This TikToker Faked Cancer for Money & Got Arrested Instead | Maddie Russo 

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The purple is so pretty on you. But you could wear anything and would be stunning.

Actual cancer survivor here, and I know how blessed I am that my breast cancer was detected very early and that I did not need to go through chemotherapy, only radiation therapy. And I am so offended by this woman’s deception that I am unable to see straight. My sweet coworker who supported me through the process lost her battle with cancer after years of fighting, leaving two precious little girls without a mother. So offensive! Maddie Russo is a cancer herself. And I can’t think of a worse insult.

The sad thing is, if she ever actually gets cancer in the future, people are very unlikely to believe her if she asks for help, so hopefully, she never has to face that reality.

The idea of someone with cancer using tanning beds that much during treatment is WILD to me like she wasn’t even trying to look sick

She's the type of person who thinks people with disabilities and horrific illnesses are getting special treatment and want the "spot light".

That sentencing is bull. She needs to go to jail. Full stop. Cancer is no joke. Committing fraud is no joke. Taking advantage and deceiving actual cancer fighters/survivors is no joke. What ever happened to the saying "do the crime, do the time?" She wants to rectify what she did? Good. Go to jail.

As a cancer survivor this is infuriating. And to say that you can save your hair by using this ineffective treatments is infuriating. Losing my hair was traumatic and to give false hope to anyone is cruel.

So basically she didn’t like the attention her brother was getting being diagnosed with type one diabetes, lied about a diagnosis to get some of the attention, then realised she could con people out of money as well, what a stellar human being. Having my brother die in 2013 of cancer, seeing firsthand how this ravaged my brother, I cannot comprehend how anyone could do this. I really can’t. The really sad thing about this is people will hesitate to help real victims in the future because of her actions.

My mother died from cancer, i cannot think of anything that would make me and my family feel more disgusting, disrespected and mocked than this.The rage in my heart…cancer is not a joke, it’s not a hustle, it’s not anything but something that makes people suffer…

It’s wild to me that she thinks faking cancer will bring her family closer together. When my little brother got cancer, my entire family’s dynamics changed. I have never felt more isolated from my loved ones than when my mother had to quit her job to take my brother to chemo and suddenly my best friend was in too much pain to play with me anymore. My dad had to work to pay for the treatments, my mom was preoccupied with taking care of my brother, and I had to take up responsibility and raise my little sister and give her the attention my parents could not. Cancer tests families, and I wouldn’t wish that experience on anyone.

What she did raises expectations of real cancer patients to be upbeat, energetic and hopeful. All of which are hard to be when you are exhausted from fighting a potentially deadly disease.

My partner, the love of my life, has cancer and I will never stop expressing how much disdain I have for the people who fake cancer for clout. I’m constantly scared to lose them, and these *monsters* think it’s fine and dandy to pretend. I will always be grateful for people who call out the scum that fake cancer.

Rly hate how her apology started out with how scary and hard it was for HER. To me that shows a serious lack of empathy and understanding of the impact of her actions.

As someone who lost their husband to ACTUAL pancreatic cancer after a long and HARD fight to live... I don't hate anyone, but this? This is the definition of a vile human being. (💜 - a purple heart for those who ARE living with this diagnosis.)

This is gross. As a former hospice aide, I watched patients die from pancreatic cancer. Huge trigger warning here: There was one woman in particular that I cared for that fought so hard and hung on, that in her final weeks, she was rotting from the inside out. Her son and husband had to watch that happen. We kept her comfortable, but over a decade later, it still haunts me. RIP Millie 😭

“This wasn’t done for greed. This wasn’t done for attention. This was done to get my family back together.” If this wasn’t done for greed, then she should have never started a GoFundMe to profit off her lies. If this wasn’t done for attention, then she should have never lied about it on social media. And if this was meant to bring her family back together, then what was going to happen when they found out that it was all a lie?

For a moment I thought this sentence was not harsh enough, then I remembered that every time someone applies for a job, for a loan (car/mortgage/etc.), and for a visa to enter many countries you are asked whether you've been convicted of a crime. And a conviction can preclude you from a whole lot of stuff. By not deferring her sentence and by giving her a record this judge has made it impossible for her to run away from this for the rest of her life. That's what's up. I hope she doesn't get anything on an appeal.

Let’s this be a BIPOC and we would have been in jail. No deferred time and no community service 😒

Sentenced based on "pretty privilege." She should have gone to prison and done the time. Full stop. 😤

My husband is 35 and fighting Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer right now. This makes my blood boil. We have 2 kids under 3 and I cant imagine anyone doing this. Its unfathomable. He is still working and kicking ass on a 2 drug infusion down from a 3 drug infusion. HE HAS TO WALK AROUND WITH AN ACTIVE CHEMO BAG FOR 2 DAYS EVERY TWO WEEKS. He got his fucking chemo port placed literally ON MY BIRTHDAY. This is infuriating. Absolutely vile

There's going to be someone or someone who desperately needs donations who will not get them because of this. And they will die. She should have been thrown in prison for at least a decade.

Also, I’m so glad my dad never came across her content. He was desperately trying everything to stay healthy and keep his hair. To think he could’ve seen her posts and been given this false hope and wasted money on more products that wouldn’t work for him is heartbreaking and so infuriating

PLEASE bring on the weird, spooky, unhinged, mystery shit! I'd love to see your take on things like that!❤

My grandma survived throat cancer. I can’t imagine how she, my grandpa, or my dad felt, but I know how I felt. It was genuinely heartbreaking to see the vibrant woman I looked up to my whole life lose so much weight, and look so fragile. She can’t eat anymore, and needs a feeding tube. So to see someone fake such a terrible illness that almost took my beloved grandma is too disgusting for words

My mother died because of cancer when i was 7, over a decade ago. My last memory of her was seeing her walk out of the hospital in a gown with an iv bag. In middle school my dog had to be put down because he had brain cancer. My last memory of him was me coming downstairs and seeing him standing in the living room paralysed. I never even got to say goodbye. It pisses me off that this woman lied about having such a horrible disease and used her lies to manipulate and take advantage of others. It makes me sick.

YES - Bring on the wild and spooky stories, too! Thank you for covering this one. This girl's behavior is horrific.

The perpetual need for clout in our society is so disgusting.

Eleven years ago today, my little five year old cousin was told the cancer was gone from her lungs. On the flip side, back in the earlier 2000's, my ex best friend lied and told everyone she had cervical cancer, and she got a lot of money and sympathy for it. She was a lot like this chick and I lived with her and saw the truth. Putrid behavior and foul choices, to hoodwink folks with something so deeply sensitive and devastating.

I lost both my parents to cancer; my mom was only 42 and my dad only 59. This fills me with a fury I didn't know I could experience

as a dialysis patient I seriously can't wrap my head around not only what she did. but how got to that point. Health struggles aren't glamerous.

If I was her, I think I’d have the good sense to keep my statement short and sweet. “I did something evil and I deserve whatever sentence I get. Thank you”

The “trying to bring her family together thing” does not give a positive spin on it like it’s meant to, it’s just proof of her incredibly manipulative personality.

She should have been made to do community service by volunteering to do the cleaning in a cancer ward

For someone who lost multiple family members, including my dad, this is infuriating. Seeing someone deteriorate right before your eyes, and seeing them suffer knowing you can’t do anything to help them heal is horrific. For Maddie to fake it to make it is beyond disgusting.

I get the instinct that she stopped getting her own way when her brother started having health issues, and eventually was diagnosed with a life long auto immune disorder that could have deadly side effects, and in order to regain her status of golden child, she had to one up his disease. Spoiled, entitled, and a little bit narcissistic.

A cancer survivor. I battled stage 3 breast cancer with a 7 cm tumour. I had 8 chemotherapies, 25 radiations and a mastectomy. It’s been 11 years now and so far I’ve had over 20 operations. I don’t wish this on anyone and I never got money from anyone or used cancer to my advantage. I couldn’t think of anything more disgusting then using cancer to make money

When she first revealed her “cancer diagnosis” she began by talking about how her brother had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. She said that she decided to get tested for that as well and then found out that she had “pancreatic cancer”. I wonder if she was somehow trying to upstage her brother and get more attention. I’m not saying that was her only motivation, though.

This is truly horrific. My best friend at the time got diagnosed with cancer at 14 and it was brutal on him (And I heavily doubt he even told me the worst parts). Constant agony from chemo, losing all his weight, all his hair, and even some friends who started acting weird around him after the diagnosis. Thinking back to visiting him in the hospital and him not being his bubbly, fun self but a sick and utterly defeated boy who barely had enough energy to play some Mario Kart was heartbreaking. Luckily he made it out the other end and is still doing really well now (I'm so fucking proud of him, he's doing so well despite all of that shit), but the thought of someone faking his experience for money and some fucking clout? That's one of the most cruel things I've ever heard about. I don't wanna wish harm on her, but I wouldn't mind if anything bad happened to her either.

I had cancer! And went through 8 months of chemo! My body has never recovered! Now I suffer from severe depression, neuropathy! And can barely walk and now I’m homeless and with winter knocking on the door! I’m effed so bad! Broke and homeless! Hopeless! Then people do this shit😢

I lost my biggest brother to cancer when I was 12 and he was 22. He was an amazing human and watching him become skeletal from his body building form was horrific. The impact on our family afterwards was immeasurable. People that do this are absolute monsters.

Having lost my Dad to cancer 9 months ago yesterday; the pain and anger I am feeling is indescribable. If Maddie’s family was truly in the dark about her lies & were suffering thinking she was truly ill then my heart breaks for them. If they knew she was lying then they should be legally held responsible as well.

cancer is not a joke and is a life or death for them to fight as best as they can. My mother have breast cancer and its hurt when she lost her hair because she the one wanted me to shave her and let me tell you ,its broke my heart. My mother is still battling and still going to her chemo treatment and I'll do anything for her to be happy. That fake human should be ashamed , like god damn she make me so angry.

Thank you so much for cutting off Maddie's self-serving statement - as soon as she started with the "How hard this is for me," BS, I felt sick. No word about the people she harmed - still trying to paint herself as a victim, to the point of trying to get the judgment deferred. It's about time people learned about consequences and in my eyes, she got off far too lightly. Prayers for the genuine victims who were impacted by her callousness.

Her whole story aside. Can you imagine being one of the people she stole actual cancer content from?! Wow

The biotin thing cracks me up. When I started chemotherapy, my doctor made me stop taking my biotin supplement because it promotes tumor growth. 🙄 Make it make sense. Also, the port being covered by a bandage all the time. The reason people opt for ports instead of central lines is so they can do things like swim without having to worry about infection. It doesn't usually need a bandaid. 🤦‍♀️

I’ve been a peds nurse since 1990. A sweet friend of mine sent me info on Maddie My friend had just been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and did some research. She found Maddie. She sent me the picture of the feeding tube and asked me what I thought. I told my friend DO NOT support this person! We chatted often about the case, even more so after I was diagnosed with melanoma. My sweet friend died last month.

This purple hair looks soooo good on you! Truly stunning

My dad was a teenaged cancer survivor, and then got another tumour which he didn’t survive when I was a teenager. Stuff like this makes my blood boil. Why would any one want to fake something so awful? I feel so sorry for all of her victims.

I am so pissed that she's not in prison. Vile. Absolutely vile. I took my best friend to all of his rounds of treatment. Rest in peace Frankie ❤

Holy shit. This is disgusting. I am a cancer survivor, and it infuriates me that she somehow tried to sell BS for anti-hair loss! Many woman suffer mentally from hair loss and I was even offered a free wig from my doctor. It was that serious.

I think faking cancer and/or military service buys you a one way ticket to hell.

I lost my grandfather to pancreatic cancer and when I saw this story I was ENGRAGED. Thank you SWOOP for identifying the fact that this isn't a small issue. ❤

Something that really struck me about this was it all being rooted in her brother being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I've been type 1 diabetic for 7 years, and it is a physical, mental and emotional battle I wouldn't wish on anyone. I honestly think she lied about her diagnosis, too, and that is so beyond disgusting. Yes, the bigger issue here is her faking cancer and this isn't a make it about me and my chronic illness post. But I do think this should be acknowledged as part of the grossness and gravity of her actions. Faking ANY illness is not okay

after actually watching my mother go through cancer I cannot fathom how someone can actually fake it and not hate themselves for it

My mom died of cancer when I was in high school. It was a years long process. Anyone who's known and seen cancer knows what a horrific illness it is, for patient and family both. Anyone that would pretend to have such an illness for financial benefit via the kindness and empathy from people who know the illness is reprehensible. I feel like she got off WAY too easily for all she did.

As a teen who has been diagnosed and fighting with ALL leukemia for about a year this damn lady irritates me so much ugh. She will never understand what going through cancer actuallly feels like. She will never feel the pain of suffering through complications, almost dying multiple times. It’s horrific that someone would fake something that LITERALLY KILLS PEOPLE everyday. God.

At 12 (as the youngest of all my siblings - was a big age gap between us all) being the only person living at home, I nursed my mum through lung cancer that metastasised to her brain towards the end of her life - it was my job to care and make sure she took her meds etc. She passed when I turned 14 upending my life entirely so this disgusting human makes me honestly rage so much inside! I really hope the judge throws the book at her... there is so much insidious and duplicitous actions in almost EVERY single action she put forward on the internet. Edit: OMFG she didnt see the inside of a prison! Absolutely fucking disgusting!

As someone who lost their mother and grandfather to cancer, a grandmother and aunt who went through cancer, this just enrages me, like how could anyone go this low? I don’t understand, Cancer is a Hell nobody should have to deal with, so the fact that she did this, is just disgusting, plus this was no mistake, this was calculated, she knew exactly what she was doing, and I’m 98% sure she’s sorry she got caught, because I’m fairly certain if she never got busted, she would have kept going with this, because it kept the money flowing, like her attorney calls that a “mistake” what kind of “ mistake”was that?! And I’m pretty sure by “ she wants to move on” actually means… she just wants everyone to forget about it, but Swoop is giving me, “ goddess of the night vibes” I love it

I watched my mom die of lung cancer when I was 17. It was the hardest thing I’ve experienced. I’m 35 now and the thought that her family might not know she was faking and but them through all that is unforgivable to me. The whole thing is diabolical and horrific. On another note, yes to mysterious mysteries!

This person is terrible.No one should fake any kind of sickness,much less **cancer**.As someone who lost a family member to cancer(earlier this year),it makes me sick to my core that someone would fake this,and scam many people

People who tan their skin that shade of orange should never be trusted tbh

Losing two grandparents to cancer one year after another, then seeing a woman fake it for financial gain and social media fame boils my blood beyond description

I am currently going through chemotherapy after having had two surgeries due to a very rare type of ovarian cancer. It is such a trauma to go through, both having to deal with your body changing and being scared of dying. That someone would fake this illness is so offensive. I have found so much support and love in a fellow cancer patient. You often feel so alone and having others going through something similar (remember every cancer patient is different) that you can connect with means so much. I would think that other cancer patients might have found some comfort in following another "cancer patient" on their social media. It must be devastating for them to realize she made such a mockery of what they are going through. Absolutely heartbreaking. To my brothers and sisters fighing cancer, I wish you have all the support you need to survive this❤

As a cancer survivor within a 10 mile radius of this person... The comparisons are never ending but whenever I say something about how hurtful this was... Crickets. Thank you for posting this. I feel seen.

I'm currently losing my best friend in the world to cancer. I have no words. This is beyond vile.

I lost an uncle to pancreatic cancer. I am disabled. There are those that see disease and disability as a way to get attention and money. They are screwed up people. What this girl did is horrid on so many levels. it is truly sickening behavior. I think she should have had to do some time. There is nothing like prison to drive home the point that you have well and truly messed up on an epic level. My concern with the sentence as it stands is that she won't confront her bad decisions. I'm afraid that she will offend again in some way. Granted, prison can't guarantee that she wouldn't reoffend, but, given the severity of the offense, a more severe sentence is called for.

As an Iowan with a history of cancer in my family, this hit hard. Thank you, Swoop, for shedding light on a story I didn't know came from my homestate. For anyone who's seen news about our horrible governor, Iowa City is a highly-cultured, progressive utopia compared to much of the rest of the state. We're not all criminals and Trump lapdogs!

The one when she was saying "I know" to Amanda was just the icing on the cake for me. At 16 I found a lump in my chest, for a year I was terrified and when I finally got a biopsy, it came back benign. The fear and dread I felt over that entire year is not something that can be understood by anyone who hasn't been through it. Maddie is absolutely disgusting.

Should be in jail

10000000% yes to the spooky, creepy, mysterious stuff!!! Love you Swoop!

I am loving your purple hair! Also bring on the spooky. What Maddie did is vile and absolutely deplorable, and I think that she should have been made to serve her jail time. I am not sure if I believe her apology, but one can hope.

Tbh there is nothing I want more than to hear Swoop do a deep dive on weird, creepy, mind-bendy mystery sh*t 😩

I don’t understand how she got away with it for as long as she did. Does she not have a single friend or family member who would know the truth and call her out?

Swoop you scared the crap outta me with that intro. I lost grandfathers on both sides of my family due to cancer (both Stage 4 when diagnosed). I lost my dog due to cancer. Someone using it for monetary gain? Goddamn that's infuriating. I appreciate you calling this out and setting the record straight.

This stuff always upsets me... I was a victim of this in real life. A close family friend scammed our entire community out of thousands, we had no idea, neither did any of her family. They had been grieving for 3 years, thinking everyday with her could be their last. They forgave her, I think after all that time they were just so happy to hear she was healthy more than anything. She ended up only getting a few months sentence which left the community outraged, but she did have to entirely change her life / job

My father has stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and is currently on chemo therapy. This girl has no idea how hard it is watching him have to go through constant surgeries and the horribleness of chemo, and knowing that eventually the cancer is going to win. I hope her family was truly in the dark, and I hope she gets what she deserves

No way her family didn’t know she was doing this. If she was speaking at all of these places…they’d know she claimed to have cancer. I’m sure people asked them about it constantly. And no way they thought she maybe HAD cancer. You can’t fake that behind the scenes at home.

I'm a cancer survivor, and the number of grifters that cling around the world of cancer patients is disgusting. People facing what might be the most terrifying time of our entire lives are surrounded by these leeches. Many of us are having to decide between treatment and food, do we continue our treatment and drain our savings, or do we keep going and risk becoming destitute? And then these people come in. This is one of the few topics that give me actual rage.

As someone who worked at news stations covering this story it's shocking how much more to this story that there is. Plus as someone from her university it's crazy the college didn't issue a statement on her story.

As having a mother who has survived the 3rd stages of breast cancer 3 times, (no bullshit or lies), this infuriates me. I’ve seen the bald head and sicknesses from chemo first hand. We are not as close as we should be, but I love her with all of my heart. She just turned 80 in October and I’m grateful everyday that she’s still here. I gather all of my strength from her. There is no excuse for faking anything like this. I’m glad she was caught.

As someone who had to watch my father actively deteriorate and pass from cancer, this woman is wild to me. Honestly anybody faking cancer is crazy. Cancer is still a very real fear in my mind (multiple family members have passed from it) and I just cant imagine faking such a horrible disease for attention

the fact that this isn't even the first time someone has faked cancer is what makes even more angry. so many humans are sick and twisted.

also obvious thing my friend in cancer remission pointed out is you're def not allowed to spray-tan or go in tan beds if you have to go thru chemo and radiation, like that was the first red flag for him and surprised not enough people pointed it out

You can tell how pissed swoop is getting her chest was getting red. I hate when people lie about shit like this absolutely pisses me off.

As a recent survivor of stage 2 breast cancer I am appalled. Chemo stops all cells from growing which is why the hair falls out and makes you so sick and nauseous that you’re literally gray. Not tan! I try to help others get through this journey. What she did was deplorable. I, as a survivor, am enraged. This whole situation was devastating to myself, my children and my friends. She is disgusting.

I lost my father to cancer six years ago. What he suffered through is nothing to joke about nor fake. Cancer is not an aesthetic, it's not a brand deal, it's a thousand heartbreaks wrapped in trauma for everyone involved. What Maddie did was vile, selfish, and cruel. I sincerely hope she learns from this and turns a new leaf, but also... I'm as petty as karma. (Nothing violent. Just a good ironic twist, with some paradigm shift on top.) Thank you for this video, you're a true queen 💙

As someone with a chronic illness, this is disgusting.

The money thing is disgusting but the speaking engagements and lying to people who actually had cancer and looked at you for encouragement and strength literally made me cry. My dad had cancer and if someone did that to him, idk, I’m going to plead the swoop fifth on this. 🤐 We’ll see you when you get your first DUI Maddie. We’ve seen you before

Far too many people are lost to cancer to "pretend" to have it. It is so upsetting to see this. I have lost my mom and countless others to this horrible horrible disease. How could she!!! The only thing that she is sorry for is getting caught. Thank you for putting this out there.

I can’t even fathom how fundamentally easy/unimpeded someone’s entire life experience must be to look at people going through chemo and say “oh THAT will bring my family closer together and be super simple to incorporate into my life” It’s like she never experienced a struggle and thought going right for the nuclear option for her cosplay of The Poors™️ was a good idea

My mom passed a year ago after a 6 month battle with cancer, so this pisses me off so much! I'm glad she's getting held accountable and everyone was refunded their money.

I would’ve loved if the images she stole and cancer survivors she lied to were able to make victim impact statements

So something that you talked about but really gave me the SHHHHHHHIIIIIIIITTTTTTTSSSSS as a medical professional is her “hair loss treatment” thing. You talked about the hope it would give people, I immediately saw the medical danger of “untested interactions could lessen the effects of medical treatment”. Now I don’t know the exact products she used and I don’t work with cancer unless they have a dual diagnosis of my field so I can’t outline specifics. But something a lot of people don’t realise is that over the counter things can interact with treatment, it’s why we always ask what supplements or other things you’re taking

I am a AYA cancer survivor (aya means adolescent and young adult who have or had cancer at age 15 to 39 years old.) I remember hearing this story on Instagram and how the community was doing a deepdive on her claims. It is maddening and sickening that she did all of this!!! I have met some INCREDIBLE people from this community. Cancer is not something you lie about. It is soooo hard for people to get heard to get a diagnosis, the toll the treatments take on ones' body and mind, let alone the fear of the unknown. To lie, to get people to give their money, time, and energy on her claims just for it to be an act looks bad on her. It also looks bad on actual cancer people, it is a struggle to get help when you are going through treatments, during treatments, survoirship and/or continued maintenance.

as a girl who actually has a nasal feeding tube and uses that same exact kind of bag, i can say with 100% certainty that the thing in her nose is actually the end of the feeding bag tubing. as far as central lines & ports, many of my friends have had them and they have to be kept SO sterile that most patients aren’t even allowed to change the dressing on their own. this is because of the extremely high risk for infection and sepsis. usually the patient does the every day maintenance care and administering meds, tpn, etc. at home in accordance with their specific needs. all of that to say, that was a LUDICROUS pic and a laughable attempt to legitimize herself 😂 p.s. respectfully, giant eff you to the people who fake illnesses and claim diagnoses they know they don’t have. this is why it’s so hard to find treatment for those of us who are actually suffering with a chronic illness and desperately need help. it’s people like you who contribute to an unfortunately very popular narrative that patients are faking their symptoms. the medical system has traumatized me so much that my blood pressure and heart rate is negatively affected when i step foot into medical facilities of any kind. my last trip to the er, i hadn’t eaten or taken any of my meds in about a week. my blood pressure was bottoming out and i was in excruciating pain just to name a few of my symptoms. i felt like my body was going into shock and remember thinking if i fall asleep rn, i don’t know if id wake up. while i was packing my hospital bag i started sobbing uncontrollably. but i wasn’t crying bc of my pain, i was crying bc i didn’t think they would help or believe me. so when people treat illness as a trendy way to garner attention and sympathy, it infuriates me. being ill in any capacity is never desirable nor is it a laughing matter. thank you swoop for being such a fierce advocate for others. your incredibly meticulous and inspiring sense of empathy does not go unnoticed. ♥️ also i am LOVING the purple hair 😍😍😍😍😍

As an actual cancer survivor (Ovarian at 17 and 22, Breast cancer at 42.) What Maddie Russo did makes me sick to my stomach. Faking cancer for money and sympathy, That is the worst thing anybody can do. I am glad she was arrested and going to jail.

I was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in February. This is so despicable. I can't believe someone would do this- it hurts so so many people.

as a young breast cancer survivor that was denied a lot of financial help i find this to be such a disgrace. she's the reason cancer fighters have such a hard time even asking for help during hard times. it makes people think twice about helping anyone. i will never financially recover from cancer. millions of people are in that same boat. don't donate money, people! unless you know them personally. donate time, meals and helping hands. cancer patients will love you for it. cancer is hell. hopefully this girl will never have to learn the horrific truth of what cancer really is.

This reminds me of a girl who went to my high school who did the same thing! She only got around $7500 before she got caught but we had fundraisers and assemblies for her and when it came out that it was all a lie was insane