Her mother did feed her cancer meds and continued to give her medications that continued to make her sick. She fought, but she was culpable in a lot of ways. felt trapped, but she also made choices to stay and take that trip to Disneyland and to have that feeding tube because her mom wanted her to have it.
Skeggs: Yeah, I hope people walk away with a deeper understanding of how complicated the situation is. Viewers might watch this and think, “If this were me, I’d try to get out of this situation somehow.” I’m terrified of it, but I read about it, watch it, and I listen to it. Harden: That’s right! You are a true-crime junkie! Also, I was attracted to this because I’m a true-crime junkie. Emily Skeggs: She is sick because she needs her daughter’s illness to give her purpose or to give her something that she’s not finding in her own life without it.
