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13) What Mica's Medical Records Reveal About Life With JP Miller...
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- Sep 5, 2026
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Summary
After Mica died, a stack of her alleged medical records surfaced — spanning years of her marriage to JP Miller. Every month is accounted for except one: December 2017. The month a 23-year-old newlywed with no history of depression or mania went in for surgery and came out with a bipolar diagnosis... Investigative Journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell walk through what those records actually document — a patient asking when she could return to work, a doctor writing about Mica and JP as "they," and black-marker redactions you can read straight through. Then our team digs into the psychiatrist behind many of these reports, Dr. Shadi Duchesne (which we admittedly pronounced a number of ways), who had some license trouble in Pennsylvania before treating Mica in South Carolina. Finally, the FOIA requests Mica filed herself, three days out of an involuntary hospitalization — fighting for her own records ahead of a commitment hearing. Horry County sent back only one of at least eight reports. Listen To Current Coverage on The True Sunlight Podcast or Ad-Free from LUNASHARK Premium on Patreon or Supercast Let’s Dive In… 🥽 🦈 This series discusses domestic abuse, coercive control, and suicide. If you or someone you know needs support, please call or text 988 or contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. Support in South Carolina is also available through Liza’s Lifeline. Episode ReferencesThe Law Mica Used: South Carolina's Freedom of Information Act, Title 30, Chapter 4 📂 Your Medical Records: Your Rights Under HIPAA — U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 🏥 Stay Tuned, Stay Pesky and Stay in the Sunlight...☀️ Learn more about LUNASHARK Premium Membership on Patreo…