Make Do and Mend: John Money and the Reimer Family
Category: Podcasts
29 Aug 15
Some stories are almost too sad to tell. The story of what happened when John Money met the Reimer family certainly qualifies.
Brian and Brenda Reimer in the mid-70s.
Janet and Ron Reimer were a happy couple living in Winnipeg. The excitement from the birth of their twin sons, Brian and Bruce, is cut short when a horrific accident befalls one of them 6 months after their birth.
Join us as we get into it — from pioneering theories to real-life nightmares, we’ll cover it all.
David Reimer in 1997.
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2 Comments
Great episode. When you mentioned John/Joan in the last episode, I immediately thought, “They should do an episode on that lying asshole Dr. Money.”
So sad. Phimosis is not even a condition for children in almost any other country besides the US where circumcision is common. http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/phimosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx