Linda talks with Miami Herald reporter Donna Leinwand (LINE wand) about the events leading to the arrest of Kathleen Bush. Bush's 8 year old daughter, Jennifer, captured national attention as a literal poster child for families without medical insurance. She had been hospitalized 200 times and had had 40 surgeries. Her mother, claiming poverty due to medical bills, had received donations for her care. Authorities now believe Bush has made her daugher sick deliberately. They believe the mother suffers from Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a psychological condition causing a parent strives to get attention by making his or her child sick.
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