U wot m8
This is a ten year old. My parents were not inspecting that particular feature of my anatomy at that age. What's going on here
One, obvious privileged family; family ski trips, hiring someone to look after their son, and of course being able to pursue loads of health care in the US.
Then there's this line:
> They would rent a car with no back doors, sedate him with Benadryl, and drive him overnight to the child psychiatric unit at UCLA.
I mean what? I get that you want to get your kid to a university psychiatric clinic, but surely there's ways to do that that don't look like a covert midnight kidnapping? And the similar kidnapping / removal from the hospital, which is their right of course, but the article saying they needed a "plan" to get him home is worrying language.
Then a chiropractor - already a debatable medical field that doesn't require medical training that seems to attract middle class folk - confirming a very rare neuroinflammatory disease.
Also pretty sure a 14 year old wouldn't say things like "I’m seeking absolution" I'm pretty sure a strep infection would show up in bloodwork. I dunno, seems like it would be one of the standard things to look for?
>...just before the ski trip she had noticed that the skin around his anus looked a little red when he asked her to check it out because it was itchy.
Otherwise, it seems to imply that mum would see her healthy son's anus as a matter of course. Noticing the skin around his eyes is red? Expected! Noticing the skin around his nipples is red? Perfectly normal, I can imagine many situations where she could see them. Even noticing the skin in his crotch area is red? Maybe a bit odd, but perfectly believable if they're particularly liberal about nudity in the home... but the anus?‽
kid running around the house looking for a towel after showering? asking parents about a weird rash/redness in that area to check out? quickly changing in the family/living room before something?