According to Buzzfeed, it became clear to investigators that Dee Dee Blanchard was suffering from Munchausen by proxy. In other words, she had falsified her daughter's illnesses and disabilities for "attention and sympathy." Gypsy Rose was a victim of abuse.
Per, All That's Interesting, she and everyone else, including her father, were led to believe that Gypsy Rose had a chromosomal disorder, muscular dystrophy, and was mentally challenged. Biography states that it was also believed she had seizures, needed a feeding tube, and much more. Gypsy Rose's mother had essentially held her hostage for her entire life.
Now in prison at the Chillicothe Correctional Center in Missouri, Distractify reports that Gypsy Rose Blanchard is living her best life. She has been making friends and working towards her GED. She famously said that 10 years in prison was better than 10 more years with her mother (via E! Online). Ironically, Gypsy Rose feels that prison has given her the freedom she has always wanted and she can live what she calls as a "normal woman."
In addition, she has formed a stable relationship with her father and stepmother (per A&E). In 2019, People announced that she was engaged to a pen pal she had communicated with for over a year. They plan to get married when Gypsy Rose is released from prison. She will be eligible for parole in 2024 when she is 33 years old.
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