Ep. 52 | A Dark Discovery

MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries

Wondery | Ballen Studios

True Crime

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

A little girl’s parents grow concerned when she develops a debilitating headache. They take her to the hospital but test after test returns negative. When her doctors finally figure out what’s wrong with her, the answer is something none of them saw coming.

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0:00.0	One evening a mother set a plate of chicken and rice on the table in front of her five-year-old daughter,
0:14.4	and then she handed her some plastic silverware.
0:17.0	The woman made a plate for herself too, and then she sat down to eat.
0:20.8	But before she could take a bite, she looked over and noticed that her daughter was struggling to use her fork.
0:26.0	She kept poking empty spots on her plate, like she didn't really understand how to use the fork, which she definitely did.
0:32.0	She asked her daughter, you know, hey, do you need help with that? the fork, which she definitely did.
0:32.9	She asked her daughter, you know, hey, do you need help with that?
0:35.4	And the little girl's voice trembled as she said she just couldn't find her food.
0:40.1	And then the mother watched in total shock and confusion,
0:43.0	as her daughter brought her fork down hard on the edge of her plate,
0:46.1	not even touching her food, tipping it over and sending all her dinner
0:49.7	flying across the table.
0:51.1	The little girl burst out crying, and the mother just stared at the table. The little girl burst out crying and the mother just
0:54.1	stared at the mess trying to understand what was wrong with her normally
0:57.6	cheerful happy daughter.
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