Journal Entry 1 by Sterile from Burnley, Lancashire United Kingdom on Tuesday, November 30, 2004

The sad and painful childhood of an American girl whose mother subjects her to illness after illness that don't exist. She is the victim of Munchausen by Proxy, one of the most difficult and dangerous forms of child abuse.
Bookray to be started.
People 'in' so far:
Sternschnuppe28 (Germany) International
PCSAF (Portugal) International
Squirrel818 (USA) Only USA
LaurieS (USA) only USA
Mrsordonez (USA) USA/Canada
Aceofhearts (Canada) International
Sqdancer (Canada) International**
Hatemademe (Kuwait) International
Oddbloke(UK) UK only
Hawkette (UK) International
Cass01 (UK) International
Hearth-crafter (Australia) Aus only
AUS 

Journal Entry 2 by Sterile at on Monday, December 06, 2004

Released on Monday, December 06, 2004 at about 3:00:00 AM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at Postal Release in Controlled release, England United Kingdom.

RELEASE NOTES:

Bookray to First on list Sternschnuppe28. Germany.
Airmailed. 

Journal Entry 3 by Sternschnuppe28 from Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany on Friday, December 10, 2004

I found your book in the mail today - it came right in for the upcoming weekend! More comments after reading - thank you very much for now! 

Journal Entry 4 by Sternschnuppe28 from Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany on Thursday, January 06, 2005

Due to a flu right after I had gotten the book and because of preparations for and celebrations of Christmas it took me a little longer to read this book.
It is a remarkable memoir of a lost childhood, very honestly, couraged and compassionately written. Hopefully this book helps to create a greater awareness of one of the most dangerous and very specific forms of child abuse, Munchausen by Poxy:

"The perpetrator, usually a mother, makes an otherwise healthy child sick in order to seek continued medical care. The mothers who do this commonly have a history of traumatic abuse or neglect suffered in their early life.
Since the trauma or neglect was inflicted by her primary caretaker, the perpetrator gets a latent parental need fulfilled from interacting with doctors, who are universally recognized caretakers and authority figures.
The doctor rarely finds anything actually wrong with the child, but the mother goes from doctor to doctor, pursuing tests and surgeries. Sometimes the mother fabricates the symptoms, sometimes she causes them, sometimes the child is maimed, sometimes the child gets sick from a combination of drugs and surgeries. Sometimes the child dies."

Today I am forwarding "Sickened" to PCSAF. 

Journal Entry 5 by PCSAF from Gondomar, Porto Portugal on Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Thanks Sternschnuppe28!! It arrived safely :-))
Hope you are feeling better now. 

Journal Entry 6 by PCSAF from Gondomar, Porto Portugal on Saturday, February 26, 2005

Well, it's a very shocking story. A very discussed theme here in Portugal, during the last year. I enjoyed it. It's on its way to USA! 

Journal Entry 7 by squirrel818 from Tafton, Pennsylvania USA on Tuesday, April 05, 2005

received in the mail today. i will read it asap. 

Journal Entry 8 by squirrel818 at -- By post or by hand-ie ring, trade, RABCK, meet in St. Louis, Missouri USA on Sunday, April 17, 2005

Released 7 yrs ago (4/17/2005 UTC) at -- By post or by hand-ie ring, trade, RABCK, meet in St. Louis, Missouri USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

RELEASE NOTES:

 

Journal Entry 9 by mrsordonez from St. Louis, Missouri USA on Saturday, April 23, 2005

Thanks for this book, it looks very interesting! I'll read and pass on asap. 

Journal Entry 10 by mrsordonez from St. Louis, Missouri USA on Thursday, May 05, 2005

This book wasn't quite what I had imagined. I guess I've been tainted by reading Dave Pelzer and too much CourtTV. I did sympathize with Julie, but I guess I've been desensitized, because I didn't feel horror or much shock. Sadness, yes, but the world has jaded me. It was interesting to read the notes at the end of the book, as this is a European edition. The phone numbers really don't do any good here.

I kept hoping for more drama in the story, which, of course, would not be included unless it was true, as this is a memoir. I'm surprised it took Julie so long to fully realize herself as an adult, but maybe the trauma was more than it seemed to be. I'll be sending off to the next reader soon. 

Journal Entry 11 by AceofHearts from Mississauga, Ontario Canada on Friday, May 13, 2005

received today
TBR 

Journal Entry 12 by AceofHearts from Mississauga, Ontario Canada on Sunday, July 10, 2005

Sorry to have kept this book for so long. I just didn't have the time to get to it. Mailed yesterday 

Journal Entry 13 by sqdancer on Monday, July 18, 2005

Arrived safe and sound. Looks interesting, but I must put it down; I have two ring books that I'm reading that I need to finish first.

 

Journal Entry 14 by sqdancer on Saturday, July 30, 2005

Oh my! I had to read the part about her "suckers" three times before I could believe I was reading it right and it just went on from there. I think I'm still in shock that a parent could do those things to their child.

Flaming-Ice has confirmed that she is Hatemademe (Kuwait), so I will be sending the book out to her on Monday.



Oops! sent via Air Mail on August 15th.

 

Journal Entry 15 by Sterile from Burnley, Lancashire United Kingdom on Saturday, April 15, 2006

This book was never journaled by Flaming-ice/Hatemadame and the ray came to a stand-still. Dodau has offered to send out another copy (obviously with a different BCID) so the ray will start again with a different book going out first off to Oddbloke.