▁most ▁ill ▁child ▁in ▁Britain " ▁and ▁receiving ▁numerous ▁c ash ▁don ations ▁and ▁char ity ▁g ifts , ▁including ▁two ▁cru ises . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Kath y ▁Bush ▁gained ▁public ▁sympathy ▁for ▁the ▁pl ight ▁of ▁her ▁daughter , ▁Jenn ifer , ▁who ▁by ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 ▁had ▁under g one ▁ 4 0 ▁sur ger ies ▁and ▁spent ▁over ▁ 6 4 0 ▁days ▁in ▁hosp it als ▁for ▁g astro int est inal ▁dis orders . ▁The ▁acc laim ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁visit ▁with ▁first ▁lady ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton , ▁who ▁champion ed ▁the ▁Bush s ' ▁pl ight ▁as ▁evidence ▁of ▁need ▁for ▁medical ▁reform . ▁However , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Kath y ▁Bush ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁charged ▁with ▁child ▁ab use ▁and ▁Med ica id ▁fra ud , ▁accused ▁of ▁sab ot aging ▁Jenn ifer ' s ▁medical ▁equipment ▁and ▁dru gs ▁to ▁ag itate ▁and ▁prolong ▁her ▁ill ness . ▁Jenn ifer ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁fost er ▁care ▁where ▁she ▁quickly ▁reg ained ▁her ▁health . ▁The ▁pro sec utors ▁claimed ▁Kath y ▁was ▁driven ▁by ▁M unch aus en ▁Sy nd rome ▁by ▁Pro xy , ▁and ▁she ▁was ▁conv icted ▁to ▁a ▁five - year ▁sentence ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Kath y ▁was ▁released ▁after ▁serving ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁always ▁maintain ing ▁her ▁innoc ence , ▁and ▁having ▁got ▁back