I just have to say THANK YOU to all of you who are following this story on a regular basis. The blog is getting hits several times a day, as well as my website. So thank you, thank you, thank you and keep up the good work. I hope you're telling your friends about the book and talking it up. We've got a long ways to go before the June custody hearing. A thousand blessings on your home!
C.B.
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- My name is Carole Barker and I wrote the book CRUSH. Here I will be sharing a few of the "lighter sides" to this story. I'll include information that wasn't quite "appropriate" for the book, and also I'll be sharing new events as they develop. Thanks for checking in and please feel free to leave your thoughts and comments regarding CRUSH!
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3 comments:
I have my whole floor at the hospital praying and crossing fingers for your son and his family's trials. Their situation has also brought more attention to our medical floor of the possibility that Munchausen's is more prevalent than we think.
You just made my day! As you saw in the book, our frustration was getting medical personnel to talk to us. I'm not sure what state you're in but you might want to check with your state laws regarding information going to the non-custodial parent. In this case, Keith SHOULD HAVE had legal rights to any and all information but medical personnel refused to talk to him based on information they received only from Patty. Keith had to get a COURT ORDER and carry it with him to get information that he should have had access to without question.
There are three things I tell medical personnel to watch for if they have suspicion that MBP is taking place. To me they're "tell-tale" signs and should raise some warning flags.
1. Most mothers are hesitant to allow their child to undergo lots of tests, medical procedures, etc. But Munchausen mothers are not. It seems to "feed" their appetites.
2. If you pay attention to the mother while treating the child, she will be the most caring, concerned woman on earth. But, if she is unaware that someone is observing her, she pays no attention to her child; the child becomes insignificant. She's more fascinated with the staff, hospital gossip, etc.
3. The mother ENJOYS the sympathy and attention she gets from medical personnel. But, if that attention begins to wane, she'll invent some other type of tragedy in her life to bring that attention right back to her, such as the death of a family member, her husband is "abusive", or she was just diagnosed with her own life threatening illness. Red flags should go up on that one--she's a definite candidate!
And then the key issue is that you keep an open mind. When someone paints a frightening picture regarding the other spouse--try to keep an open mind. It may very well be an accurate situation; but then again it may not. It puts you in a really tough situation and I don't envy you. Just be open to the possiblity that you're being conned. Sociopaths are at their very best when they're LYING! They're good--which is how they are able to cause so much devastation to people around them. They're very believable.
But thank you so much for helping me spread the word to your staff. If I have helped even ONE person with the information in this book, I will feel like my time, money and effort have been worth it.
Nurses really have it tough this day and age--too much paperwork and not enough time spent with the patient. So God bless you all for the work you do. Hang in there!
C.B.
It's so encouraging to our family to know that word is being spread! Not just about the book, but about the real danger and threat of MSBP.
Charlotte
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