Wow. The worst part is that Hannah’s mother allowed her to believe that was she dying. What a hideous thing to do to your child

My 13 year old grandson is dying of cancer right now and it really angers me that someone would fake such a thing. Shame on you, you awful woman

Seriously, kudos to the teachers for catching on before Hannah got older and it became a Gypsy Rose situation. They probably saved her from years of continued abuse

She didn’t just traumatise her own daughter but other kids and the entire community. What kind of fear the kids at school had to live knowing their friend will pass out, seize or die... seriously

I hate this concept that kids have to keep loving their parents regardless of what they do to you.

The father doesn't think the child suffered significant mental abuse? She was told and mentally prepared to die. This child was absolutely mentally damaged.

Scary to think what they planned on doing with the child after her “6 months left to live”.

Happy news is that Hannah seems to have recovered from this traumatic part of her life and is married with two children! She seems to be flourishing in adult life. She is proof that there is hope in overcoming trauma and abuse and there is life after the pain.

The mother should be glad Hannah didn't pull a Gypsy Rose on her!

"you look like a pretty boy" a back handed remark that makes the girl feel worse about herself disguised as a compliment. Sick. Can't wait to see how this pans out.

Hearing that the mother was going around saying she only had 6 months left to live. It makes me wonder what was going to happen at the end of those 6 months.

"I'm not smart enough to do something like this, I'd get caught." Well... you did get caught..

The girl in the wheelchair deserves a national donation found raise,BIG BIG BIG HEART AMAZING

so i googled hannah to see if she's still around. turns out, she is! she said in an interview that her father authentically didn't know the cancer was a scam, and that they have since reconciled and are now close. her mother is, thankfully, no longer in her life. she also went through a period of depression, but now is in therapy. the article i found was a nice read. the story does have a happy ending.

There's NO way I could have a little girl plead for me to not cut off all her hair, and then proceed to cut it all off. Nope.

As someone with cancer and underwent chemo and had a port, none of "treatments" sound right. This woman victimized not only her child but an entire school and town. This woman deserves the harshest punishment the law can give.

Stephanie, the girl who donated the pop tabs. Wow, that's got to be the purest soul ever.

Also the father said "Hannah wasn't physically hurt" because drugging your child and shaving her head and making her lose weight isn't hurting them physically???

I feel so bad for the 17 year old girl who donated her bottle caps 😔

Munchausen syndrome by proxy is real! My mother had me on multiple meds for years that I didn’t need! All for her need for acceptance! Prayers up to all the victims! Especially Hannah

The only person that made sense this far said: " I think she was sick, and her sickness is Greed. " *Exactly* .

The Dad had absolutely nothing to do with his dying daughters health? No trips to the hospital, never checked her wounds, took an interest in her conditions or medication?? What a load of rubbish.

Its hard watching the dad and grandmother being more concerned about themselves than the torture imposed on Hannah

Oh my the tears for the disabled girl giving her pop tabs! God bless her sweet soul. Noooo! They were never going to use them. I feel sick now.

This is so sickening. Imagine convincing your own child she had cancer and would probably die young.

Can we address how kind everyone in this town was for helping them as much as they did though😭❤️

We lost our 6 yr old daughter to leukemia complications in 2016 and that was in between my own cancer diagnosis that i got in 2014 and again in 2019/2020. This is disgusting. To fake such a thing 💔

Terry was seriously only 35 when this was filmed!!?? And the grandmother was 58?? Holy crap! They certainly have not aged gracefully. I’m 34 and I hope to God that I don’t look that bad

When I saw the girl on the respirator and her mother say it was more important to help others I almost lost it. Such kindness being taken advantage of is sick.

The fact that the husband thinks the child and mom should be back together when she's out of prison is sick! I'd want to take my child away from their abused! For that alone he should never regain custody of her. He would put her back in harms way! So not ok!

To the woman who says: "Oh, she's definitely sick. Not mentally sick. I think she has an illness, and I believe it's greed.", you drop this 👑

I tried to watch this but I can't even now all these years later. My daughter had cancer when she was 3. The community helped me so much, example, driving from our home to St Judes every week a stranger I never met paid to put tires on my car, and almost 30 years later I'm still grateful. Please don't stop helping out. You'll let these horrible people continue to hurt families who really need help. Praise God, my daughter survived Glioblastoma multiforme( not sure I've spelled that correctly). Brain tumor in right parietal lobe. No Chemo, only surgery and radiation, at that time and maybe now chemo wouldn't pass the blood brain barrier.

Ugh I hate how the dad is defending this. "I don't think there was much mental distress".... She asked Santa to let her live!!!!! Jesus.

My daughter died of a cancerous brain tumor at age 2. I would’ve done anything to have had her survive. People don’t realize what they have! 😳😔

I can almost believe the dad. My husband at the time did absolutely nothing to help our daughter. I had to beg him to go to the doctor with us. If I didn't tell him what was going on he wouldn't have known anyway.

I was a seriously sick child from age 5 onwards, with diagnosis given when I was 7. There's zero chance that my father wouldn't have known if I hadn't been sick for real. Sick children display symptoms at home, too. Children that are not sick aren't capable of pretending to be sick 24/7 even if one parent claims they are sick and coaches the child into pretending. It's just not possible to be clueless about something like that if you live in the same house, even if you work long hours.

When Terri gets cancer just give her sleeping pills and drive her around and tell her she went to chemo.

He didn’t go to the hospital because hospitals made him uncomfortable????? His child was dying and all he cared about was his comfort...wow!!! This guy was in on the scam

In 2010 after Teresa (Terri) Milbrandt spent 6.5 years in prison for this case, she was arrested again nine months after her release from prison for prescription fraud. One of her other daughters was also arrested with her. Together, they forged prescriptions in July, August and October to get pain pills at a Walmart Pharmacy in Springfield. Also her husband Robert served 2.8 years of a 4 yr 11 m sentence for his role, and Terri's mother was acquitted.

this really shows how innocent children are , the kids doing “hat day” to make her feel less alone .

The girl in the wheelchair trying to help someone else in need when she is in such need herself was very touching but it made me even more furious with this people!

Part of parent's punishment should be volunteer work at a children's cancer hospice and see first hand how traumatic this illness is and the devastation it brings upon families.

The dad - "you did me wrong" Me - you??? How about your daughter??!! He knew.

The little girl who appears in this doc is such a good egg. Bless her heart

My heart broke when she asked santa to not die

i really enjoy the part when the woman who's doing the nails is just talking and continues working it's so classic and stereotypically gossipy

Thank goodness for the people who noticed Hannah didn't seem sick and cared enough to report it to police. Who knows how long the mother would have carried on with that charade.

The fact that people were so ready and willing to help Hannah gives me a lot of hope for humanity… and then the fact that Hannah’s mother abused their goodwill and her daughter with that almost tears it away

See what I mean about the father, if you honestly thought that your daughter had cancer and then found out it was all a lie, you would be livid that your daughter has been abused in such a manner. Would you be making light of the fact that your daughter was given adult drugs to make her sleep and traumatised your daughter by shaving all her hair off, but yet he's making excuses for his wife and to me that's a GUILTY conscience. That father is a Filty liar and he should be in jail.

I knew she was lying when in the "thank you" letter to the fire department she included that Hannah was getting thinner, and wasn't doing very well. why would you include that in a thank you letter unless you wanted more sympathy than what was already given?

When I was 5 to 16 years old, my single mother regularly threatened to kick me out (up to the point of packing my bags and dragging me out of the house). And let me tell you, I would be FAR MORE TRAUMATIZED being convinced I was dying over being separated from my family. It's RIDICULOUS for the father to say that there's not much mental trauma that the little girl can't bounce back from quickly 🙄

This has to be one of the worst stories I've heard. Mad respect to the community and hopefully this vile woman's actions haven't changed their opinion on helping others in need.

The husband's defense was essentially, "I'm too dumb to understand what's happening with my own child."

I'm glad the school called before her estimated death day, I don't want to imagine what the mother would've done if she was really that desperate.

I don't believe the father one bit, he is showing zero emotions, no frustration, no anger towards himself or his wife, not even sadness or disappointment in relation to this whole situation. He surely had agreed with her well beforehand upon what they would do in case they went down. I'd be willing to accept that he was, at most, willfully blind. But don't think so either..

This is another heartbreaking story . Hats off to the teachers for reaching out for help . Hope Hannah went on to have a happy life ❤

The sickest part was the child going to counseling to prepare for her death. I imagine that counseling would be helpful for a child who actually will be dying young. How in the world could you put your child thru that when it was so unnecessary? The psychological trauma of preparing for death as a child when she didn't even need that. Ugh.

Wow! I googled this family, this story doesn’t end here! Terry the mom went to prison for 6 1/2 years for her crimes against Hannah, theft and fraud. Then in 2010 she was involved in a drug scam involving her older daughters!! Apparently, Katie 27, was a medical assistant, who forged prescriptions for Vicodin, and had her mom pick up the drugs, which were shared between her mom and two sisters!! I can’t find out if she went to jail for that too? It was proven that she did not have munchausen by proxy syndrome. Which made sense when it came out that she’d been in prison in 1989 for bank fraud! What a POS!! Bob the father, spent 4 years 11 months in prison for scamming the town. He maintains his innocence and that he didn’t know Hannah wasn’t sick. The grandmothers charges were dropped. Hannah spent a year in foster care & then went to live with her aunt (on her fathers side), until her father was released when she was 15. At that point she lived with her father (who she feels didn’t know), until she was 18. What really infuriated me was how her father said that Hannah wasn’t hurt by anything the mother did!! Down playing the fact that she drugged his daughter!! Saying it was just Benadryl!! He comes off as such as idiot here!! His daughter was told she was going to DIE at 7 years old!! Her hair was shaved!! She had to wear a mask!! She wasn’t allowed to play with her friends!! He’s super lucky that his daughter forgave him!! Well he was wrong... because Hannah says that she’s still dealing with this at 21 (the interview was done in 2017). She struggled with depression at 12, and had suicidal thoughts! Poor girl!! Hannah is studying social work at university and wants to help foster kids. She moved back to Ohio and occasionally runs into her mom on the road. She’s terrified of Teresa and feels her mother will try and deny what she did! Despite what she’s been put through it seems Hannah is doing pretty well, and she’s blossomed into a beautiful young woman. God bless her.

In 2003 Terry was sentenced to 6 1/2 years, while her husband “will service 4 years and 11 months.”

One of the saddest stories I've ever listened to. Poisoning your own child for financial gain. Monstrous.

what about the childs weightloss? did they starve her to make her be at a low body weight?! Horrifying

Taking that girls pop-tabs was just pure evil, wow.

these teachers are angels. i’m so glad they were watching over hannah.

That sweetheart of a girl (I couldnt find her name on the video) who gave her pop tabs that she used for her own medication is an angel. I dont know a more pure form of caring for others. Its devistating knowing that that money ended up in the pocket of that trash human being that has the audacity to call herself a mother. That family worked for that money, literally can by can, and that woman just took it and smiled...how people can do that and feel no guilt is disgusting

That poor girl was getting counseling to prepare her to die. That's just unimaginable!!

I can understand about the granny being duped by this but not the father, he's a liar, he said, I don't like hospitals, he NEVER went to the hospital for his daughters treatment, not once, don't believe him.

My daughter had Non Hodgkin's lymphoma @ 2, she passed away at 3 and 1/2. She got a port right away! She was so happy! Her other parent was totally unsupportive the entire time. Gosh it's hard to watch this!

That is one lousy Father! HOW did he not know?! How did he not go to a Dr. visit, Hospital, treatment, etc...?

Wow the girl who gave the pop tabs to help Hannah is probably one of nicest, selfless people on earth. We could all learn from her. She is well within her rights to feel sorry for herself and to ask people to HELP HER but instead she tries to help others. Altruism personified. It shows what a great mum she has too.

the child in the wheel chair....bless her kind, unselfish heart!

That background noise is driving me insane and I was so excited for this story lol.

I'm not even halfway through the video, but I just HOPE that NO ONE blames Hannah for this! She had no idea she was being used and groomed for her mom's use. It's awful because this of course makes people more questioning as to who they believe & less likely to help people who actually ARE in need. I also hope Hannah is eventually able to connect to her childhood friends!!

"They're making a big deal out of OTC Benadryl" YOU'RE GIVING YOUR 7 Y/O AN ADULT DOSE OF BENADRYL AND TELLING HER SHE WENT TO CHEMO

So the dad never spoke to a single one of Hannah's "doctors", never caught a glimpse of the caretaker, never asked to look at a bill, AND never looked under or changed one of Hannah's bandages? I could believe one of those things, but not all of them!!!

After having my daughters best friend diagnosed with brain cancer at 13 yrs old I just can not wrap my head around this. Praise God she is now 23 yrs old but that diagnosis at such a young age affects all the children who love the child sick. Going to hospital to see her was extremely hard for my daughter. So this doesnt just affect Hannah. Those children that love Hannah lost a piece of their innocents as well.

If my daughter told me her child had cancer I would not second guess her. Terri fooled everyone including her own family.

and the father defending her actions like "oh it was only Benadryl" clearly no remorse

The mother looks older than 35 - thought she'd be more like 45.

The way the dad minimizes the mother’s abuse and the grandma tries to make the child a victim of authorities instead of her mother tells me that dad and grandma were more than likely in on it. Awful people.

The positive side of these cases is how many good-hearted, generous people step up when a member of their community is sick. It proves there's still a lot of good people in this world.

It boggles my mind that the Father and Grandma are more concerned about themselves than concerned about Hannah.

The dad says he's never been comfortable with "doctors and things". How comfortable was this little girl thinking she was dying?

The dad definitely took part in this that poor child suffered so much bless her heart

Main topic aside, I enjoy the very on-the-nose production design that went in to the interviews. The fireman on his truck, the policeman on his car, the reporter with his editor. It’s so staged I love it.

That girl in the wheel chair, I hope she got compensated! Bless her heart 😢

she said she had six months to live, so what was her plan after six months?

To Stephanie.. to give something to someone that needed it (it was real to you, so it was real), at great cost to yourself..I hope you and your mother understand what an unbelievable act of charity that is..the blessings that await you 🙏🙏🙏 in this life, or your next, you will receive it a hundred times over..none could have given what you gave..I hope you carry this wonderful and pure act in your heart always..what someone has done to deceive you is irrelevant, and takes nothing away from your actions..I bow my head to you in respect 🙏

I think the woman who said she knew she was in the reformatory prison knows exactly why she was there, and she was getting money from her to keep quiet. No woman would be told that by a friend and not ask why.

This reminds me of that girl Gypsy whose mom pretended that she was disabled and put her in a wheelchair and then Gypsy ended up killing her mom

And Daddy didn't ask to see the chemo. port?? No bills in the mail, no prescription bottles with the kids name on it, and Daddy never went to the doctors visits? BS he knew !

That poor child. I can’t even fathom the emotional trauma of having the one person whose supposed to love you fully convince you/ drug and manipulate you into thinking you have a terminal illness

Awee... God bless this community. Especially, the mum and daughter who donate their pop aluminium things to help Hannah. Regardless of the fraud, they're are beautiful humans!

How sad to use a child for your own selfish needs when there is a girl needing real medical attention who gave selflessly. Makes my heart hurt.

It's nice to know that a town would give so much. Even though they were scammed, it shows that they were so kind.

I'm really glad that none of the community held any of what her "Mother" did against her. It's really sad & heartbreaking what that woman did to her child, as well as, everyone in that community.

Dad saying that the daughter will be fine and get over this very quickly shows how little he knows or cares. I believe the child will carry issues from this for her whole life. She will move on, I'm sure, but knowing that your parents were using you for money isn't gonna just go away.

She drugged her daughter--so once awakened from a stupor, she was told 'you just had chemo.' Mom goes to jail for 6.5years. The consequences this child will endure, throughout her lifetime, must not have been considered, during sentencing. I believe Grandma is innocent. Dad? He NEVER once insisted on going as a family to the doctor or hospital or chemo session? Pretending he's innocent, he's a LOSER as a father.

Wait they're saying the mom is 35 but she literally looks 55

Bless the little sweetie in the wheelchair. May God Bless them all. ❤️

The fact that they took from a young girl who is REALLY dying from cancer - you can't go much lower. Except maybe telling your little girl that she's dying. And I kind if have a hard time believing that the father knew nothing. I mean your daughter has cancer and you don't go to any of her doctor's appointments. Not once you do try to find out who is treating her so you can talk to the doctor? Apparently they were shelling out hundreds of dollars for medical treatment. He either never looked at the bank account or Terri was making purchases on something - which he didn't notice?