl also used to wear bandages around her arms with like brownish/reddish paint on them to look like blood. One time during P.E. they fell off and you could just see her absolutely flawless uncut arms... it made everyone so mad at her in a way though, i do feel sorry for her because to go to that length you have to have something wrong with you mentally. Obviously i'm not a doctor but I suspect she's probably going through Munchausen sydrome, which is where somebody will fake illness, trauma or injury for attention. In this case I don't think it's a mental disorder. This girl in the video is horrendous. I truly hope your friend recovered from the loss of her unborn baby, I hope she had a good enough support system to deal with the grief.

[@ImAtYourMumsHouse]

Great example of projection

[@krisl6537]

Did they set up a GoFundMe? If so, do you know if those that donated ever get their money back? I feel awful for those that fell for this, and what makes it worse is that I know for a fact that even those struggling financially sometimes donate to those in hopes of saving a life.

[@Lucaz99]

Sometimes, people starting believing their own lies after telling them for too long. In these cases though, I don’t believe you can forget about pregnancy, abortion and cancer. Another thing about people though is that they will often project on others what they do and what other think like. I believe this to be why this person had THE GALL to even say this to your friend. Hopefully, yall cut ties with her and she got better. As for Maddie, I think it probably got easy to lie about cancer after the fundraiser went right. For fucks sake, this story sounds like a Dhar Mann plot! There’s one where the kids fake a funeral, I what that was ridiculous but this is MUCH WORST.

[@skyrimbarbie5253]

“I can’t get ready” she says with a full face of makeup and clean hair.

[@LatulaArts]

An ex friend of mine used to fake having thyroid cancer. And a lot more. When she stopped getting attention for it she saw someone asking me what it's like to be adopted so she decided to fabricate a lie about her dad having gone to jail and her being put in foster care as a kid.. despite her dad having no criminal record and her mom being a perfectly fit parent.. People like this will ALWAYS look for the next big thing that'll get them attention, sympathy, and Money.

[@GaySatanicClowns]

Of all the cancers to fake, why thyroid? According to someone with it, it's not very well known to be"badass", lol. I don't mean to be rude to anyone who has thyroid cancer.

[@thesammielee]

Omg that's infuriating! I had a thyroid cancer scare with a nodule that I had removed and I wouldn't wish that on anyone! Can't believe anyone would want to lie about that or anything

[@AmyAberrant]

It’s munchausens I’m sure

[@razzle8140]

What age was your friend when these attention seeking lies were being told?

[@LatulaArts]

@Shannon Rae it was through all of high school that I'm aware of (from direct experience), but I heard she was doing similar things in college from a friend of mine who happened to have a class with her.

[@bluekreed]

My late husband went through 57 procedures while fighting pancreatic cancer including coma. He fought like hell for 18 month's! My kids could've showed her proper port placement and where his drainage tubes in his back were. The man passed at 45 years old and its been five years and my kids still cry with my youngest being only 16. This woman is vile!

[@WobblesandBean]

I'm so, so sorry for your loss.

[@Kyvqx]

I'm sorry for your loss, hope you and your family are okay

[@bluekreed]

@@WobblesandBean Thank you for your kindness ♥

[@bluekreed]

@@Kyvqx Thank You so much. Kid's are doing much better with time. ♥ ♥

[@manic_girl]

Man, I am so sorry for your loss. Much love to you and your kids ❤️ cancer is so horrible.

[@quickslate28]

As someone who was on a feeding tube for a bit while, seeing her “set up” was actually hilarious. Girl that thing is doing NOTHING.

[@sami_the_neko2475]

I think what angers me the most with everything is that she said she had pancreatic cancer, same cancer that took my mother from me. I was 15 when my mom died and I remember the weeks before her death, the month of sleeping in a hospital with her, the hoping every night she'd get through it, and even worst of all her crying and losing her mental stability when they put her in a nursing home because they said she was 'beyond help.' I will NEVER forget the pain and trauma I went through watching my mom slowly waste away like that, and I couldn't even begin to imagine what SHE went through in those months.

[@moonchyld1475]

Sending you love.

[@krisl6537]

So sorry for your loss. These things go so much deeper than hurting just those that were scammed, they also hurt those that have actually gone through this and it's horrid really.

[@leftypirate]

❤❤

[@streamerssaymyname]

Pancreatic cancer took my hs coach, he came back from treatment thin and in "remission" then died from a relapse a year later, he never returned to working at the school but visited us one special day.

[@jonatgan8546]

im so sorry.

[@ellieandthetorts]

Ive been fighting cancer on & off since I was 11 years old & its been almost 28 years. However I am incredibly lucky to live in england & have the NHS, & for all its flaws they saved me. The problem with this woman is that there are SO MANY people in the US that depend on gofundme donations & it makes it really hard for people to readily trust other gofundme cancer patients who need life saving surgery/treatment. Its vile. Truly truly vile.

[@balldevourer_]

I've also been fighting it since I was 11, and I'm 21 now. Her taking up spaces and funds meant for people like us is so grossly ableist, especially when cancer treatments are so expensive and difficult to go through. I live in the USA and as soon as I hit 18, I was plunged into nearly $300,000 worth of debt from past treatments, since my parents were struggling with money and nothing was fully paid. I was unable to even think about college because of the debt. She takes such an important thing for granted because she cannot understand the importance of it. She isn't capable of understanding that, because she doesn't have cancer.

[@RobinLecter]

This is so wicked and vile. I only *thought* I had breast cancer this year and I cried my eyes out for half a month straight. I was inconsolable, mortified and I was randomly bursting into tears. The idea of paying for the treatments, the medicine, the surgeries , the chemo, the hurt it would cause my family. I was preparing scripts in my head to tell my partner to go on with his life and not to stay with and watch me die as we're both in our early 20s and I don't want that burden on him. I was assessing what items I could sell to raise a bit of money just in case. It was horrible. It turned out it was just a benign cyst in one of my mammary glands that grew fast over 2 months but until we figured that out I was ruined. I can't imagine actually doing that on purpose and lying about such thing...

[@bugsarecool5555]

i did have to give my partner the whole “ leave and enjoy your life and find someone else talk” when we were unsure if it was cancerous. he told me to shush. he spent every day of me in the hospital with me. he wrote me notes when the meds were making me forget things. he sat with me and counted my organ fluid bag, and helped me to the bathroom, held my hair when i puked. he spent every night with me even as college students. i lucked out. but that conversation is the most heartbreaking convo ever. i’m all good, my cyst was benign! i did have quite a few major complications but as of now we are out of the woods. i lost my gallbladder due to this. i hope this women gets pelted with rocks and i didn’t even have full blown cancer. i was lucky.

[@thatdudeinthecorner8464]

I faked being sick maybe twice to try and skip school, and it was utterly exhausting. Not only the physical strain of coughing when I didn't need to and the boredom of being stuck in bed pretending to sleep, but the mental exhaustion of knowing I was causing stress to people in my life made me want to cry everytime. I don't know how anyone with emotions can fake an illness like cancer for years and not end up actually sick with guilt

[@c0rv1db0ycr0w]

Literally. I'm the type to cry about inconveniencing people when I actually AM sick. How the hell someone could fake something like cancer is behind me-

[@theloverofnothing7120]

Fun fact I felt like sharing, if you’re home schooled (in my experience) you can’t fake sick you did school if you were actually sick. It really sucks so im glad to be graduating this year

[@tigerkite9520]

​@The lover Of Nothing omg hello fellow homeschooler how is the religious trauma???

[@theloverofnothing7120]

Hi! My parents were actually decently lenient when it came to religion. Sure we were christen but my parents taught it more as a choice than a mandatory thing. I’m just glad I wasn’t born in a cult tho. How bout you? You doing good?

[@GRA5S]

I fake vomited in my school to avoid a pop quiz. (Basically I chewed food but didn't swallow it and pretend to puke in front of my teacher for dramatic effect) it probably only took 15 minutes of pretending until I was sent home. I was so scared I was gonna get caught. Can't imagine doing something like that for years.

[@aAureliusSsSS]

If you've seen the community posts, you'd know the struggles iNabber had to go through for this upload Honestly respect the determination

[@iNabber]

this is the winner im convinced

[@drilly420]

@@iNabber hopefully. was trying to watch whilst on the piss at my pals and we got so sad when it got took down 😞😞😞😞😞😞

[@allieisms]

I downloaded it as soon as I got the notification, just in case lol

[@krisl6537]

​@@iNabberQuestion, do likes and comments of replies to other people's comments help at all? I've always wondered if that comes up in your analytics, or if you only increase your engagement from the first original comment or directly liking the video. 😅sorry if this makes no sense, but I'm one of those that tends to forget to like videos even though I love them but always scroll in the comments.

[@amandarhoads4640]

​@@krisl6537 Your question definitely makes sense! I've wondered the same thing. I'd definitely be interested in the answers around the algorithm and analytics and engagement.

[@lulusmith6078]

as someone whose mum and mother in law survived breast cancer and grandad had bowel cancer (at 79 and survived!!!!🥳), this is so disturbing to learn about. the trauma and grief it caused my family was devastating, and even though they are all well to this day, for me even hearing the word ‘cancer’ brings everything back. it took me such a long time to even say the word audibly after my mum told us about her diagnosis and still i have to dance around the word to avoid saying it. if i ever found out a family member LIED about their diagnosis, i don’t even know how i could cope with that? how could anyone put their family, friends, and even strangers in this freak’s case through that? all for some clout on the internet? it’s actually incomprehensibly disturbing

[@destroy2enjoy]

After I have lost sooo much to cancer- this woman makes me sick It is an awful awful thing for your mental and physical health and takes away so many innocent people She deserves to go through that pain to see what she was glorifying and faking

[@bluekreed]

Couldn't agree more. Her behavior was despicable! I'm glad your still fighting! ☺

[@Ami_E_Bowen]

If karma's real she will.

[@RogueAstro85]

I was an oncology nurse for a couple of years. One look at her pics and I would have called BS. This is disgusting. People who get cancer go through so much suffering that it's sickening anyone would lie about having it

[@haleyselene]

Particulary since she claimed to have such a famously aggressive form of cancer...

[@amarathiine1788]

My uncle passed away from aggresive stage 4 lukemia in three weeks, this is honestly so disgusting

[@mza2195]

My dad passed last December of this cancer. It startled me how much he changed in his six months of fighting.

[@MelanaC]

I looked at her face and thought nope! Everyone I know (about 3 -people close to me) who had cancer looked flipping dreadful! Hair loss, bloating, weight loss, terrible skin, and in the case of my friend with liver cancer, jaundice so they looked very yellow. Often my friend with breast cancer couldn’t put makeup on or get dressed or sit up! I know everyone’s battle if different but it’s usually different within a similar framework

[@TheRPGNerd]

I go to oncology for iron infusions (I have vitamin issues) and even I could tell how BULLSHIT that was.

[@austejagakstyte3879]

This situation actually annoys me so much. Since people take the line “You wouldn’t know that I’m sick” and then say“it’s becouse your not” which is true in her case, but as a person who has autoimmune diseases, that can’t be seen until I take my clothes off, it really hurts to hear m mentality like “if I can’t see your disease you’re not sick”

[@jo-jo8845]

As someone who has an invisible chronic medical condition, it's definitely difficult when people comment that I don't look sick

[@yourlocaltheatrekid900]

Same- I have several chronic illnesses that are invisible, and I know she wasn't actually sick but it's very common to have invisible disabilities and it kinda hurt to see that being one of the major reasons she was called out

[@art_theclown_]

I’m, unfortunately, being tested for bone cancer because I’ve been experiencing debilitating leg pain and there’s a hard lump in my thigh/femur that has been causing concern. Why someone would fake having something that can cause constant unbearable pain, the need for amputation, and death is beyond me. Edit: I love the little, red-string, investigation board in the background. Hilarious prop.

[@kemiiwii]

i hope you're doing okay my friend

[@katsuyafeather1309]

I really hope you don't have cancer but if you do, I wish you the best. What ever it is, you got this love.

[@broforcefreedom4936]

I hope you’re okay

[@DocBree13]

❤

[@chloskyskies4399]

I Hope it’s benign

[@Twowings2fly]

She looks impressively healthy for someone who claims to be having chemo.

[@steffymuze]

And how insulting and appalling to "comfort" the real (and hairless) cancer pt with all her makeup and long luscious hair. I watched my mother go through chemo, and my MIL. They definitely didnt look that vibrant and pretty. No way. (Maddy is) Disgusting. No vitamins can do that. (Edited for clarity)

[@applesaucer2442]

​@Ale Noura I'm sorry for your loss❤😢

[@dixiebell20190]

When I had cancer: I was already naturally pale, however what caused my mother to be worried was my swelling of gums, lack of hunger, and bruising incredibly easily.

[@floki2605]

I'm a nurse and currently work with cancer and dying patients. Some of them look healthy and fine when they come in to get their chemo therapy. They can rapidly decline over just days before their death.

[@disneydork100]

My cousin had ovarian cancer, and my cousin has always put effort into making sure she looks good, she’s healthy, she dresses extremely nice, wears nice makeup, likes brand names, and I’m pretty sure she has a skincare routine and I’m pretty sure She and her husband put a lot of effort into staying healthy over the like, year she did chemo (her husband actually quit smoking insanely fast for her, he smoked for years and he quit in like two weeks, and she didn’t even ask him to, she just wanted him to vape outside or something, I can’t remember, I just wanted to mention that because I’m still impressed by that) In comparison, this bitch didn’t even put a FRACTION of effort into pretending to look unhealthy for her shitty scam. I would laugh if I wasn’t so pissed off by it.

[@FoNgThOnG]

She's so brave for keeping her tan up while going through chemo.

[@FabricofTime]

The tan was absolutely killing me lol

[@Annathecommenter]

@@FabricofTimeRight it was AWFUL, it actually hurt to look at

[@spookyhoops]

This story absolutely destroyed me emotionally. Last July my mum was diagnosed with stage 4a pancreatic cancer with 3 metastasises already in her liver. Pancreatic cancer has one of the highest mortality rates because it's silent until it's too late usually. I got 12 short, painful weeks with my mum, most of them in the hospital. She passed away in September last year. 3 months...I got 3 months with her, not even 1 last Christmas with my mum. She spent her last birthday, turning 59, in hospital dying. How much of a vile, disgusting person do you have to be to fake a devastating illness which kills so many people, that makes them SUFFER so much. Maybe I'm being too emotional because it's barely been 6 months since my mum passed, but I don't care. Developing diabetes with pancreatic cancer isn't uncommon as your pancreas begins to struggle under the pressure, and destruction of the organ, because of the cancer. But for anyone who has been through or has been close to someone who has pancreatic cancer specifically, you can see the alarm bells ringing out in their lies, ESPCAILLY about how she was "diagnosed". I hope she rots. I don't want to end this on a negative note, so I just want to thank all of the oncology, end of life care nurses who spend their days making the people in their care feel comfortable and loved. I know without my mums nurses she wouldn't have even lasts those 12 weeks. Cancer nurses deserve the world, and I cannot thank them enough

[@bartrese]

3 years since my mom died of pancreatic cancer. Absolutely terrible that she faked this, plus she’s an idiot because the survival rate is incredibly low and people who suffer from it (unless you’re a unicorn diagnosed stage one) are very very ill. Ugh it’s so irritating.

[@StrawberryMilkk224]

I am very sorry for your loss. I lost my mom to Covid in November of 2021, and I know how difficult it is to lose someone so close to you near the holidays...

[@koliokov7726]

My dad passed away because of a cancer too when I was 14, I feel so angry about this story too I wish you a lot of love and support in this hard time

[@laikathestar174]

Im sorry for your loss, lost my dad to colon cancer at 13 and seeing this mf fake something that takes so many lives is infuriating

[@xxrachelleighxx]

I know what your going through. My mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer stage 4 in 2018. I had 1 yr with her. She decided to do chemo. She withered away. It was horrible. This story just…. Infuriates me. This woman is disgusting.

[@Remidii]

My mom is a Stage 4 Colon Cancer Survivor and we barely got any help from anyone. My mom worked- literally GOT UP every morning and went to her JOB during her chemo cause no one else is gonna pay her rent. To see someone lie and get the help we needed is sick

[@fauna5328]

That's the American Healthcare system for ya

[@belle8597]

​​​@@fauna5328 Not just America, yes Americans have to pay for their healthcare, But so do we here in the UK through taxes, However I'm having no help from my employer here in the UK financially, I'm having to use my 3 weeks PTO and the rest as SSP, applying for PIP is means tested and having that added worry whilst fighting Cancer is not worth the extra stress, so I will take my losses and cope the best I can. It's bull💩 we're far from perfect here in the UK.

[@jocelynembert1719]

My father battled pancreatic cancer for 6 years. It's not fun, it's not a game and it's not a cosplay. She's sick.

[@tomato.sandwich]

And 6 years is a long time, pancreatic cancer usually takes you very quickly

[@jocelynembert1719]

@@tomato.sandwich yes, he made it much further than the original prognosis. A blessing and a curse.

[@bluekreed]

@@tomato.sandwich Yes, it sure is. My late husband was 18 month's and he was stage 2.

[@bluekreed]

@@jocelynembert1719 So 🙏 🙏

[@tomato.sandwich]

@@bluekreed 😢 so sorry for your loss. Same thing with my FIL

[@hochihoshi]

This person is from my hometown and this story tore through my community, it’s crazy to see you talk about it as a long time viewer

[@caty0000]

Embarrassing as an Iowan that someone could be so blatantly awful 😞

[@Fruitflyonyourwall]

Was her family in on it?

[@hochihoshi]

@@Fruitflyonyourwall honestly i don’t know any other information other than what was presented on the news!

[@kbarts316]

Bet that was the talk of the town. It feels so unreal when stuff like this happens and it’s so close to home lmao

[@joyce51670]

This really angers me. My son found out he had cancer a couple months after he turned 18, thank God it was caught in time. I would be so ashamed to take something like this. I honestly don't know how she could ever show her face again. So many out there are suffering and in need of financial help and people like her makes it hard to get it. Karma is a Bitch.

[@lbridge2010]

Ughhhhh I’m 27 and I have Stage IV colorectal cancer and this story enrages me to no end. Like from what I’ve been through and what my new “cancer friends” have been through, I absolutely cannot believe that somebody could be so heartless and thoughtless to think they have any idea what it’s like. And the fact that she has done this makes it harder for other people to ACTUALLY share their story without being questioned and harassed.

[@wesleyashbey6373]

Ur so strong. this girl makes livid, she's absolutely disgusting

[@kcdguides-j3q]

I'm so sorry. I can't imagine. Please stay strong. I'm so sorry that people out there exist like this.

[@Anne-fp3is]

Honestly, I have seen a few videos about this case now, and as someone who got cancer in 2020, and spent months beating it - I find it so incredibly infuriating and sickening to hear her talking about a pain that she has no right to to discuss. Luckily for me, it wasn't pancreatic cancer, I survived and I am fine. But it's such a traumatic thing to go through to have your own body trying to kill you, and the aftermath of the treatment is no joke. That being said, I want to reiterate that I am one of the lucky ones, but others might not be as lucky. I would hate to think that someone might have to give up on getting donations because someone like her ruined people's trust. I'm waffling, and I'm sorry, but I absolutely cannot state enough how angry and sad this makes me.

[@ashlynnwatt6151]

I'm glad you're still with us today!

[@darcygoulding]

I really hope you're doing well and I completely agree with you. My mother had cancer twice around 7 years ago and survived. I was very young, and watching her become a different person was awful and traumatic - I cannot begin to imagine how awful it must have been for her. As you said, being trapped in a body which is trying to kill you is the best way to describe it. It took my mother YEARS to recover, she's still suffering the aftermath today. To see someone openly pretending to go through this infuriates me. Cancer is a bitch, no one deserves to go through it, and this woman is pretending and stealing money? I don't believe in hell, but if there is one, I'm sure there's a special place waiting for her there.

[@mellohighh]

i love you /p and im so happy you beat cancer ! im so sorry theres people like this in the world, its so disgusting

[@cryzzztle90210]

Glad you are here Anne ❤ sending you love and light

[@kristien2010]

My husband was diagnosed with testicular cancer after finding a lump & having it removed. He's on a five year monitoring plan but is already at a low chance of it returning, but I still got nervous when he went in for a scan. I cannot fathom why this girl thought this was at all a good idea. Also, congrats on beating your cancer & wish you lifelong remission.

[@devianadkar7969]

It is naive to believe her family where just as clueless as us. No way.

[@xiaxian11]

How did her parents and grandparents not know what she was lying about? Facebook was probably blowing up from friends and relatives trying to figure out what her status was. But no one spoke up to question her lies.

[@Kyman102]

Yeah I was wondering about that. Like, did she never once go to the doctor with any members of her family? I have no idea how she could keep fooling her family about the whole cancer thing unless some of them were in on it.

[@cj030400]

as someone with a chronic illness id give anything and everything for one normal day.

[@denabeyer8039]

Same

[@Shaneiac_]

God same, it’s so awful how people can find it in themselves to fake it

[@krisdiane]

As someone with chronic pain/illness due to cancer, I wish her punishment could be trading the rest of her healthy days with all of the people actually suffering from cancer and chronic illnesses. Let us each have one more day free of pain and suffering and let her feel what it's actually like.

[@chompchomp88]

I have chornic illness/pain and I wouldn't wish this on anyone. Its awful. I dont get how people can fake illness.

[@TeddyLovesAxl]

I’m sending you the most powerful healing energy I possibly can 💛🌟💛✨💛⭐️💛💫💛⭐️

[@beckiehiley4420]

I was diagnosed with a brain tumour when I was 18, and the lengths that Maddie went to to fake having a cancer diagnosis is utterly insane to me. I met pancreatic cancer patients in radiotherapy waiting rooms multiple times, and many of them had accepted how terminal it could be but were still persistent they were going to get through it. I would not wish my experience on anybody, and I sincerely hope that Maddie will never have to actually go through something like this herself or watch it happen to a family member. I'm lucky to be 5 years on and in remission, but I'm still affected by what happened to this day, and I know my family are too. I hope that she's prosecuted and every last penny is taken from her and given back to the charities who gave their time and support to her. It should also be known that these charities are so closely intertwined with patient lives and goes beyond meet ups and events. It's education on symptoms, phone lines and therapy lines run by volunteers or professionals to help anyone at any stage in their diagnosis, workers going out of their way to see if you're doing alright, inviting you to take part in blog posts, podcasts, and so much more to raise awareness for all different forms of cancer. Seeing her standing there in that photo surrounded by genuine cancer patients felt utterly violating, and I couldn't imagine how those other people feel now knowing the truth.

[@tahlia__nerds_out]

Your point at the end of Maddie causing a likely boy-cry-wolf scenario is one of my worst fears. I have had two surgeries on my spine related to Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Online fundraising really made that possible, especially in regards to my tethered cord release surgery I had last September, which I had to pay completely out of pocket because my insurance wasn’t accepted. If someone like Maddie had caused people to doubt me due to needing a second neurosurgery in three years, I would have had to put off the surgery and possibly been left with irreversible neurological damage. Scammers like Maddie are so harmful to so many; evil is the only word I can think to really describe such a selfish disregard for others. Her behavior was disgusting.

[@ZaraYasmin734]

as someone with a chronic illness who finds every day an uphill battle to the point i feel guilty for missing class for it someone LYING ABOUT THIS is so horrific im disgusted

[@Vixenspirit]

Hey hope you don't mind me reaching out. I have disabilities and chronic illnesses and missed a lot of school and had to give up uni. I just wanted to reassure you that ur health is more important! Including mental health. There's so much available now (depending on location) online to help you catch up or retake courses. I'm 34 and now only 2 modules off of finishing my degree. I've had to take breaks in my studies due to relapses (one lasted 5 years.) I guess I just wanted to say it's okay to prioritise your health and ensure ur conditions don't worsen (mine did) and that doesn't mean you have to give up on your goals. Solidarity and peace X

[@lynettebr]

I've missed a lot of school too and even online classes because i just don't have the energy or im too exhausted to go get my laptop and i feel AWFUL about myself. I feel like a failure must of the time

[@Vixenspirit]

@lynettebr I hate that you feel this way but I totally empathise and understand. I feel like that when I relapse/flare up and need to request an extension or study break but you can only go at your own pace. Everyone is different and have different limitations. That doesn't make us failures! 💪❤️

[@katsuyafeather1309]

I have chronic illness as well, I get the stress and anxiety and guilt for missing class and work and plans with friends and feeling like a burden for not being healthy. It's hard. I'm sorry you deal with this too, keep fighting though love.

[@malle8306]

I always feel bad about missing school and I've had to take highschool over double time so I only have half the classes at a time :/ Hopefully we'll all get through it

[@Befevered]

There’s a special place in hell for people who fake cancer… 🤬

[@Gotcha_Ass_2000]

​@Lion Star wtf yes there is your fucked

[@stirlingstafford6502]

A fitting punishment for this woman would be irradiation.

[@susib9433]

I had someone in my class who faked cancer and I have never been this livid before in my life. When he told us about having cancer we had just lost a friend of my mum's to cancer and I was actually crying in class. My boyfriend made plans how we can support him and make his time in class easier. Then a few months later after he didn't show up in class for a few weeks and went no contact with all of us our teacher told us that she got a letter from his boss (It was German job school so we all had jobs and went to school), which explained that he had a substance abuse problem and made it all up to get out of school and his job. To say I was pissed would be a lie. I must have looked livid because for a hot minute even my boyfriend was scared to talk to me. We never heard from that guy again and on some days I would love to know what has become of him but mostly he can just go d*e in a ditch.

[@NaughtWrite]

As someone who continually has tumors pop up from her cancer and has friends who can’t pay for food while battling cancer, women like her makes it so much harder on us who genuinely battle. My cancer is rare and I have to travel 2 hours for treatment. My friend can’t even get on temporary disability for her cancer currently and she and her husband are struggling financially. She was a freaking RN. At the end of the day cancer is demoralizing enough, let alone starving from lack of income or 2 hour drives one way for appointments and hotel rooms for multiple days of testing. I loathe this woman.

[@alexa.rose0]

I’m only a few seconds into the video but just reading the title I’m already disgusted. My dad/best friend/only family died of cancer this past November, less than a month after diagnosis. Before I lost someone I loved so much to cancer I would’ve still been disgusted but now it makes me fucking angry too. Faking such a horrible disease that devastates so many people for attention is beyond fucked up and this person needs serious help. I never comment on videos but I’m just so angry about this I can’t help myself

[@dio6586]

I lost my mom to cancer three years ago now and I still cannot get over it. It's devastating to see these people getting support and money when so many families are struggling to pay the medical bills and want to be at their loved one's bedside but can't.

[@CannibalChxrry]

She only got a suspended sentence, 39k in restitution payments and parole. She deserves to be locked up.

[@skyeceleste8395]

Cancer runs in my family on both sides. My grandfather died from it. One day he started doing very poorly and was taken to the hospital. My family and I jumped three states to go visit him. He was there, looking so sickly, yet making plans for when he’d get out of the hospital to spend time with everyone. Then he got worse and all of us stayed in that hospital waiting room area in the ER for 5 days… I still remember when I heard sudden wailing from outside the dark waiting room late at night. My mom walked in holding onto my grandmother who was inconsolable. She just lost the love of her life, her high school sweet heart, and he was only 56 years old. My heart sank as I watched her cry and my mom trying to hold it together after losing her dad. Losing a loved one is hard enough without seeing people fake diseases and trying to scam people. I don’t know how she sleeps at night but I’m glad that she was finally caught.

[@YippeeKiYayyyyy]

Same my grandad died from it too

[@br4ttyb4b3]

I’m really curious how far she would’ve taken these lies if she didn’t get caught. Would she have shaved her head/eyebrows, lost weight, forged medical records, etc.? This is so disgusting and I can’t even begin to comprehend what makes people tell such horrible, detailed, and drawn out lies. And how do they think they are going to get away with it? I think that she might even continue this act and even dramatize it more to double down. Horrible all around…

[@nadjiao1832]

I bet she would’ve said vitamins/supplements are keeping her hair and organs healthy that’s why she hasn’t lost weight or lost her hair then post a sponsored video for a supplement company so she can get MORE money

[@falconinthedive]

@@nadjiao1832 "I'm not like other girls, chemo just like, doesn't phase me and I still feel like fake tanning 3 times a week lol."

[@ByzantineDarkwraith]

Munchhausen’s Syndrome may be an explanation. It’s possible she did it more for the attention and sympathy than for the money, and the money was just a bonus. Taking that grant from OHL strong may have primarily been a way to go to that in person event to be showered with attention and sympathy, and for the photo op to post online, and asking people to share your gofundme is a pretty compelling way to ensure they introduce more people to your story who will also give you attention. (I’m not a therapist, psychologist, or psychiatrist though)

[@littleshopofeldritchhorror6224]

She’s gonna suddenly be cured…

[@Felicity2121]

I think she would have a remarkable recovery.

[@maricelaalvarez9015]

That is so disgusting. When my brother was shot I almost didn’t want to set up a GoFundMe but I did it because now he’s a paraplegic and our lives completely changed, mentally, financially, and of course physically. I had to get over my pride and ask for donations while she’s faking MULTIPLE illnesses!

[@Sweet_Dee]

It's wild to me that someone would go to these lengths to lie and yet be so sloppy with the faking! Like, as a human with a soul, I'm appalled that she faked horrible diagnoses.... and as someone obsessed with SFX makeup/prostheses, I'm also appalled at the shoddy craftsmanship.

[@jaymevosburgh3660]

Same here.

[@WobblesandBean]

Right? Like, she couldn't have taken two seconds to research how a feeding tube works?

[@KatherineQuinn-il9ws]

People like her are the reason that people (like me) who are actually dealing with complex medical issues/disabilities are accused of faking/exaggerating things. ...and that's only one of a bunch of reasons her actions were absolutely vile.

[@ClaireBidart64]

She is but a tiny shitty piece of wasted air that takes nothing away from your battle I'll still donate, I'll still believe and there are no words to make it a bit better for you, I wish you all the best, you are brave and I am so sorry you're in pain And I surely am not the only one caring... The jerks are just the loudest Take great Care of yourself

[@KatherineQuinn-il9ws]

@@ClaireBidart64 Thank you. You truly caught me off guard with such kind words on a comment that I left months ago.

[@Oopsbaby]

Losing my grandpa to cancer, seeing what he went through, the emotional trauma my family went through, and is still dealing with 10 years later things like this absolutely make me sick. The fucking nerve you have to have to fake something as horrible as cancer for profit is despicable, disgusting, and borderline evil.

[@KrazyCatQueen]

Reminds me of that lady who faked cancer and got in HUGE trouble for it. She did the same things. I think they even did a TV segment on it. I think she was arrested too but i cant recall.

[@coldbrewcarbomb]

Belle Gibson? I know she got exposed in a major yet public way. Her 60 Minutes interview is pure gold

[@armcollector5856]

Is that the one where her father lost his job? She was disgusting I couldn't watch a second of her without feeling sick. I felt bad for her father &, she just kept doing the most horrible things!

[@nutella52560]

I’m not sure if it counts but there was a lady that went on dr Phil claiming she had cancer . Shaved her head and everything

[@krisl6537]

Belle from Australia ranted about curing it with a special diet and got tons of ppl to buy her recipe book. Did the dumbest interview I've ever seen and I think she's not in jail for it...yet. I was hoping for an update.

[@shannond1511]

@@armcollector5856 I think you’re talking about the girl who made fun of a girl who actually had cancer because she was wearing a wig and she got her dad fired by pretending her dad abused her, the girl who thinks she’s such hot shit and has really abnormally sized nostrils. I think she went by playmate tessi or something like that

[@Thatonecarchick]

I just lost a 10 year friendship due to lies like this. She faked breast cancer, twice, faked miscarriages (she had a hysterectomy but claimed she was knocked up by every guy) faked abuse ( literally got caught in full HD on home camera punching herself), told people her kids died in a car wreck (which they are very much alive and well with their father. She works cash jobs because child support is after her). Horrible 33 year old “woman”. Karma has been teasing her life last I heard. I had moved her in and supported her for months so she could heal from an “abusive relationship”. She started lying to me and cheating on her new boyfriend. I connected some dots and the truth came forward. She convinced new boyfriend to move her out. While I was at work (pull extra hours to support her, myself, and my child) she stole my things and moved three hours away. 🙄 lesson learned. She thinks she’s hot shit. But she’s 33 and has nothing to show. A vehicle full of stuff and can only work cash jobs because she owes child support for four kids that were taken like 10 years ago. 😶 karma is wonderful

[@Felicity2121]

I’m so sorry that happened to you and I’m sorry for your loss of such a long friendship with her. I would feel blessed to have a friend like you. It is surprising how fast “friends” disappear when you genuinely do get ill 🤍🕯

[@monikorasort]

Last year, a month after school started, I was diagnosed with brain cancer. My year was suddenly nothing but doctor's appointments, MRIs, and therapy. I had to be excused from a lot of school work because I just couldn't handle the stress. Multiple times I came into class sobbing hysterically because I was just so overwhelmed. I had brain surgery, and when I tried to return to school, I had a seizure and had to go home. The medications I was on made me feel miserable and exhausted. I had to take two months off of school for radiation treatment. While I'm currently stable, having to go through even light cancer treatment has been a traumatic experience for me. I wouldn't wish cancer on my worst enemy, and the idea of faking it for clout just disgusts me.

[@insomnimom]

I am just so curious about her extended family's involvement - or awareness, in the least. Like - did they just go, "ohhh you know Maddie. She has a flare for the dramatics!" or what?! Thanks for the work on this!

[@apex24735]

my dad died of pancreatic cancer when i was 10. luckily am in the UK, so care was free but watching this girl profit off of the disease that ruined mine and my family’s life makes me sick. Really appreciated the way you approached this video by the way! You balanced the seriousness of the situation with enough lightheartedness to make it genuinely entertaining. Really enjoyed this :) (even if this girl makes me mad lol)

[@lauriesmith4575]

"Health is a crown only the sick can see." I don't remember who said it, but it's a quote I live by. Having lived with an autoimmune disease for the last eight years, I can't count the number of people who accuse me of faking it, especially when I'm in exceedingly bad flares. This... this... *disgusting* excuse for a human being took her GOOD HEALTH and her desire for attention, and essentially made not just a mockery of everyone who suffers from any form of disease- be it cancer, diabetes, Lupus- but made it even harder for those of us suffering from these diseases to be believed.

[@foxibot]

She better hope she never gets cancer, I was diagnosed last year after walking around for years telling ER drs and other drs I was choking. And they would blow me off. I finally told my allergist who knew something was going on, and he sent me to this great ent. It had grown on my thyroid and attached to my laryngeal nerve, so they removed everything, I lost a vocal cord and I sing and act. He scoped my throat and found it in 5 minutes. And also am a storyteller. So losing a vocal cord was devastating but they say they can inject my remaining one to help me. I’ve put it off because they inject you thorough your throat and I can’t have any anesthesia or pain meds or lidocaine. So then I thought things would get better, but no I had complications about a months after and was in ICU and I nearly died, because my electrolytes went crazy and caused a heart attack stroke and 34 other things and then they found a brain lesion. So I hate it people do this. They hurt real cancer patients. I went back to hospital with same issues as the ones I had in ICU and I’m still sick. As I write this I am wondering if I should go to ER but I hate hospitals. So I will just probably suffer. She may have that backfire on her and really get sick. She’s obviously mentally sick.

[@chickenlittle5095]

Bless you xx you have had a really bad run BUT you are still here fighting the good fight ❤

[@thesammielee]

I'm so sorry, I had something similar 4 years ago with a nodule growing on my thyroid super fast and it was terrifying!! I'm keeping you in my thoughts and wishing you a healthy recovery. Your experience is so scary too and I want you to know that it's amazing that you made it through and that you're still here 💕❤ wishing you the best

[@TeddyLovesAxl]

Sending you the most powerful healing energy I can muster ✨💛⭐️💛🌟💛💫💛✨💛⭐️💛🌟

[@WobblesandBean]

I'd sue your old GP for medical negligence.

[@foxibot]

@@chickenlittle5095 yeah I always say you can’t kill a Louisiana Cajun, we have good Gris Gris, (gree gree) I had my drs rolling with laughter and I had a nurse from Haiti on his first day and they left him with because I speak Cadjin French and we understood each other. He was so sweet and I had him laughing too.

[@renee1961]

It depresses the hell out of me that people do this! It's so Heartless!

[@madelinekim4420]

a gal named maddy here. coincidentally, i had a leukemia scare earlier this year. it took me literally YEARS to finally meet an oncologist. i am currently in recovery from an0rex!a, and doctors in three states kept dismissing my high WBC on my mental health or on my ED. even at the oncologist, my concerns were dismissed because i am a “healthy young woman.” just because i am no longer severely underweight apparently means everything is fine and dandy. because the oncologist didn’t do any tests beyond what a PCP would. i had to take off time from work because of the psychological stress from this ordeal. once i came back from my medical leave, i was pushed to work on my feet for hours on end without accommodations. i know everyone and their dog says this, but i truly wouldn’t wish this on anyone. i know that i lucked out because i’m more than likely in the clear, but the news that i had to get screened for cancer at 24 was absolutely terrifying. i truly envy folks who fake diagnoses - i wish i had that kind of naïveté needed to feign such a horrible turning point.

[@etherealvaleska4483]

my dad just got diagnosed with a rare, incurable type of cancer less than two months ago. he JUST turned 51. the past ~7 weeks as been the most heartbreaking time of my life. cancer causes so much pain, not just for those diagnosed, but for everyone who loves them, too. it is such a horrible disease and i can't imagine having so little empathy that i thought it would be okay to play pretend on tiktok and act as if me and my family were going through one of the worst diagnoses in the world. unbelievable.

[@Jade-km6of]

My 18 year old nephew has been diagnosed with stage four brain cancer. They removed a tumor that wrapped around his brain but we were told it would continue to come back no matter how many surgeries they go to remove it Once his incision from surgery is healed he will be fitted for his helmet so he can start radiation, which will be five days a week for four weeks and chemotherapy will be orally once a day for eight months and then MRI’s every two months for the rest of his life To hear that someone faked this scary illness, makes me furious beyond words

[@envyvick]

im wishing all of you luck and this is so horrifying to read. i felt so sick knowing that people fake things like that.

[@JustShawn11]

I lost my uncle this week to cancer,it broke my heart,seeing my once bright and bubbly uncle,be stuck to a bed,unable to do things by himself while he's always been an independent man,losing muscles and having loose skin. But still smiling when we visit,moving his hand and body, trying to talk when it took him a lot of efforts,just to cheer us up and motivate us to do better,he promised he'll be walking by next week when we visit him again,but I won't be seeing that..Hope you're in a better place,far from the suffering and pain you had to go through,and watch over us..

[@Zombikaff]

I’m so sorry for your loss.

[@LordWalsallian]

The idea of having leukaemia and pancreatic cancer at the same time is already a little suspicious. It’s so creepy to see her looking into the camera and blatantly lying, it’s so easy for her to lie like that and that’s frightening.

[@mockinbirds]

Really weird that out of everything, she just couldn’t bring herself to shave her head to make it seem even slightly more believable lol. Who did she think she was fooling when she said biotin stopped her from losing her hair to chemo?

[@AmyAberrant]

She wouldn’t even have to do that! She could just start wearing a wig, but she couldn’t even be bothered to do that.

[@trcsunny2187]

I lost my hair to chemo. Trust me nothing will stop that from happening.

[@mockinbirds]

@@trcsunny2187 yep! The only thing I could think of that would be slightly realistic for her would be a cold cap but even then you’re very likely to lose a good chunk of hair still…but vitamins? Lol no chance, that hair is not staying.

[@bluekreed]

One look at her pic line and she was busted! She's a pos in my eye's.

[@whosthatchick99]

The eyebrows too

[@GhostlyGreyhound]

As a teen who finished treatment and radiation for Hodgkin’s lymphoma in March, this just makes me sad. Cancer is something someone should never EVER fake having for popularity. Chemo treatments are EXTREMELY tiring. I was in so much pain after a CT scan during chemotherapy that i was crying hysterically. I was lucky to find the cancer before i started to feel pain because of what i assume was a bad case of RSV, but many kids arent as lucky as i am. Life is a privilege, dont waste it on trying to become famous by doing dumb shit like this.

[@kawaiisamantha8957]

This woman lived in my home town area. It’s insane to know her name through mutual friends.

[@ItsNat]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: you can tell she’s had the privilege to never have to witness someone she loves go through cancer. My Nana passed away 3 years ago from pancreatic cancer (ouch… I can’t believe it’s been that long). She fought so hard and survived two years, even though doctors only gave her two months. My Nana is my best friend… watching someone you love so much go through so much pain, and slowly fade away… it’s agonizing. You feel so helpless. You feel so angry. I was there when she passed. I was holding her hand. I knew as I sat with her the last 24 hours that she was already gone, her body was just clinging onto life. Telling someone you love and adore that it’s okay to let go, that you’ll be okay without them, that they can go to grandpa… it’s unimaginable until you’ve been through it. Angry doesn’t come close to describing how this situation makes me feel. I’m not even angry… I’m sad. I’m hurt. I can only hope whatever made her feel so desperate that she had to fake something as horrific as cancer, is behind her, and that she learns from all the pain she caused.

[@emmavalie3026]

I know it’s been like 2 months but I hope you are ok now, your nana knew she was loved and that you cared for her, she’s in a better place now away from the pain. Much love to you and your family. 🫶

[@asher_artist]

As someone who had cancer and had to go through chemo it frustrates me when people fake cancer everyone I'm ok now my cancer was brain cancer

[@enderluke4567]

I was first diagnosed with cancer at age 10-11. Then again at 15. I hadn't heard about all this until this video, but I would've been able to call out that fake port easy from that first picture. This "person" is the scum of the Earth and I hope they spend a long time in jail. Then after that, I hope she knows hell has a special place for her.

[@MegaDerpification]

I remember hearing this story originally and i am still appalled by it. After watching the person I love die slowly from terminal cancer, to think someone could have the GAWL to fake that shit. Absolutely disgusting human being.

[@kurtberliner7049]

I lost my father to Pancreatic. He was only in his 50's. For three years he fought, and sadly he lost, and I lost my father. To think that someone would exploit the kindness of others while faking one of the most horrible diseases out there is just sickening. She deserves jail. For the rest of her life. There is 0 empathy in her, and she deserves 0 in return.

[@sophiemilligan955]

As someone who lost their mum to cancer July last year this INFURIATES ME. I can promise you, you never want to go through this horrendous ordeal. It’s so harrowing. What a POS she is.

[@lizzimmermann7164]

My daughter was friends with Charly. They dated a set of twins at the same time, that’s how they met. Our whole community pulled together to celebrate her, support her family, and support each other. She was the most mature, gracious, and caring person even in the face of the impossibly cruel. As reprehensible as faking cancer is under any circumstances, having this come on the heels of losing Charly is just so much worse. A slap in the face and a punch in the gut doesn’t even begin to cover it. The Erpeldings have handled this situation with exactly the grace and aplomb their daughter would have.

[@carollothian4583]

Please send my love to the Erpeldings,they are all in my thoughts as charly will forever be also... what a warrior she was ❤

[@carollothian4583]

Big hugs to your daughter also for losing her buddy, no child should have to experience loss 😔🤗

[@kettlething]

i had cancer when i was younger, and it took years. cancer really sucks and it doesn't just go away when it's done. you feel the physiological and physical effects for years to even the rest of your life. for anyone else suffering from this horrid disease, i hope you recover well.

[@notericforeman]

As a child who lied about ailments for attention, it’s disturbing that she hasn’t grown out of it. I was just a lonely, mentally ill child, my parents openly hated me and i had no friends, so being sick was my only attention. It made my mom be nice to me for a little bit, and it made my classmates pay attention to me. But I grew up. I realized how disgusting what I was doing was. I can never go back and take back what I did, but I can apologize where i’m able to. That being said, it ruined my adult life. I was diagnosed with early-onset parkinson’s at 19, and I hid the diagnosis from absolutely everyone in my life because i knew nobody would believe me. I’m autistic, but nobody believes me because i lied so much. I have arthritis, but nobody believes me. I was accused of milking getting hit by a car. I was on crutches from Sept 2013- June 2014. A lot of my classmates hated me because I “coincidentally“ got off my crutches the day before our trip to Six Flags, the amusement park, and they all thought that that was super coincidental and basically accused me of using my crutches to get out of class early, what they didn’t know was that my doctor took me off crutches the day before our trip because once we got back from the trip I was never walking again. I’m not supposed to be walking, I’m capable of it but it’s tearing my body apart. My legs are like a helicopter, every time I walk I injure myself more, I have not gotten back on crutches, I have not begun to use a wheelchair, and I only started using a cane this year. I started to see a new doctor and pretended that I didn’t have access to my medical records so that I couldn’t have a doctor forcing me into a walking aid, for somebody who wanted to have every illness in the world, I now go to great lengths to hide everything.

[@imsupernifty5228]

My own sister lied about having cancer. That shit is fucked up! Thank you for bringing more info on this! 💛

[@teganparish9553]

My mum had pancreatic cancer and thankfully lived, but it’s awful. She was yellow, weak, and it looked like she didn’t lose her hair to people who didn’t know her because so thick and curly, but it was coming out in massive clumps and she had bald patches that were hidden by her texture. If she couldnt get approved for charity help and someone like Maddie got it instead I would never forgive them

[@Gymtoshi]

My father just passed away last month on the 11. He had stomach cancer and a multitude of tumors on his brain that caused him to have two minor strokes followed by a severe one that left him in a vegetative state. Telling them to pull the plug was DEVASTATING and one of the most soul crushing choices I’ve had to make in my life. This woman is sick in the head

[@IszyChurch]

❤❤

[@l.squared]

I have lost multiple family members to cancer and I have seen their struggles with it first hand. It is horrifying and I wouldn't wish on anyone. The idea that you would fake having cancer sickens me. People can be monsters and can be blinded by the idea of fame and money and they don't see the fact that what they are doing is wrong.

[@caylynemanuel4946]

They let her off. I cannot believe they gave her a suspended sentence for scamming 40000. Ain’t that just the American way.

[@oceanbreeze8686]

As someone who has had both chronic health issues and gone through the process of getting checked for cancer very extensively in the last 2 years, seeing someone fake serious illnesses makes me super upset. I have personally had so much anxiety around getting a diagnosis and tests that when I’ve brought up my worries around getting tested for cancer, I have been scared that people will think I’m “clout-chasing”. Faking cancer/serious illnesses shouldn’t be something so envied in order to get attention. Instead, if you want the attention just do something more worth while or meaningful that will impact the world more positively.

[@chickenpermission6969]

i’m glad i didn’t fall for her lies. i can totally see myself donating for a gofundme like this because i had one just like it because my uncle was literally dying of cancer at the same time she was getting a ton of money. you don’t know what i would’ve done to get that kind of traction towards his gofundme. maybe he would have survived. she is disgusting and i hope she gets all that’s coming to her.

[@missdenisebee]

Every time I see this woman’s story, I get angrier & angrier. My partner lost his dad to pancreatic cancer on 12/31/21, after a relatively short, but incredibly brutal, battle. I’ve lost multiple relatives to cancer, & watched my own dad (thankfully) beat skin cancer. To see someone use this awful disease for their own selfish, personal gain…ugh it makes my blood boil. I recently read about her FIGHTING to regain the thousands of dollars that were seized once she was arrested, her lawyer claiming that she *hadn’t* earned it fraudulently…and I saw red😡 Just, what???

[@virginiamae4777]

To everyone in this comment section, watching this, seeing this who has had/is battling cancer: you are so strong, loved, and beautiful. Good vibes and well wishes to you all, and i sincerely hope you can get the help you need. ❤

[@camilleacevedo]

As a daughter of someone who passed away from cancer and being a medical assistant that worked in a cancer/chemo clinic, I honestly don’t understand how anyone can fake this and sleep at night. It’s honestly beyond me.. it’s so sick.

[@lauraanderson13]

My dad had all 3 and passed away 13 years ago 💔 he got diagnosed with diabetes years ago then leukaemia then the cancer. It was the cancer that et through his body and passed away 8 months after the diagnosis 💔😭 he was so angry and would shout how unlucky he was, hardest time of our lifes watching my big amazing daddy grow weaker until he took his last breath and 13 years on i still miss him every second of every day 😔 dont understand how anyone could make this stuff up for money 😡 shes so sick. 🤬👊🏼

[@MusicologyFriend]

I lost my stepmom and both grandmothers to cancer (brain cancer, pancreatic cancer, and liver, lung, and pancreatic cancer in order). I am disgusted with people who fake cancer, it is a hard disease. I watched the people I love wither away and for her to scam people by saying she has cancer makes me angry and sick. I hope she gets everything she deserves (in a negative way, obviously).

[@LexxLo0]

and now people with actual illnesses who are struggling may not be able to reach out online and get the help they need. people like this are the worst.

[@kennanmashon5407]

this makes me so sad and angry. i was diagnosed with leukemia at 14 and i had connected with another girl online who had told me she was also being treated for leukemia. i talked to her all the time and it was so nice to have a friend to talk to who understood what i was going through. in the end it turned out she was faking it the entire time and had been using some other girl’s pictures (who actually had cancer). people suck

[@BeeKayy13]

I hope you're feeling alot better now I sympathize with that happening to you. People can suck so bad ☹️🩷

[@beethimbles8801]

For the 3rd time, big up to the serious content. Your audience has grown up with you. Now we want this sort of more mature content (as in the content is mature… not the bell end who is the focus if it!). Go Fraiser, our British representation in the commentary world, 🇬🇧

[@jellylibra9306]

24:47 is it just me but that picture creeped me out so much? Glorifying and making a joke out of this serious matter is creepy and sickening. My heart goes out to Charly and her family, as I know that this is far more heartbreaking that their daughter was emotionally manipulated by a heartless woman. Not only that, but all the companies that put time and effort to help Maddie “in her fight” time was wasted on a fake where there are many others that could actually need that help in order to hopefully thrive and survive.

[@bethannkoustas7063]

As an alumni of St. Ambrose, this is actually horrifying. The staff and professors at the university are amazing, kind, caring and genuinely do care about the well-being and success of their students. It’s a small university with small classes and students and professors develop personal relationships. I truly hope their experience with her doesn’t prevent them for continuing the tradition with future students.

[@C4L4M4R_03]

This is absolutely disgusting, I remember a friend of my parents' got cancer and she thankfully beat it I remember seeing it really take so much out of her-- she still smiled and she still remained strong, but I remember giving her a hug and being so shocked at how fragile she felt. Her hair was gone too and she would wear a bandana to hide that, but I'll never forget how it felt when I hugged her, how scared I was to hug too tight in fear that I'd hurt her on accident