An Ohio mother is behind bars after being accused of lying about her daughter’s cancer, and using it to raise money in a case eerily reminiscent of Gypsy Rose Blanchard‘s ordeal.
Pamela Reed was arrested Monday after authorities say she told friends and family for years her 7-year-old daughter, identified as AR, had cancer — specifically myeloid leukemia — suffered from seizures and was blind in her right eye.
Law enforcement says Pamela even shaved AR’s head to bolster her claims, and had raised about $8,000 … which was given to help aid AR’s cancer treatment expenses.
But, according to the arrest affidavit, it all came to an end when AR’s school nurse discovered she wasn’t blind in her right eye, and after calling the girl’s doctor, learned she did not have cancer.
Cops say Reed later confessed to doctoring AR’s paperwork for the school and told cops she repackaged prescriptions to make it seem like they were for cancer treatment.
Officials also claim she gave AR seizure medication she didn’t need.
When cops grilled her, Reed admitted carrying on the big lie for so long, because she enjoyed all the financial support.
According to cops, Reed has been posting about her daughter’s health concerns since she was 20 months old.
If this sounds similar to Gypsy’s past situation, you aren’t wrong — you’ll recall, Gypsy’s defense in her criminal case focused on her mom, Dee Dee, suffering from Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, which led to her making Gypsy falsely believe she suffered from leukemia and muscular dystrophy, and needed a wheelchair.