
My Time to Stand
A Memoir
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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard
About this listen
A victim of her mother’s Munchausen by proxy and child abuse survivor, Gypsy-Rose Blanchard’s unique and controversial case made headlines across the world.
Now, she’s finally free to start living her life on her terms—and to tell her own story as only she can.
Forced to use a wheelchair in public and endure a lifetime of faux illness, fraud, and exploitation, Gypsy was subjected not only to her mother’s medical, physical, and emotional abuse, but deprived of childhood milestones. Prevented from attending school or socializing, Gypsy’s formative years were defined by pain and isolation.
After serving eight years in prison for the role she played in her mother Dee Dee’s murder, Gypsy is embracing her fresh start—and reminding all of us that it’s never too late.
In this revelatory, harrowing, and ultimately hopeful memoir, Gypsy shares the painful realities she grew up with and the details of her life that only she knows, including:
• The abusive cycle that began with Dee Dee’s abuse by her father
• Gypsy’s fear that continued unnecessary surgery would leave her truly disabled
• How she coped with guilt and accepted responsibility for her mother’s death
• Memories of her final days in prison
• What she learned upon reviewing her own medical records for the first time
• How it felt to finally see her family again as her authentic self
Featuring new facts about Gypsy’s life that she previously kept private, My Time to Stand offers an unprecedented look at the real Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, proudly embarking on her ongoing journey to recovery and self-discovery.
Likewise, it seems those same people failed her mother too, from her childhood until her untimely death.
Gypsy Rose explains in detail, her truth, in the weeks prior to her mothers murder. Giving the world an insight into her desperate state, let alone her mental state.
The abuse and systematic failings are all part of DeeDees demise.
It doesn't take away that Gypsy Rose, even with a huge lack of life experience and education, knew right from wrong. She knew taking a life or being complicit in taking a life, was wrong.
I've enjoyed the book, and hearing her side of the story, not the medias.
Well worth a listen.
Munchausen by Proxy
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Amazing story and even better since Gypsy read it and read it well.
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Enjoyed it
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Gypsy be proud of yourself
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A good read.
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my time to stand
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Excellent book
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The recalling of events and the way it was delivered made it an easy listen but not easy to hear all the stuff she had to endure.
Gypsy reading her own story
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she will forever battle the learned and enforced behaviour. an adult learning to live and love while all playing catch up on what we call not al milestones and achievements. she never had and never will have a "normal" life and will forever be learning but hopefully staying in therapy will allow her live her life
Impactful and poignant
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Captivating
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