How Mom Blogger Accused of Faking Her Baby’s Brain Tumor Fooled a CHURCH With Her False Claims to Cure Kidney Disease: ‘God Healed Me’
The mother of four influencers whose daughter was placed in care after being accused of faking the toddler’s brain tumor was previously accused of lying about her own kidney disease.
Police said this week they had seized the Queensland mummy blogger’s child after concerns were raised about the girl after the mother’s GoFundMe appeal raised $62,000.
Now, new details have emerged about the mother who used photos allegedly stolen from another Instagram account to pretend she was being treated for kidney failure.
Deleted video footage has also emerged of her addressing a Queensland church to claim her healing was a miracle, telling worshipers: “God has healed me.”
The mother has now been branded a ‘monster’ by her own husband after he allegedly discovered she had drugged their daughter as part of the hoax.
The alarm was raised after nursing staff saw her posts on social media making claims about the child’s treatment that did not reflect reality.
Police have since placed the child in custody while the investigation continues, and GoFundMe has frozen the appeal funds to prevent the mother from accessing them while the investigation is ongoing.
It has since been revealed that in 2019 she was accused of using alarming photos of syringes with long needles taken from the social media account of a seriously ill American woman.
Police said this week they had seized the Queensland mummy blogger’s child after concerns were raised about the girl after the mother’s GoFundMe appeal raised $62,000.
It has since been revealed that in 2019 she was accused of using alarming photos of syringes with long needles taken from the social media account of a seriously ill American woman.
She also used details from the woman’s post to pretend she was undergoing similar treatment for chronic kidney disease and disclosed her illness to churchgoers.
The mummy blogger – who cannot be identified for legal reasons – said that after being treated seven days a week, her body ‘breaked down’ without her knowing.
“I took myself to the doctors and was immediately taken to the hospital in an ambulance,” she read from notes while standing on the church stage.
“I was soon diagnosed with stage 5 chronic kidney disease.”
She claims she was told that until a match was found for a new kidney, she would have to undergo dialysis three times a week to keep her alive.
“I didn’t know how to squeeze 15 to 20 hours of dialysis into my already busy work schedule, but I managed to squeeze it in,” she claimed.
Needing to “lean on God,” she began attending church, claiming that “something amazing happened” after the congregation prayed for her.
“The next day I went straight to the doctors to get tested and the next night I was tested again at the hospital and my kidney function had increased from seven percent to 33 percent,” she said.
“To this day, I am slowly getting better and better each time and I strongly believe that by the healing power of God I will not need a kidney transplant.”
But the miraculous recovery was questioned by former supporters who called her out for allegedly using stolen photos of other patients’ hospital treatments to pass them off as her own.
Taking to her popular Instagram page, which is currently deactivated, the woman shared the terrifying photo of a dialysis needle.
“I wish I could say this needle was for a horse, but unfortunately it’s for me,” she wrote in the caption.
“Not just one of these needles, but two of them (one for blood in, one for blood out) three times a week, for about five hours at a time.”
Hundreds of strangers donated to the cause and reacted angrily to the accusations
But Daily Mail Australia can reveal the image of the blood-stained needle comes from the Instagram account of a Californian woman called Nicole.
The woman had posted the same photo in 2018, with the caption: ‘This is my Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Yes! This needle is not for a horse, but for me! I get not one but two or three times a week.’
Earlier this week, the Queensland mother’s estranged husband responded to the uproar and police investigation with a savage online attack on his wife.
“For what it’s worth, I had no idea what [the mother] was doing [the child]the devastated father said in a social media post on Monday.
‘I pushed for those operations because I felt deep in my heart that it would help.
‘I didn’t know [our daughter] was drugged the entire time which caused her symptoms to remain as they were.
‘I do my best to love and protect my children. I should have done better for them. I’m sorry I couldn’t protect [her] as I should have done.”
Queensland Police confirmed their investigation in a statement to Daily Mail Australia earlier this week.
“The police are aware of reports of child abuse against a one-year-old girl,” a police spokesperson said.
“Queensland Police have taken action to protect the child and have commenced an investigation.
“As this is an active investigation, it would be inappropriate to comment further.”
GoFundMe said they had a “zero tolerance policy for abuse of our platform.”
“Our Trust and Safety specialists are aware of the allegations and are investigating as part of our standard due diligence process,” a spokesperson said.
‘This also includes cooperating with police investigations.
“No further funds can be raised or withdrawn while the investigation is ongoing.”
Daily Mail Australia has contacted both parents for comment.