Maya Kowalski's Fight for Truth
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- Опубликовано: 22 сен 2024
- In June 2023, Netflix released a documentary called “Take Care of Maya,” which takes an in-depth look at her story and the case against All Children's Hospital.
They say you should always trust the experts, but even the experts get it wrong sometimes. It’s up to the jury to decide if the Kowalski family tragedy could’ve been prevented and if their actions drove Beata Kowalski to take her own life.
But what do you think of this case? Have you watched the documentary yet?
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I can attest to the number of kids that are removed as I was a social worker for years in Pinellas County, Florida. There were times that I had as many as 80 kids on my caseload & it was often depressing & exhausting. I was there when the system became privatized & it was the worst thing they could have done. This is an awful case & I just found out that apparently one of my former colleagues is involved in. I also knew Cathy Bedy & she was horrible. Both her & Dr. Sally Smith should have been terminated & no longer allowed to work with children.
That's crazy! 80!?!?!
I don’t think it’s just Panellus County, I think the funding of professional kidnappers has to be stopped in America.
And locked tf up!
Wow. 80 kids on your personal caseload?! WTF?
@@MusicLeeSarah It's nuts!
As a veterinarian, I think it is disgusting that it cost that much for ketamine infusions. I use the drug quite a bit to help anesthetize my patients.. I can order a pack of 12 10mg bottles for 340.00 .. it is the exact same drug..😡
Oh my it's gone up that much. We got 10 for $9.80 a bottle with 3 free just a few years ago.
The American healthcare system is seriously messed up.
Right?!?! I've been a RVT for 20 years. It's a cheap drug! The human medicine is the worst. I tried to be a human nurse and lasted two years before I bailed.
@@Wizeup881 👍👍💯
@@MandyAltamirano yup 👍
As someone with chronic pain syndrome, fibromyalgia and ddd, the pain is very very real. This case is heartbreaking. It's outrageous I can't imagine dealing with my pain as a child. It's hard enough as an adult.
Sorry for your pain. We wish you well with your struggle.
@TrueCrimeRecaps thanks so much. Drs are awful when it comes to disorders they can't see under a microscope. Many diseases didn't "exist" until they did
I suffer from Ankylosing Spondylitis, so I can empathize with both Maya and you, pickledragonrebel. It's horrible.
@VernSherris agreed. I'm not familiar with your condition, however anything that's not considered "common" is often discarded as not "real". The medical community and the public in general need to be aware and have sympathy for us. There are so many who suffer in silence. Wishing you all the best. ✌️
I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and I'm only 46. My doctors have been unsympathetic, apathetic and I think suspect me of exaggerating my symptoms and pain. I have been struggling to prove I have this disease to the point of disability since 2018. When I'm flared up its obvious but I'm not always showing clear signs. It's frustrating and depressing. I feel so badly for this poor little girl, a victim of an overzealous but broken system who had to suffer so much for no reason. 😢😢
Horrors don't only happen in war-ridden countries; they often occur in healthcare institutions that knowingly blind us to the truth. Thanks, Chris, for your insightful summary of this truly heartbreaking case.
You're very welcome, glad you enjoyed it.
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Even if I don't leave a comment, I always watch and appreciate the recaps that both of you share.
USA is a “war-ridden” country when you talk healthcare…
Every.single.professional who was involved in this tragedy must lose their license and be prosecuted!
Not “all” of the “professionals“ were culpable.
@@eagle-eye29 in a crime if you know what is happening and not doing anything you are accomplice..
Good luck penetrating the shield of bureaucracy,
Absolutely 🙏
The morbid collectors always appear, without any empathy hidden in the guise of "objectivity" 😁 and using family images shamelessly and completely to try to show us a conclusion. We are not idiots, 😶 nor insensitive (except them).
"Can I hug my child?"
"Not today."
That poor woman 😥❤ What kind of vile man has that kind of power? It's disgusting.
Who was thw judge???
😢😢 sickening
A man that discerned that Beata was a clear and present danger to Maya.
@@John-kv7joHow did he discern without any evidence? A hug in the presence of other people is going to hurt her child? I hope that judge has nightmares every night seeing her having hanged herself.
@nance7483 What evidence did the judge have to make this decision? Arrogance of judges is overwhelming sometimes.
This case has brought back so many memories that I have had locked away. Very similarly to Maya, I became ill when I was young. I had test after test & many hospital stays. When the doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong with me, they had CPS step in. I was involuntarily put into a mental hospital for 2 weeks. It was hell. The only difference being that I didn't have the loving family Maya has.
I deal with so much medical PTSD because of it.
I truly hope Maya is able to find peace and heal from the trauma this hospital caused her.
Sorry for you tramatic experience. It must have made you feel completely alone. Hopefully you are stronger for it.
Peace to you.🧡
That's terrible! I hope you're in a much better place now, BabycakessVampire.
So sorry you had a really bad experience!
This is outrageous!!! Sue them criminally, civilly, each person involved. Press charges because someone needs to go to jail!
I doubt that anyone will see any real punishment out of it. CPS, the courts, psychologists on the state's payroll... They cover for each other. I've seen it.
Done, and she won. But nothing will bring back her mom.
@nance7483 oh great, yea it's the moms fault. Well hate to tell you that's not what the jury thought.
@nance7483 you know, there is plenty of information about the juvenile system in Pinellas County that exhibits more smoke than a 10% for the big guy email. Maybe you should study that a little. But oh I'm certain you know what's best.
@@nance7483Case closed now. Stop.
As someone who is currently in never ending severe chronic pain. When doctors look at you like an addict and junkie looking for drugs. I just walk away from those docs. It takes time sometimes years to find a doctor who believes you and is actually willing to help you by prescribing narcotics. So you can live a fraction of your former pain free life.
That sounds so hard. You must be very strong.
There is so much pain out there. We hope you have good days ahead. Be well.🧡
I totally get you. It's been at least 20 yrs since I blew out my 3 lowest disc's. I also have DDD . I fell 2 yrs ago ,landed on my butt, hurt myself more! ( plus 9 staples in my head lol) and yet my Dr won't give me nothing!! I eat Tylenol like it's candy, every 4 hrs, does NO good! My back brace helps a tiny bit. I just want to be pain free, not drugged up! I am only 62 and have to get used to the fact I am old n beat up and need a walker, maybe even a wheelchair soon 😢
@@lisabishop6266
I hear you and can easily empathize with you. My back is screwed up as well. Have a liquid build up in my spinal cord in my upper back inside a vertebrae. Pushing on the nerves causing unending severe pain and then arthritis on the facet joints in L1-L5. The first one has no cure and no surgery option. The doctor said because where it is I’d either be paralyzed from the neck down or die on the operating table. So my only option that works is pain relief via fentanyl patches and Lyrica. You might want to try Lyrica, it’s a nerve suppressant. Does work on back pain in the higher to highest dose range. Cause Tylenol isn’t going to do shit. It’s a fever reliever nothing more. Its nsaid claim is so weak it only works on the most minor of pain. In fact had an argument with a nurse who thought she knew about meds. Being in severe pain from a plural effusion she gave me two Tylenol and I nearly lost it on her. She’s like I know cause I’m a nurse, to which I said oh so you are a licensed doctor and pharmacist then? And magically have 20+ years of pain management experience. She shut up after that.
I agree. My mother has a pain management doctor and she STILL is treated like an addict when she literally has chemotherapy 24/7 due to her pulmonary hypertension. Imagine someone's skin sensitivity when their medicine literally makes their blood rush and pump through her body rapidly ALL DAY. I empathize with you. ♥️
@@SweetDayzBakery
I feel for your mother. I can imagine chemotherapy is wildly painful all over your body. Because it’s pumped into your bloodstream and it is literally poison designed to destroy cells like cancer cells. First time I’ve heard that being used for something other than cancer. Literally a Black Label drug that “may” cause death. That sucks when you hurt severely all over your body, I’m sorry that must be so hard to deal with. I’d like some technology where a doctor can feel the exact same pain as the patient does. As well as the ineffectiveness of giving patients non narcotics for pain relief. Cause most doctors are so clueless about suffering and how each person metabolically handles drugs differently and this universal low dose to no dose shit doesn’t work and causes unimaginable suffering for us. It’s so stupid because if I could be on the dose I was before this fentanyl scare. I could literally work a full time job and live as close as possible to when I was pain free. Anyway I’ll pray for your mother and ask God to ease her suffering. Unfortunately that’s about all we can do these days.
This case breaks my heart, that poor girl was in so much pain and all her parents wanted was to get her relief 💔
I know, it's so sad. 😢
It really is tragic, guys.
@@TrueCrimeRecaps It is. It really is.
If every incident like this, breaks your heart, it's a wonder you still have that heart left - it should have turned to dust long ago.🧐🙄🙄
@@СолнечныйПарус-р7щ Some people have a large well of empathy. Just because you don't or you're too emotionally burnt out to feel for others doesn't mean you need to be snippy with people who do.
I have Fibromyalgia and am in never ending pain every day. Doctors are so dismissive of such conditions and can be downright rude and make you feel so small. Poor Maya and her parents.
Same, took them over 10years to diagnose. Another 10 of them not believing me.
@@FlyDragonfly1313 I'm so sorry you've had such a horrible experience. Sending lots of love 💜
Yeah I know what you mean. I have Crohn’s disease, fibromyalgia and was just diagnosed with MS. But everyone just thinks I want drugs.
Totally agree 💯. I've been dealing with TMD disorder due to a misalign jaw and slip disc due to a orthodontics mess up. Deal with chronic pain in neck shoulders and back, breathing problems due to my lower jaw protruding back cutting my airway off and a long list of other issues.I have a chronic burning painful sensation in my right hip and it affects walking ability due to my whole entire body being misaligned. I have noticed when a doctor has no clue what you're dealing with or doesn't understands your illness they brush it off as it being in your head. More than likely because they don't want to make themselves look like a fool.
@@shortie0414 I’m so sorry you have so many autoimmune diseases. I have MS, and traveled down the same road. It’s infuriating being told “you’re faking it.” It took years finding a compassionate doctor, who finally diagnosed me. Our quality of life is already difficult, but w/o our meds, it would be pure hell.
Another culprit in this case is the judge. Unfortunately, judges enjoy judicial immunity, which allows them to get away with damned near anything. Disgusting.
And, as always, a superlative video!
Oh the stories that I could tell you, friend. :)
End qualified immunity!!
Yeah but I am going to say this. He was making his decisions based on the documentation that was provided to him. He doesn't know these people, he can only render his decisions based on what he's presented. And people like Dr Sally Smith created horrifying documentation that left out anything that was legitimizing her condition. I'm not excusing him, I'm just showing that there are massive problems with the system that created this situation.
This story was heartbreaking. I am glad Beata recorded all the phone calls with the hospital. It’s so sad that she felt the only way her daughter could go home was by ending her life. The hospital was horrible to her.
Dr Sally Smith has that disorder called a power trip she & the other Dr need to go to jail shame on them both that poor family lost so much hope they all find peace & justice is served 🙏 💔 Thanks for the recap love your videos XOXO say hi to Amy for me XOXO Have a fantastic week ahead ❤️
Will do Lisa, thank you much!💕
I don’t think it’s a question of someone on a power trip; I think it’s really a question of Dr. Smith suffering from mental trauma from the repeated exposure to abusive parents and not wanting to let another child suffer-to the point where she imagines abuse when any scenario reminds her of abuse that she missed in the past. The slideshow of all of the abuse victims she has encountered is a dead giveaway to me.
@@DneilB007yeah, no.
Did you see she has petitions against her for doing this to other people. I wonder if they have an agenda or quota and have to take so many kids in foster care to reach it. She needs therapy because she did not do her job right or has bad sense of judgement. She clearly has mental health issues.
Sally Smith, does not deserve the title of doctor. She has narcissistic personality disorder, in my opinion, even though I state quite categorically, that I am in no way qualified to diagnose her with that disorder. However, she was also in no way qualified to diagnose Beata with Munchausen’s by proxy, either. Therefore, she needs to be put in an institution/facility, where she can be closely monitored, stripped of her clothes, against her will, every single day, (just in case she’s self harming), and held down by several,people, while this is being done, and given strong meds to control her impulsive controlling behaviour.
I was born in Baltimore along with Earth Day and the National Academy of Medicine in 1970. I've seen the beast that our local Johns Hopkins has become, so I say "Trust NO Expert" and "Question EVERY thing they say."
I have just recently started following the court case, and to see Maya’s brother testify and his tears remind us that it wasn’t just Maya that was affected by the hospital. Her brother should have at least been able to see her…. And her priest! Such a sad story with no real good ending except that Maya is getting stronger every day…. Love your recaps!!
I am in my 40th year as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and have never seen anyone who was truly a patient of munchausen by proxy. Several fake diagnoses by others but none were substantiated. This reminds me of the McMartin Day Care case out of California where it was found to be made up with the help of a therapist. Sounds like two supposed well respected "professionals" who over stepped the professional standards we are supposed to practice by.
I feel like 10 years ago they said only 0.03% or some extremely low number like that was how many true cases there were in the entire world. That was a "fact" I heard 10 years ago so who knows.
Those same "Satanic Panic" doctors created the junk science that was Shaken Baby Syndrome.
Yeah, I know some people do things just for the drugs but this was absolutely INSANE! These people do not need to be in this profession and I would NEVER want to be in their care or ever in that hospital.
I think a lot of people confuse MBP with the tendency of some parents of chronically ill children to wallow in the ‘martyrdom of their sacrifice’. MBP is a crime while the other is a character flaw. But I can see where people who don’t make the distinction would see MBP where it doesn’t exist.
Dr,Smith😂😂😂,not!
What a horrific ordeal for the entire family. 💔💔 “Doctor” smith should be in jail.
Utterly tragic story.
RIP, Beata Kowalski🕊️
This story breaks my heart. This baby girl went through hell and it continues today. I hope her family gets every penny and more. 💔
Thank Chris I love you and Amy! Be safe.💕
Thank you Ms C. We hope Maya gets some justice soon.
I certainly hope so too, msc8663.
@@TrueCrimeRecaps Hear, hear, Chris & Amy!
If every incident like this, breaks your heart, it's a wonder you still have that heart left - it should have turned to dust long ago.🙄🙄
The Kowalski's won their case & was awarded $260 million. But nothing can ever bring Beata back. I hope they find peace... somehow.
My friends daughter has this. I was with them the first time she had an “attack”. It was horrible. This child was in incredible pain. Ketamine gave her her life back. She had lots of infusions! Nothing else helped. But my friend and her child had several Dr’s tell them she’s faking.
This case is infuriating.
You and Amy are so good at these presentations. First class work. 👊🏼
Very kind of you to say. Thank you so much.🧡
That poor girl and poor family. I have chronic pain. Have most of my life. I wasn’t diagnosed until my 30’s. I was accused of being a drug seeker, faker, attention seeking. My heart breaks for her - the constant pain is unbearable. The mental pain and anguish is enough to drive a person to suicide much more often than is reported.
Yeah, I suffer from Ankylosing Spondylitis; it's an autoimmune disorder that's a form of Arthritis where the body attacks breaks down the bone structure in the spinal column, so the bones in the spine glues itself together to combat it. I also wasn't diagnosed with it until I was in my 30's (20 years ago to be precise, so I was 32 going 33). Fortunately, I wasn't accused of faking my condition, or being a person with a substance use disorder, but I do know what you had to go through, KristiWilson. Hope you're doing much better now.
Hey same here. Have lumbar spinal stenosis. The neurosurgeon said it was the most severe case he's seen in someone in their 30s. Then a Physician Assistant at another clinic told me "it's not that bad". Some days, the pain is so bad it hurts to breathe, laugh, cough, or sneeze. I have to find pain relief through kratom. Haven't been to the Dr in 3 years.
@@VernSherris I have read about that. I have Lupus SLE and Fibromyalgia plus a host of other issues. Some days I can’t get out of bed due to pain and fatigue. It sucks. It’s been a very long road and no cure out there. In the last 3 years it started attacking my kidneys, pancreas, and now heart. Recently developed congestive heart failure, a fib, and tachycardia.
That’s all on top of the constant joint and skin and nerve pain.
After so many years I’ve just learned to have to live with it.
I hope you’re able to find some comfort and relief in your days.
@@CaseyAvalon wishing you less pain days and a cure someday! It is a constant mental fight - stay strong 💪
@@KristiWilson Oof, that's horrible, KristiWilson. You're right, the only thing we can do is just live with it. Fortunately, in my case, the Naproxen has been controlling the symptoms, so I can move around, and walk, and sit down and lie down without too much pain. I'm sorry you have to suffer so much. Sending you best wishes from Canada. 'Bye fro now.
Having watched every day of the trial so far and the Netflix program, i feel you've done a great job of presenting the facts. Thank you for being fair while presenting the information.
High praise. Thank you very much!🙌
Same! It’s been a very impressive trial so far. The attorneys did a great job telling the story.
Have you been watching Law & Lumber’s recaps?
@@deekayvixen I absolutely love Rob's information. He can present things in such a company way.
@@TimeForChange55585 I’m conflicted after hearing some of the defense witnesses 🫣 (not the baby blue and pink though- didn’t believe them)
The part that gets me is when they used her stopping her cries to talk about something else. That is called distracting. That doesn't mean she is faking. You took her mind off the pain.
It sounds like Dr Sally Smith is on a power trip she needs to be relieved of her duties. She needs to just do research and not have the power to do anymore damage to children or families anymore. This is so sad.I hope they receive every cent they can from the lawsuit. I don’t understand why the Dr and the social worker did not receive any ramifications.
I agree completely.
She has a bad reputation. Most Doctors will not work with her. Some professionals are willing to help families fight her child abuse diagnosis and testifying for free. I heard rumors about her for years.
yes, they all were and another thing too. I don’t know how she ended up with Maya records because well she broke into them and no when he gave her the go ahead to break into Myers medical private records, the hospital did that they gave up her
records
I watched her testimony and it was chilling. The number of times she said "that's not my job/responsibility" or "I'm an expert!" made it clear that she's on a power trip. She also admitted to over-riding several expert doctors opinions because "she knew better". 🙄
I think Sally Smith and Cathi Bedy need a dose of their own medicine and she be investigated. Who knows how much damage they’ve done together and separately. It’s going to be a headache in the local region, but the Kowalski family is not the only fan they targeted.
As a former foster kid, this case hurts my heart so much. Knowing how long this will effect this young woman’s life.
I think that Hospital is completely reasonable for Beata taking her life and definitely held the girl captive!!! No Hospital should be able to do this, there needs to be some federal laws for this country wide!!!
Lots of evil around this family
I hope you mean "responsible."
The Law requires Doctors and Nurses to report suspected abuse . The Court took Maya and made her a ward of the court. The Court ordered the hospital to shelter her while an investigation was ongoing. It's not the Hospital fault they were bound by a court order.
@joystoys99, obviously, you haven't watched the trial. There is way more to this story, than what you just wrote. The hospital went to extreme extents, which were not in the court orders.
@@chelsea3564 They haven't shown the Court orders yet lumber lawyer said so.
You nailed it when you said follow the money! When you get paid more to see something, it's funny how people will find a way to see it!
I’ve been waiting for you guys to look at this case!
I had chronic pain after a wrist injury and while I didn’t have a diagnosis of CRPS, the specialist I saw at the Mayo Clinic explained it was similar/on the lighter end of the spectrum; no swelling or temperature changes, but my wrist was hypersensitive to pain. It has been shown that chronic pain changes the brain where instead of being registered as a focal point, it spreads to more brain real estate, causing it to register pain more readily.
What baffles me about this case is that, while it’s good that they considered factitious disorder by proxy, they also ignored a lot of signs that it WASN’T this disorder; the family wasn’t doctor shopping, they didn’t keep losing medical records, they weren’t racking up diagnoses. This should have lasted a week at most.
I am also confused at how you can accuse someone of faking pain; when you’re in a hospital, they capture plenty of measures and you can’t be in a severe level of pain without seeing corresponding changes to heart rate, blood pressure, even microexpressions on the face.
Lastly, what is this BS that they trusted the experts? You had one expert in CRPS against a bunch of doctors who were not. And lo and behold, when they got another CRPS specialist, the opinions concurred! Why would you consider taking an orthopedist’s opinion on a heart condition over a cardiologist? You’d want another cardiologist to get a second opinion.
As someone with Ehlers Danlos syndrome, which means a lot of pain and fatigue disproportionate to injury and exertion, it makes quite a difference when you’re in a specialist’s care.
Most doctors don't believe in fibromyalgia and most just disregard EDS as they haven't got a clue. It's shocking. Also people with hypermobility pain killers work differently as our brains are built differently. 😢
I have migraines.. there is no physical reason for my migraines. My dr believes me and treats it with no questions
I have EDS too along with POTS and Ankylosing Spondylitis. It took years before I got a diagnosis and still doctors look at me like I have 4 eyes. It's so hurtful and frustrating. It leads to hopelessness and depression. Even those who are close to you start to get annoyed when you don't just "get well." To be a child and to have to advocate for yourself seems so difficult especially seeing as how as an adult I have issues getting doctors to actually listen. I'm sure Mayas parents were just totally at their wits end trying to help her and then have this happen on top of all that!! The way these doctors took their liberties to remove children from their loving parents. It's so heartbreaking. Prayers to Maya and her family. These things shouldn't happen!!!
I have dealt with a chronic Illness for 3 years. In that time I've had 13 operations. I have felt what she has felt. The sun would feel like my skin was burning and would throb. It took 2 surgeries before they found what it was. They took an organ that wasn't the problem. Unfortunately there are so many stories like that. I'm 38 and my mother gets so upset when she hears the pain I go through.... the gaslighting from drs and the amount of times you are treated like an addict. Majority from me. Who if they felt 10 percent of what I've felt would be screaming out for pain. So when a child tells me they are in pain I fkn listen
They have some nerve. Saying she’s faking the condition but still billing the insurance company? They’re caught red handed right there.
I can't believe this!!! What on earth?? A hospital did all these disgusting things. Negligence abusive medical staff is nothing new but this is so horrible. The doctors had the nerve to keep her from her family. My prayers go out to everyone❤️❤️
John's Hopkins is supposed to be one of the three premier hospitals in this country.
I’m glad that she won her case in court! I’m so happy for her and her family. That hospital completely destroyed her family.😢
I am 66 and live in pain since I was in my 40s it was by the grace of God that I got a good doctor who believe me and I found help and able today to work and do what I love, the pain still there but I am able to have a life today.. pain always near but its a dull ache now that with meds I am able to do what I love.. being believe is the hardest part of this .. its finding a good doctor who believe in you is-the best out come to being able to live again..
Thank you for sharing your story! So glad you have your life back!🙌
I have chronic pain also and at age 64 the pain has become crippling. I'm on meds but these days very little helps. The only thing under control is my fibromyalgia.
That poor family went through so much. It's heartbreaking 💔
This remains me of my case. My youngest was a preemie and had eating problems. At 4 months she had surgery. At 6 months she was 12lbs. Feeding tubes were in and we were doing everything we could. At 8month I went to the wic office and they called CPS on me bc they claim I was lying and just not feeding my baby, even though she has 3 doctor's appointments a week. It took 45 days and all her specialist to come forward to get my baby back. She has a Digestive disorder and is on the small side, but she's a happy healthy 4 year old thriving. ❤
This is beyond heartbreaking. My heart breaks for this family.
Oh my god. This happened to me in 1997 when I was 12. It affected all my extremities. Even a sheet touching my toe felt like someone was stabbing it with a hot, sharp, rusty knife. I couldn’t walk anymore and the pain was so terrible. The doctors thought I was faking it. I never ever got answers but Dr. Perlmutter thankfully was my neurologist at the time and he put me on a medical protocol which stopped the pain 🙌🏼 I was developing foot drop and they had told me I would never walk again.
I have symptoms similar to yours, including foot drop now. What was the medical protocol that helped you? TIA!
I really appreciate this recap because I missed the Netflix and didn't understand what it is about. Thank you! This poor family. I'm praying for them.
Very sweet of you . Thank you.
This hurts the heart, in every way and all levels.
I hope Maya receives her justice.
And, that she and her family and loved ones, receive love and care going forward 🙏💌🙏💐
Beautifully said.
Well put, AlexaCBrown.
We experienced something like this with our son. They refused to let us take him from the hospital for 3 days despite his being fully recovered. My wife is a physician and a specialist. Despite that , they told us if I took him home one second before they allowed it they would call the police.
Absolutely heartbreaking.
Thank-you Chris! Hello Amy!
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Yes, it really is heartbreaking, and infuriating.
She won this $220M lawsuit against Hopkins as she should have.
Our government has way too much power for our own good. Certainly not to this degree but I've had my own personal issues with the local government flexing their muscles at my familys' expense. Easily the most difficult thing I've ever faced. My family was never the same and one of my 2 kids, still has not returned to the kid he was before they were dictating our lives for us (both kids are young adults today, married creating their own families). Smh brings tears to my eyes just texting about it. Believe me when I say-- smdh I absolutely understand how Mayas mom did what she did. I was so close to doing it too.-- smh idk how we pushed thru that period in our lives. When ur kids are dangled in ur face while being traumatized-- it's like being gutted or disemboweled alive. I can only think of one person I'd wish that on. But there is one! Sorry, I'm not perfect.
The govt has way too much power.
The cruelty and heartlessness of these people. How they can be so insensitive to Maya and her family. Just heartbreaking.
Thank you for the breakdown and insight to the characters in this ordeal.
I'm so glad the verdict came out in Maya's favor. It's good to see the right people win in court. I hope that Dr and all nurses whomwent along with her agenda are all fired! We left Pinellas County. It's not the place I loved even 15 years ago. The charm is gone, it's become Anywhere, USA. Too commercialized. The previous mayor that was in for 2 terms, said he wanted it to be a mini West Palm Beach. Well, he got his wish and pushed all the good people right out, like me and my family. It's unaffordable, even to rent there and the homes are 100-20k over their true value if you want to buy. Th crime is up. The charm and kindness of the comjunity are gone. The retirement community it was is over. The trailer parks where they retired comfortably have been replaced by overpriced, cheaply built condos and townhomes. The boutiques are far too overpriced. The blacks are being pushed out and children bussed all over, preventing them from walking,riding bikes andnliving healthy childhoods. No recess either. The school board js awful. Only one man in the wholenboard helps at all. It's bad.
WOW! As always, another amazing recap in a small amount of time on such a complex case! Bravo 👏
And let’s hope for justice for Maya and the so many other victims! ❤❤
Here here, and thank you for your praise. We appreciate you!
Since this Dr and the hospital have all been held liable and this poor family was awarded millions I hope and pray that Dr Smith never get to practice or consult on another case! This lady is so full of self importance it’s sickening
That is the saddest story. I have chronic pain - Ehlers Danlos, Fibromyalgia, arthritis, and diabetic nerve pain - It is a struggle to get a doctor to believe you and that you are not just out for pain meds. I feel so sad for the mother - all because an 'expert' didn't know what they were talking about. I am happy to know that Maya is fighting.
what a sad shocking story... the poor mum killing herself is so sad... 💔
I have CRPS --- this never ending nightmare is absolutely real
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I have CRPS too. My heart goes out to Maya for having this horrible disease, for the way she was treated, and for her and her family's loss of mother and wife.
I pray they win this case!
I also have CRPS and went thru ketamin infusions. I couldn't imagine a child going thru this horrible disease. I feel so bad for her and her family. John Hopkins is being held accountable. More doctors and hospitals need to be held accountable for their actions. The doctors treat you like drug seekers and their soap notes and are completely different from the conversation you had with them. They do lie.
Hang in there. The nightmare can get better.
I know, I have CRPS, too.
Sending peace and prayers. 🙏
@adapickett8358 We that have CRPS, especially as adults, grown adults can not even imagine all what the parents went through not able to help Maya and little Maya suffering and not able to really understanding what is happening. It's literally shocking. Guess I was blessed. I got everything I needed, and the pain was still horrific; can't imagine if I got treated like Maya.
SMH. 😢 Sending many prayers, peace that all is well as it can be. 🙏
I wish the mom had been a little stronger and had more hope. Those poor children losing their mother like that
Chris thank you for explaining CRPS simply. I’m 52 now with CRPS and pancreatitis but had severe gut pain from 11 yo. I was told I was drug seeking …..at 11! Anyway I developed CRPS from constantly suffering from years of acute on chronic pancreatitis. 😊
How are you doing?
This was so horrible and so sad.
My heart is broken for Mya and her family.
That Smith woman is one pathetic money grabbing creature
Living in chronic pain is horrible and it affects every single part of life. It makes everything in life hard. Dealing with Drs who either don't know how to treat chronic pain patients or just don't believe that our pain is as bad as it is, makes it so much harder. I really hope that Drs will be better trained to help chronic pain patients in the future. We don't just want pain pills, we just want to be able to function like everyone else.
Thank you for your recap. There is so much going on in this case I couldn't wrap my head around it.
My God, what a story ! I wish the Kowalski family all the best, and especially Maya, a very sweet young lady.
Thanks for explaining 💟
I watched the documentary and - as a pain patient of a decade, since my cancer diagnosis (I’m on the lowest doses of narcotics, same dose for 10 years)… my personal thoughts on the situation was that she definitely was in pain and her physical impairments were very much so legitimate, however - I think the constant use of heavy narcotics to try to get a grip on her pain and improve her physical limitations unfortunately led to a serious dependence and without them, her body went into withdrawals - she physically needed them to maintain her baseline health which wreaked havoc on her. It was just a sad perfect storm.
I don’t have any comments on her removal from her parents, but I will say that the loss of her mother is devastating.
I have serve pain constantly. I was quickly dependent on my medication. Then I was over taking it cause I got use to it. If you don’t mind me asking, what medication are you on? I had to stop taking medication completely and now it’s hard for me to do anything. I’ve been looking for the miracle pill or cure for years.
(Back story- I was in a crosswalk and hit by a drunk driver. Back, hip and knee surgeries. Glass in my eye and face.)
I have lived with CRPS for over 11 years. After seening Dr after Dr i got the diagnosis at about the 2 year mark.
I can tell you., it's real and it's a horror to live with!
A child Maya's age COULD NOT make all these symptoms up, even if someone was coaching her.
CRPS is a nightmare you never want to experience. Burning pain is the main symptom, but there is so much more that goes along with this terrible disease!
I pray Maya and her family win their case!!
This breaks my heart to hear!!! That poor girl and her poor family!! But sadly I’m not at all surprised this happened. I myself have really bad chronic pain and I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone to the hospital in excruciating pain only to basically be treated like a criminal and accused of faking it to get pain medicine in a very cruel manner. It’s honestly traumatizing the way I’ve been treated and has made me lose so much trust in hospitals. I avoid them at all cost now, sometimes even when it’s literally a life or death matter
I have CRPS and the pain is ABSOLUTELY REAL!!!! My surgeon cut through a nerve wrong and thats all it took. This case broke my heart!. 😢
My friend has this condition and I couldn’t imagine her pain
Praying for your friend. 🙏
As I have it to. 😢
About 5 years ago my son at the time was 2yo. He fell off a bed and needed stitches. He ran into walls alot and had alot of bumps and bruises and he has a Mongolian birth mark on his butt. Thank goodness his normal pediatrcian who knows us noted all this which I always thought was silly she said better safe to note all this. Boy was I thankfull when we went to all childrens and they sent in a social worker in saying I was abusing him. Thank goodness for the pediatrcians notes because they didn't believe the purple marks were birth marks AND they didn't believe me that he ran into walls and fell alot which was another issue but my son with a bleeding head waiting for stitches ran across the room laughing and playing and ran head first into a wall and jumped back up and kept running! I think that saved us! Proof he was just clumsy. This scares me how easily they could have accused us of abuse.
So incredibly horrible. That poor girl and her family. My daughter has been through some of the same things. She was injured 3 years ago and we have been all over and got no answers. It’s so frustrating for a parent to feel that they can’t help their child. I can’t imagine what the parents went through especially the mom. 🙏🏼
I hope the family puts that hospital out of business! I'm fed up with hospitals holding children hostage and everyone knows CPS is the biggest child trafficking ring in the US. What they did is absolutely sickening.
I've not seen the documentary yet. However, as a nurse who has worked in ER, acute outpatient and psych, I'm wondering where the nurses were that could give evidence against the trauma they put her and her family through??!! We should always be our patients advocate. This is sad and horrific treatment. Great story coverage Chris and Amy!! Yall have a blessed week.
The nurses directly invalidated her too, used to say she was making it up. When beata died the doctors txt each other saying “ketamine girl’s mom suicïđ” That is how they referred to her. They all should be prosecuted for torturing that child and the entire family.
I've been dealing with CRPS for twelve years now and it's exhausting. I have it in my hands and oftentimes I need help doing the simplest things. The pain is dibilitating and it took a long time for people to believe me. I can't afford ketamine infusions. I've had lots of medical staff "test" whether or not my pain was real. They tortured this poor girl! Sally Smith was awful and I wish she could be criminally charged. She seemed desperate to teach Beata a lesson.
This is truly a heartbreaking case. This young girl has been through hell and no doctors really did anything to help her. They just made things worst. She was in pain and all the parents wanted was for their baby to get better and get relief from the pain.
As someone with CRPS as well as multiple other chronic illnesses, the pain is indeed unreal and excruciating, especially during a flare. Unfortunately, gaslighting is more common than empathy among the medical community, but hopefully that will change as awareness increases. My heart goes out to those suffering from these diseases as children; they're unbearable enough as an adult.
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Wow. Your explanation is so well thought out. I think they should use this as their closing argument bc this case has been all over the place
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Thank you guys, I needed a breakdown! I've been curious about this case.
This is why you don't always trust social services.
NEVER trust social services!!!!
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after just seeing this case & confused about the story, I can stop looking. Your recap is excellent.
My daughter has something called Pain Amplification it can’t be seen but it’s there. Unfortunately during labour her doctors didn’t listen so she went through hell 🤬🤬
I can't believe that the hospital kept that little girl like she was in jail . They had know right to kept that child from seing her family. I'm glad they won the case
I hope they win big. How sad that the mother had to take that road.
This is so comprehensive! Thank you for this! ❤
Glad it was helpful!
Such a sad and horrifying case.
SHE WON HER CASE!!!! $200+ million in damages!!!
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Do very happy for this young woman and her family! This was horrific!!!
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As a person with Sickle cell anemia, i know what Maya was going through. My condition involves sickle shaped cells that get stuck in vessels which leads to extreme pain. We have to deal with doctors and nurses not believing us when we say we are in alot of pain. Some of us are looked at as drug addicts just because we need pain meds. Its awful. Thank god the hospital i go to now is really good at treating sickle cell patients and thats thanks to my new Hematologist who specializes in sickle cell disease. She educates all of the doctors in the disease and makes sure that we get the proper treatment.
Never trust anyone who calls themselves an expert!
I have CRPS and that’s what intrigued me to watch Taking Care of Maya. It broke my heart. I had so many opportunities and I was old enough to make my own decisions. But unfortunately, every, most opportunities failed. Especially the SCS (spinal 22:18 have cut my pain in half but instead, slowly but surely, it started to become excruciating painful days. Constant flare ups. The moment my rep turned it off, the worst pain stopped. We realized the SCS was causing me more pain than I should have been. My mom seemed to assume I could do everything now. I told her I still have CRPS and this thing had been turned off 2 days ago. I have an appointment with my neurosurgeon and hopefully he’ll see that it needs to be removed. But of course, I sprained my inner thigh, groin muscle and I can’t walk without a walker. I hope this doesn’t interfere with his decision.
Yes I’ve been wondering about the take care of maya story!
I developed CRPS after a double mastectomy. If I had to deal with this as a child I do not know if I would have made it to adulthood. Poor baby girl. She needs everyone’s prayers it is so horrible there aren’t words to describe what it does to you mentally and physically.
I'm sorry to hear what has happened to you. Hope all as well as it can be. As a sister, unfortunately, in this pain, I almost cried right in the store when this girl told me of this documentary today of this girl name Maya who has CRPS, I couldn't believe she was this young. It was unbelievable for me as an adult. As much as we describe the pain, only we who live with this understand how horrible it truly is. May I ask, how long have you had it?
Sometimes the "experts" are criminally negligent and wrong. Poor Maya and Beata. 😭
I've been studying Ketamine use. Maya was on too much for a young kid. The Dr prescribing it told the family it was too much and needed medical attention at a hospital cuz treatment with Ketamine wasn't working. It's a very confusing situation
She was probably hooked on it
I work in a hospital. Never seen a case like this ever. Heartbreaking to see this happen to an innocent family.
I was diagnosed with RSD in 1995 after a tragic accident in 1994 with a broken back, crushed legs. And multiple other injuries. Besides the nerve damage, the inability to even stand a sheet on my leg or the fact the I came close to having my right leg amputated that’s when the RSD diagnosis came in I was lucky I found a great doctor. That taught me how to walk again, a family that made sure I wouldn’t give up and it took me over two years an 12 surgeries to learn how to deal with the changes in my life and I was 29. I was lucky I was a grown adult that was able to learn and deal with pain.
Not Maya, not a 1x year girl who was taken from the family that supported her, and whose doctors were discarded. She had to lay in the bed, stare at the ceiling, and wonder why along with dealing with her condition, and then the dreadful day finding out that her mother had passed away. This young lady is a lot braver than I am. The entire family is.
Question all the so called experts,, so many options were ignored with Maya.. so sad for the loss of her loving Mother.
I'm an actual Munchausen by proxy survivor. No one ever believed me until i was in my 30s. My husband was the first person to acknowledge my trauma. But no matter how much i spoke up no one ever believed me. Yet they railroad this innocent family. Heartbreaking
Great summary. Watching the trial. This case makes my blood boil. I hope this family gets every penny of the $200M.
I've just watched the verdict. Forget the huge sums they have been awarded, prosecutions need to follow at that hospital, criminality occurred there.
I have CHRONIC pain.People think just because you can't see an open wound,pain is not there.And I now have Fibermyalga. It is the worst pain I have felt.
Dr smith needs to loose her medical license... Evil cow. Hope it weighs heavy on her for the rest of her life.
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Cathy is disgusting! They dropped it cause they settled for 2.5 million. She said weird stuff to Maya like she was going to be her new mom while having Maya sit on her lap! Honestly, I think this needed to happen so they changed the system! So many families were hurt because of them. They were claiming abuse constantly! It upsets me that Mayas mom did that… she had a son still. I just don’t get it. I feel bad for Maya and her brother
Agree. I believe Maya is entitled to damages but I can't get there with Beata. I understand the desperation but feel she only wanted ketamine infusions. My son was a preemie & in & out of the hospital for many weeks (world class Boston hospital).I was lucky enough to stay with him & it was a frightening time, esp during Last Rites. If they told me to stay away I would have gotten an attorney & made sure I stayed mentally, emotionally & physically for when my son came home. Jmo
They couldn’t afford Maya’s $10,000 treatments anymore so I’m guessing they couldn’t have afforded a $500 an hour lawyer, I honestly believe that the Mom felt this was the only way to save her daughter, and the really really sick disgusting part, is she was right. She actually did what every parent says they will do, she died to save Maya, and she did as it turns out. Without her death, this just becomes another case of the system being totally corrupt, and none of us ever hear the story. So to me Beata is a hero, it’s just so sad how far she had to go to save her child.
Beata had bipolar disorder and the hospital's harassment broke apart her marriage as well as keeping her from her daughter. I'm not saying that she made the right choice, but she wasn't trying to abandon anyone. She thought that if she wasn't around, they'd be more likely to treat her daughter. It's not logical, but grief and mental illness aren't logical.
but if ketamine had helped- it seems reasonable to push and press for what worked for your kid. pain is horrendously undertreated in the US and I can understand where Beata was coming from. The opioid phobia is also worse in the US and they are more reasonable and logical about medication in Poland (yes i know first hand). So I can understand a mother who grew up in Poland would find the US system and the way they demand people behave to "earn" pain relief or be listened to....would not have much patience for the US drs. Especially with her little girl in pain.
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