because she doesn't want to die, she wants to not feel her legs anymore because they feel alien to her and it causes her a great deal of distress.
A cheaper alternative would be to kit herself with a special device like Davros from Dr Who c.1980s trundled around in and fill it with ice. Legs go numb plus you can't see them - job done.
There's the worry about Phantom limb pain as well, if they were to get it done. I remember hearing about that as well, people get amputations and end up feeling like the joints/limbs are still there .
An amputee must have phantom limb awareness in order to use an artificial limb
She is mentally ill. Sectioning might be an answer but as she is American I don't know how the system works. I expect Dr Nick from the Simpsons might have a go.
Her family should have got her help when she was 4 when she first showed signs of this. The Mail article tells you when it all started, when she visited her injured Aunt who was in leg braces after being in a car accident. Personally I think she likes the attention in a warped way.
I had trouble keeping that in my mind when I read it a few days ago, I couldn't even read it all. I just wanted to punch her, that's coming from someone who should understand. It's a very odd case, she should get some heavy duty psychiatric treatment before she encounters someone who really would react badly to her.
I feel the same as you. Normally I'm very open minded but as the mum of a 7 year old who is to undergo his 17th surgery next month, 10 of which have been spinal ops, well.. I couldn't read it all either.
I feel the same as you. Normally I'm very open minded but as the mum of a 7 year old who is to undergo his 17th surgery next month, 10 of which have been spinal ops, well.. I couldn't read it all either.
Not sure what to say. I'll give you some of these :):) and wish you and your son the best. x
Her family should have got her help when she was 4 when she first showed signs of this. The Mail article tells you when it all started, when she visited her injured Aunt who was in leg braces after being in a car accident. Personally I think she likes the attention in a warped way.
That's the trouble I had. Is attention seeking to this extreme an illness? I think I read she has been confronted by angry people, but then, as with some troubled children, any attention is seen as good.
There is a poster on here who posts about a similar situation about someone else. I have to fight myself to stay out of the threads and let rip. Then I tell myself, well the person must at least have a psychiatric disorder to make up the physical one.
For those who have got a bit angry, bear in mind the wording of the headline to this item is misleading and deliberately biased. It says she 'demands' it, which is sure fire guaranteed to inflame (as in unemployed family 'demanding' five bedroom council house etc).
Fact is she hasn't 'demanded' anything. What we have here is a woman with an unfortunate condition but where the reader sees her as a baddy rather than a victim.
For those who have got a bit angry, bear in mind the wording of the headline to this item is misleading and deliberately biased. It says she 'demands' it, which is sure fire guaranteed to inflame (as in unemployed family 'demanding' five bedroom council house etc).
Fact is she hasn't 'demanded' anything. What we have here is a woman with an unfortunate condition but where the reader sees her as a baddy rather than a victim.
I feel the same as you. Normally I'm very open minded but as the mum of a 7 year old who is to undergo his 17th surgery next month, 10 of which have been spinal ops, well.. I couldn't read it all either.
If she wanted to seek attention and/or claim that she thinks she is something she actually isn't, she could just claim she wants to be a he and have sex change operation. What is the underlying difference? There is thinking you are fat, when you're not. Thinking your hands are dirty, when they are not. Saying you are Jesus, when you're not, All are just obsessions of one sort or another.
If she wanted to seek attention and/or claim that she thinks she is something she actually isn't, she could just claim she wants to be a he and have sex change operation. What is the underlying difference? There is thinking you are fat, when you're not. Thinking your hands are dirty, when they are not. Saying you are Jesus, when you're not, All are just obsessions of one sort or another.
One would assume it was deemed that she doesn't have the capacity to consent to the treatment.
I suppose in theory she can demand, and she appears to be highly intelligent, but I cannot see her meeting the consent requirements test nor someone else consenting for that procedure on her behalf.
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An amputee must have phantom limb awareness in order to use an artificial limb
Himself I think.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2366260/Body-Integrity-Identity-Disorder-Chloe-Jennings-White-58-disown-legs.html
I feel the same as you. Normally I'm very open minded but as the mum of a 7 year old who is to undergo his 17th surgery next month, 10 of which have been spinal ops, well.. I couldn't read it all either.
She definitely needs some psychiatric help.
Having a spinal injury isn't the same as pretending to have one. She can get up and walk whenever she wants.
I wonder how she feels when she gets sympathy from people who aren't aware she is able-bodied?
Snap.
Not sure what to say. I'll give you some of these
That's the trouble I had. Is attention seeking to this extreme an illness? I think I read she has been confronted by angry people, but then, as with some troubled children, any attention is seen as good.
There is a poster on here who posts about a similar situation about someone else. I have to fight myself to stay out of the threads and let rip. Then I tell myself, well the person must at least have a psychiatric disorder to make up the physical one.
Fact is she hasn't 'demanded' anything. What we have here is a woman with an unfortunate condition but where the reader sees her as a baddy rather than a victim.
I agree.
I second this - all the best to your son, I hope it goes well
She is transgendered, apparently.
http://gendertrender.wordpress.com/2012/02/01/national-geographic-taboo-fake-paraplegic-chloe-jennings-white/
I'm not really interested in the transgender bit but it seems they enjoy the deception.
Can't they just give her an epidural now and again. I'm not sure about the medical facts around that, but it has roughly the same effect right?
I'm not sure I believe that article, it sounds like it's written by someone with a grudge against men in general.
I suppose in theory she can demand, and she appears to be highly intelligent, but I cannot see her meeting the consent requirements test nor someone else consenting for that procedure on her behalf.
No it doesn't unless there has been some serious mishap.