Maya Kowalski, the teen at the heart of a $220 million lawsuit against Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital which became a Netflix documentary called ‘Take Care of Maya’, is expected to take the stand this week.
So far, testimony has focused on Maya’s condition, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome or CRPS, and her treatment plan before she was admitted to All Children’s Hospital.
"Is what you’re telling the jury is both from other therapists and what you put in that one of the barriers of Maya going home was the attitude of Maya and her family?" asked defense attorney Ethan Shapiro.Those on the stand on Friday, including pediatric neurologist Dr. Carl Barr, told jurors Maya’s family was desperately searching for a cure for her.
CRPS is a rare pain disease that can follow an injury, and it’s tough to diagnose and sufferers are sometimes accused of faking their pain. On Thursday, defense attorneys for Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital focused on Maya’s continued pain and questioned whether the ketamine was truly helping her.
A judge ordered Maya to be sheltered at the hospital while the child abuse allegations were being investigated. She wasn’t allowed to be discharged to her family or another treatment facility and could not see her mother. A judge ordered her remain at the hospital under state custody.Beata Kowalski died by suicide about three months after Maya was taken into state custody.
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