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[–]Archie 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

In my opinion, it is similar to Munchausen syndrome by proxy. I don't know the reason but 93% of carers are women in those cases, according to wiki.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factitious_disorder_imposed_on_another