For nearly twenty years, Dee Dee Blanchard convinced doctors, neighbors, and even her own daughter that Gypsy suffered from terminal illnesses including leukemia, muscular dystrophy, and brain damage.

: Gypsy was subjected to unnecessary surgeries, a feeding tube, and a wheelchair she didn't need.

: Dee Dee shaved Gypsy’s head to simulate the effects of chemotherapy and lied about her birth date to keep her mentally "young".