Yesterday, I sat down with feuding exes,
Michael and Susan, who first appeared on the show
seven years ago to talk about their daughter, Jannie,
who was diagnosed with childhood schizophrenia.
Now, Susan says she believes that her 11-year-old son,
Bodie, has schizophrenia as well
and has been documenting him on YouTube.
But her ex-husband, Michael, says that is
absolutely not true and Susan is just
exploiting their son for attention.
Take a look at what has happened so far.
Bodie is severely autistic.
(laughing)
He's not verbal, rarely speaks in complete sentences.
Susan believes that Bodie is schizophrenic.
I have never believed that.
Bodie has seen upwards of 50 doctors.
Bodie has been on at least 25 different medications.
Susan has gone from doctor to doctor
to put Bodie on Clozapine.
That is a very horrible idea.
That's a black labeled drug
that is given
Yes.
only as a last resort with schizophrenics
that do not respond to any of the other medications.
That's correct.
Susan got remarried in 2017 to Cory,
who she says has stepped in to the father role
for Bodie after Michael moved 1800 miles away.
I don't think Michael has anyone's but Michael's
best interest at heart.
Michael enjoys watching Susan suffer.
There are some things that you've posted
on the internet that are very troubling to me.
And it's five o'clock in the morning
and she is questioning Bodie about his meds.
Do you need medication, yes or no?
You tell me.
Before I comment on that,
take a look at this clip.
I need to know what's going on with you
and I need to also know if you need your
Clozaril and Depakote.
So, you've gotta tell me this, Bodie,
before I take you out.
Yes or no?
I'm sorry,
but you're asking this child,
who by the way, I think was having
a transient seizure in the first part of that conversation,
and you're asking him, "I wanna know if you need medication
"and if so, which one?"
Yes, it's a flight of ideas.
I'm surprised you can't see this!
(audience groaning)
Are you kidding me?
No!
No I'm not because you don't seem to understand
what happens when children who are not medicated--
(audience shouting)
You are not competent to make a decision
about what medications he needs
and when he needs them.
(audience cheering)
And certainly an 11-year-old child
is not competent to make a decision
about whether he needs Clozaril, Depakote, Thorazine,
or anything else!
(clapping)
And to be asking that question is
reckless and irresponsible.
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