Ep 265: The “Take Care of Maya” Trial

Court Junkie

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True Crime, News, Talk Radio, Government

4.8 • 8.6K Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2024

⏱️ 97 minutes

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The family of a young girl who was hospitalized at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital filed a lawsuit against the hospital, alleging its actions led to the death of the young girl’s mother. In this high-profile trial in late 2023, the jury would have to decide if the hospital and its employees were at fault. Please subscribe to our other podcast, CIVIL, which covers civil cases and trials. Listen to the trailer here - https://link.chtbl.com/CivilPodcast Sponsors in this episode: Little Spoon - Go to LITTLESPOON.COM/COURT and enter our code COURT at checkout to get 30% OFF your first Little Spoon order. Progressive Insurance - Visit Progressive.com to get a quote with all the coverages you want, so you can easily compare and choose. SKIMS - Shop SKIMS Bras at SKIMS.com. Now available in 62 sizes (30A - 46H). Plus, get free shipping on orders over seventy five dollars. Jon Keur of Wayfare Recording Co. provides post-production for the show. This episode was researched and written by Gabrielle Russon. Please support Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie to receive ad-free episodes. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie

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0:00.0	If you've watched the documentary Take Care of Maya on Netflix, then you've heard the tragic story of the Kowalski family.
0:09.0	Ten-year-old Maya Kowalski had been diagnosed with a rare chronic condition that left her in excruciating pain.
0:17.1	It tore her family apart watching Maya suffer.
0:20.8	Maya, once a competitive figure skater and gymnast, couldn't walk anymore and needed a wheelchair.
0:28.0	She screamed throughout the night from the intense burning pain. Her parents tried everything they could to ease the pain.
0:35.2	She went to physical therapies and saw multiple doctors. It took a long time for
0:41.1	Maya to get a diagnosis for her mysterious illness.
0:45.4	Complex Regional Pain Syndrome or CRPS.
0:50.7	Nothing helped.
0:51.8	So at the suggestion of one of her doctors, her family tried an outside the box
0:56.6	unorthodox treatment of high doses of ketamine, which according to the DEA's website is a disassociative anesthetic that has some
1:06.6	hallucinogenic effects.
1:09.6	At one point in October 2016 Maya went to the ER due to serious constipation connected to her
1:17.5	CRPS. She was admitted into the Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida.
1:25.0	While there, her mother, Biata Kowalski, demanded that Maya get higher doses of ketamine because of her intense pain.
1:34.8	Such an unusual request raised red flags in the hospital.
1:39.3	And that set into play a series of events that
1:42.0	changed the family's lives forever.
1:45.0	According to the Kawalski's attorney,
1:48.0	all children's hospital didn't believe that Maya was in pain and couldn't get up from her bed.
1:53.7	Maya's parents were accused of Munchausen by proxy syndrome and of intentionally
2:00.3	causing Maya's sickness. There's no question that they try to change the narrative here.
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