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Mother accused of making 3 year-old son endure unnecessary surgery and use feeding tube he didn’t need (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] dandelion@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 12 hours ago

A Texas mother has been accused of forging her young son’s medical history to manipulate doctors into performing unnecessary procedures on him.

CBS News reported the mother had her son on 17 types of medication and eating less than 1,000 calories, including dog food.

The boy even underwent a procedure to insert a gastrojejunostomy tube, that creates a new connection between the stomach and the small intestine, authorities say.

According to the NBC, Laura appealed for funds online, as well as gifts from an Amazon wish list, and in one post claimws her son would be in wheelchair for life.

Laura also reportedly used a Facebook page to track the son’s supposed medical journey.