Olivia K. Gant (June 21, 2010 – August 20, 2017)[1] was a 7-year-old American girl who died after ongoing medical abuse by her mother, Kelly Renee Turner-Gant, in what was deemed to be a case of Munchausen by proxy.
The constant hospital visits and surgeries left Gant at times in a wheelchair and bedridden, weakened by an anti-seizure medication that Turner-Gant had convinced a doctor to prescribe her.
"[4] After moving to Colorado, Kelly Turner-Gant would actively take photographs of Gant, mostly related to the girl's hospital visits, and share them online with viewers.
Although the treatment (removing hardened stool from the girl's colon) was successful, Turner-Gant soon returned, reporting that Gant was unable to consume food properly.
[6] Gant was kept on heavy narcotic drugs over a five-year period that followed for most of her remaining life, and was taken to over 1,000 documented hospital visits prior to her death.
[13] This changed drastically as Gant began to starve, while kept on potent drugs and given nothing but melted popsicle juice rubbed on her lips with a sponge to eat.
She was also accused of defrauding Medicaid, over 100 individual donors who had given to her online fundraisers, Heflebower Funeral & Cremation Services, Seven Stones Cemetery, and two charity foundations that had offered help and support for Gant.
He expressed resentment in regard to the healthcare system, arguing that doctors should have done more to prevent Gant's abuse and Turner-Gant's power in the hospital itself.
[21] After Turner-Gant's conviction in 2022, the death of Gant was featured extensively in news reports and YouTube videos, deemed a case of Munchausen by Proxy that medical doctors should have recognized.