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Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s life was marked by chaos from the start. After the destruction brought by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Gypsy and Dee Dee successfully acquired a home through Habitat for Humanity in Missouri in 2008. Their narrative, initially portrayed through a heartwarming lens during media interviews, masked a disturbing reality. Dee Dee, ever the controlling mother, curated Gypsy’s circumstances to portray her as sick and dependent, often claiming her daughter suffered from conditions such as paraplegia, epilepsy, and severe allergies.