A Mental Illness

Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy Parent presents herself as distressed, concerned, loving Major caregiver to child who appears perpetually sickly Child’s symptoms are exaggerated Worse yet, sometimes falsified by mother She might contaminate the urine samples Child gets better in hospital until mommy dearest visits What is happening? Nurses are the first to suspect Doctors do not want to think this way Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy A mental illness whereby a caregiver Starves or poisons child Sadly, many of them are health professionals Wanting others to consider them saviors As they save their child once again from the cliff of death