Down Syndrome Kid Scores a Touchdown

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Today’s post can be filed away in the there-is-hope-for-humanity category. A 17 year old high school student named Ike Ditzenberger has down syndrome. He also plays on the varsity football team. In late September, the Lake Stevens Vikings were crushing the Snohomish Panthers 35-0 with 10 seconds left ...

What Is Munchausen Syndrome? What Causes Munchausen Syndrome?

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Munchausen syndrome (UK: Munchausen's syndrome) is the recurrent faking of catastrophic illnesses. It is a psychological disorder in which the individual keeps coming back for treatment for an acute and often serious illness which does not exist or has been deliberately induced - patients recurrently pretend they are ...