The true story of Maya Kowalski remains a family nightmare, eight years after it rocked the girl’s life.
The documentary series “Arnold” about the famous Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger and “Deck: Signature of an Assassin” about one of the most famous serial killers in recent Spanish history were somewhat overshadowed. However, another interesting documentary was released on Netflix in June and attracted attention. Now agree: once started, you can’t stop. However, it is only 2 hours.
Premiering June 19th on the streaming platform, Take Care of Maya is as intriguing and heartbreaking as it surprises us with the news of how, no matter how insane it may seem, it could happen. It’s one of those stories. , none of which are so isolated.
Who is Maya Kowalski? Florida-based Polish girl Maya Kowalski’s adventures began in 2015. He was only 9 years old at the time and was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), a condition first reported in the 1990s. It is characterized by causing severe, persistent pain associated with loss of mobility. After her initial diagnosis, doctor Anthony Kirkpatrick prescribed Maya treatment with ketamine, used as an anesthetic to help control her pain.
However, while ketamine treatment seemed to help Maya cope better with the disease for a while, at some point it stopped working. When her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack and Beata Kowalski, took her to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, desperate for a cure to help her overcome her terrible pain crisis, Her situation got worse. But they discovered the suspicions of doctors there, and they conveyed their worst fears to the child protection system, leading to the Kowalski family, especially Beata, being accused of abusing their daughter.
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Instead of seeking treatment to help her Maya recover, the girl was hospitalized for months and the state took her into custody and kidnapped her from her parents over the phone with her mother. Things got worse when Beata, a nurse by profession, asked about her treatment and she insisted Maya take medicine to control her pain. Until they reach their most tragic point.
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