madubois63
10-17-2008, 07:33 AM
http://www.aolhealth.com/condition-center/breast-cancer/awareness-month/faking-breast-cancer
This is not he first time I've heard of someone faking having bc. I understand this woman has emotional problems, but having lived this hell I just don't get it.
In the past, I've encountered someone on another message board that I believe was faking having bc. At first, she was very nice and offered to exchange phone numbers with anyone that asked. She reveled in posting information on how others were doing. She seemed upset that I wouldn't give her my number. My dear friend had exchanged numbers with her and would get calls at the strangest times. Her brother-in-law had died in a plane crash, and this woman would call and cry about her father's dog dying, offering no condolances for my friend's BIL. She constantly asked for my number and would start fights on the board. She would say nasty things about other people and accused people of lying about having bc just for cards and gifts. She was just short of accusing me of lying about all my problems (I wish I was lying!!). I then started to realize that just maybe she was the one that was lying. I went back over her diagnosis and posts and realized that many of her posts didn't add up and that she wasn't consistant. It is very sad that some people think they need this kind of attention. Kind of makes me feel lucky???
This is not he first time I've heard of someone faking having bc. I understand this woman has emotional problems, but having lived this hell I just don't get it.
In the past, I've encountered someone on another message board that I believe was faking having bc. At first, she was very nice and offered to exchange phone numbers with anyone that asked. She reveled in posting information on how others were doing. She seemed upset that I wouldn't give her my number. My dear friend had exchanged numbers with her and would get calls at the strangest times. Her brother-in-law had died in a plane crash, and this woman would call and cry about her father's dog dying, offering no condolances for my friend's BIL. She constantly asked for my number and would start fights on the board. She would say nasty things about other people and accused people of lying about having bc just for cards and gifts. She was just short of accusing me of lying about all my problems (I wish I was lying!!). I then started to realize that just maybe she was the one that was lying. I went back over her diagnosis and posts and realized that many of her posts didn't add up and that she wasn't consistant. It is very sad that some people think they need this kind of attention. Kind of makes me feel lucky???