And get full custody. What she did is abuse. I grew up with a mother who I'm convinced had Munchausen's by proxy, and I was the proxy. I got my tonsils out at age four because my mother thought I had too many sore throats, I was on antibiotics for twelve years because she somehow convinced our family doctor that I needed them. Years of antibiotics seriously messed with my digestive system. I was miraculously "cured" when my mother remarried and her husband didn't feel like paying for my meds. As an adult I take care of my own health and avoid doctors like the plague. Some people don't give a damn about the harm they do to their children.