Sickened / Gregory, Julie

The author describes her life as the daughter of a woman afflicted with Munchausen by proxy, a form of child abuse in which a parent, most often a mother, invents or induces illness in a child in order to gain attention from medical professionals, tells how she was able to save herself, and discusses her efforts to have another young girl removed from her mother's care.

Details the childhood of Julie Gregory, which was ruled by a mother with the condition known as Munchausen, whereby parents portray their children as constantly sick so they can get attention for themselves.