Personal Narrative: My Experience At Methodist Medical Center

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Reporter stated the following: I really want someone to come out. I am at the clinic in Robinsonville MS. I am at Methodist Medical Center. The dad had the child on the 18th.
The mom got the child back on today. The child had starches all over her body. The starches were on her face, legs and back. The dad said the three year old child (unknown) did it. I had seen the starches. I took pictures of the starches. They are multiple starches. The starches are all over. The starches are healing. The child was seen by a doctor and they called us about the concerns. The mom said this has never happened before.

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