Gypsy Rose Blanchard

Correct. She did not transfer them to one hospital to another. So when the doctor, the new doctor would ask for old records, she would claim that they were all, you know, washed away in Hurricane Katrina because back in 2005, you know, There was still that transfer from hard copy records to computer.

To prescribe Bambi.

To prescribe Bambi.

To prescribe Bambi.

There would be times. So like if she had to go run an errand, there was times as I got older.

There would be times. So like if she had to go run an errand, there was times as I got older.

There would be times. So like if she had to go run an errand, there was times as I got older.

That I did want to stretch my legs and get out of the wheelchair. And so, you know, some of the most freeing times that I had was I would play CDs on the boom box and just dance. Yeah. That was my freedom. Did she know that you were doing that? She didn't. She did not because I would be in trouble for walking even inside the house.

That I did want to stretch my legs and get out of the wheelchair. And so, you know, some of the most freeing times that I had was I would play CDs on the boom box and just dance. Yeah. That was my freedom. Did she know that you were doing that? She didn't. She did not because I would be in trouble for walking even inside the house.

That I did want to stretch my legs and get out of the wheelchair. And so, you know, some of the most freeing times that I had was I would play CDs on the boom box and just dance. Yeah. That was my freedom. Did she know that you were doing that? She didn't. She did not because I would be in trouble for walking even inside the house.

I didn't lose muscle mass.

I didn't lose muscle mass.

I didn't lose muscle mass.

No, because I still like every once in a while I would move my legs here and there. Not meaning to, but, you know, she would have to correct me and be like, stop moving your legs.

No, because I still like every once in a while I would move my legs here and there. Not meaning to, but, you know, she would have to correct me and be like, stop moving your legs.

No, because I still like every once in a while I would move my legs here and there. Not meaning to, but, you know, she would have to correct me and be like, stop moving your legs.

I mean, I always knew that I could walk and I've always been honest about that. But it was and I and this goes right into the title. This is why I wanted to have the word stand in the title is because, yes, I knew that I could walk. However, my mom didn't let me get out of the chair. Um, so it was like, I was forced to be in the chair.

I mean, I always knew that I could walk and I've always been honest about that. But it was and I and this goes right into the title. This is why I wanted to have the word stand in the title is because, yes, I knew that I could walk. However, my mom didn't let me get out of the chair. Um, so it was like, I was forced to be in the chair.

I mean, I always knew that I could walk and I've always been honest about that. But it was and I and this goes right into the title. This is why I wanted to have the word stand in the title is because, yes, I knew that I could walk. However, my mom didn't let me get out of the chair. Um, so it was like, I was forced to be in the chair.

Absolutely. That's where I feel like, you know, maybe in a sense, the system failed her. Yeah. And the way we grew up in southern Louisiana, particularly in my family, we don't talk about mental health.