Everyone is aware that in any forums you must keep safe and
be aware that some people on there are not real. But some people fake illnesses and
make up stories of children who suffer from problems such as cancer, and then
they post using a fake identity so that they get money and attention. These
people can be anyone because the mask of the internet fits all.A very recent case shows that a teenage girl had managed to create a intensely woven story about her daughter and their fight against cancer. After the supposed child had died the records of her were searched and it was found that neither of them ever existed.
The people on the forum were shocked; they though that such an act seemed desperate and cruel to those who believed her and tried to help her. The girl is now in therapy and is sure that she is on the road to getting rid of this bad habit.
By Tanya Kuzmich
