kathy bush was arrested on april 15 , 1996 on suspicion of purposefully making her 9-year-old daughter jennifer ill for attention .
the mother of three was sentenced to five years in jail and her daughter placed in foster care for the rest of her adolescence .
on wednesday , the 19-year anniversary of bush 's arrest , her daughter spoke out to say they are now closer than ever .
jennifer bush said in a statement that she believes her mother never abused her .