In this episode we look into the namesake of Munchausen’s Syndrome. This is a condition where people fake being sick in order to gain sympathy from others. Then we look at the very strange case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard who suffered her whole life at the hands of her own mother who had the related Munchausen’s By Proxy Syndrome where a caregiver fakes or induces illness in their dependent to get sympathy from others. Spoiler alert: It did not end well for Gypsy Rose’s mother.

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