Do you think the girl who had hiccups for weeks was faking it?
By ArienKing
@ArienKing (4647)
India
April 13, 2007 12:08pm CST
A 15-year-old girl who has been hiccupping nonstop for nearly four weeks said people suggesting she is faking the condition are ignorant. Jennifer Mee has had blood tests, a CT scan and an MRI since the fits started. Drugs haven't worked. Neither has holding her breath, putting sugar under her tongue, sipping pickle juice, breathing into a paper bag nor standing upside down. Doctors have reportedly said she is not faking it but are stumped by the contractions.
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4 responses
@TriciaW (2441)
• United States
13 Apr 07
Bless her heart. I can not imagine how she is coping with this. I hate them when I get them for a short time. Not sure why anyone would think anyone would fake such a thing. Shame on them for thinking that besides if she was faking she would stop when she fell to sleep and I am sure she is very very tired. I just feel so sorry for her.
@tigerdragon (4297)
• Philippines
16 Apr 07
if she is faking it, i would applaud her for a job well done for doing it for a very long time and applaud her for helping us to forget some of our problems , even for a while because somehow we have focused ourselves on her condition. i believe she is not and the reason for her hiccups could be psychological tht it manifested pysiologically through her hiccups.may our prayers help her.
@gittabest (1946)
• Iceland
13 Apr 07
Yup it's very weird.
Maybe it some psychological thing this kid is going
through.
Dunno though.
@Danewlyweds (195)
• United States
15 Apr 07
thats crazy i never hered of that. I really dont know if shes faking or not but i dont think i could fake hiccups that long.
