Oops — it’s Justina Pelletier — I think the sister is Jessica.
Justina Pelletier Retells Hospital Horror Story: Forced to Stay but Told Her Rare Disease Was All in Her Head
Jessica, 25, also suffers from mitochondrial disease (but it's under control).
But, of course, the quacks at Boston Children's Hospital dismissed that fact, along with the earlier diagnosis of Tufts Medical Center. They had a mission: validating their quack theories of somatoform disorder (all in her head)! And Justina was going to be their experimental animal! And, most important, they had the State of Massachusetts on their side! They were going to win this battle no matter what!
Fact is, BCH and the Commonwealth owe Justina a living for the rest of her life. BCH for being quacks, and the Commonwealth for being pigs wearing the badge of authority!