Woman gives birth to eight babies - Page 6

nittanyalum · #1 02-03-2009, 03:57 PM

Hey, I'm not going to rain on the rant party, I just wanted to add a different view. And who knows what her income is, she was married, maybe she collects alimony? Maybe she does live off her parents -- isn't that their problem to deal with, then? And if she went into this expecting to exploit it, wouldn't she have started media-whoring herself around when she was pregnant and as big as a house with 6 kids already at home?

In any case, it doesn't sound like she'll want for an income, the hospital was getting deluged with calls and requests for her (and that's why the publicists came on board, to field all of the requests and offers), gifts are already arriving, they'll be fine: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,6983653.story

epchick · #2 02-03-2009, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by nittanyalum

And who knows what her income is, she was married, maybe she collects alimony? Maybe she does live off her parents -- isn't that their problem to deal with, then? And if she went into this expecting to exploit it, wouldn't she have started media-whoring herself around when she was pregnant and as big as a house with 6 kids already at home?

Well it says that she is an "unemployed college student" and the way she was able to pay for the IVF treatments was from her "work accident" settlement.

nittanyalum · #3 02-03-2009, 04:08 PM

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Well it says that she is an "unemployed college student" and the way she was able to pay for the IVF treatments was from her "work accident" settlement.

She has her bachelor's, she was taking classes in pursuit of a master's, an excerpt and link was posted with that info. previously.

epchick · #4 02-03-2009, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by nittanyalum

She has her bachelor's, she was taking classes in pursuit of a master's, an excerpt and link was posted with that info. previously.

Yeah I know that. I'm not sure what you are getting at.

My post was in reference to your question "who knows what her income is..." I was just stating that it is mentioned she is an unemployed student, so she probably doesn't have a lot of income.

ZTABullwinkle · #5 02-03-2009, 05:15 PM

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Yeah I know that. I'm not sure what you are getting at.

My post was in reference to your question "who knows what her income is..." I was just stating that it is mentioned she is an unemployed student, so she probably doesn't have a lot of income.

I thought I had read in a few articles that she is living off her student loans and grants.

DaemonSeid · #6 02-03-2009, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Hey, I'm not going to rain on the rant party, I just wanted to add a different view. And who knows what her income is, she was married, maybe she collects alimony? Maybe she does live off her parents -- isn't that their problem to deal with, then? And if she went into this expecting to exploit it, wouldn't she have started media-whoring herself around when she was pregnant and as big as a house with 6 kids already at home?

In any case, it doesn't sound like she'll want for an income, the hospital was getting deluged with calls and requests for her (and that's why the publicists came on board, to field all of the requests and offers), gifts are already arriving, they'll be fine: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,6983653.story

Just a few things to point out from your article:

Some media reports have speculated that Suleman might be paid as much as $2 million for an interview, but Furtney said, "The money itself is not the object."

Riiiiiight.

Furtney said the public will be persuaded that "she is a very good person and someone they should support" after they learn more about her.

We will?

He described her as "very bright" with a "great sense of humor."

I swear I am trying very hard not to laugh, right now.

Her 15 minutes of fame might be fleeting. Diaper makers might donate products in exchange for a positive press mention, but longer-term sponsorship is unlikely, said William Chipps, senior editor of the IEG Sponsorship Report, which tracks and analyzes sponsorships.

And when that reality sets in as the lights dim...

Nannies, baby photographers and breast-feeding women called to offer free services and support.

Some of this is going to get creepy.

Many callers expressed outrage, demanding an explanation about who was going to care for the children and pay for their care.

The (Broke) State of California

agzg · #7 02-03-2009, 04:04 PM

WHOA!

From the article nittanyalum posted:

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"In the first few days we got calls like 'How dare you do this?' and 'You should have your [medical] license revoked,' " Serrano said. There were even those few who wished the babies would not survive, Serrano said.

The tone on GC is fairly negative, but thank GOD none of us would say that we wished the babies would not survive!

I think, on the whole, there are more questions about the well being of the kids - not that some of them would kick.

I'm disgusted by that.

nikki1920 · #8 02-03-2009, 04:13 PM

The pregnant "man" is really a woman with a man's face. S/he's still has female plumbing, thus, s/he's biologically a girl.

IMO..

he said: "...the other dozen."

HotDamnImAPhiMu · #9 02-03-2009, 05:12 PM

I agree that the bottom line is the irresponsibility on this woman's part and not just having too many kids.

Can you imagine what the cost must be for the birth and subsequent stays in the NICU?

DaemonSeid · #10 02-03-2009, 06:00 PM

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I agree that the bottom line is the irresponsibility on this woman's part and not just having too many kids.

Can you imagine what the cost must be for the birth and subsequent stays in the NICU?

I don't know if this is up there but just a thought....I remember 20 years ago, I worked at Johns Hopkins Respiratory Unit right around the time that Dr. Carson separated the Binder Twins. Some time after that, I spoke with a friend of mine in the accounts payables department and she showed me the bill for their treatment....which was approximately 5 full boxes (Xerox paper boxes to give you an idea)...West Germany (as it was still separated at the time) picked up the tab.

So, yes one can only wonder.

Tippiechick · #11 02-03-2009, 10:47 PM

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Can you imagine what the cost must be for the birth and subsequent stays in the NICU?

In 2004, for SIX days of NICU, we had a $45,000 bill AFTER our crappy insurance. SIX days. Imagine eight weeks x 8 kids.

HotDamnImAPhiMu · #12 02-03-2009, 07:08 PM

WTF is a "psychiatric technician"? I've only heard of psychiatrists.

nittanyalum · #13 02-03-2009, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu

WTF is a "psychiatric technician"? I've only heard of psychiatrists.

Google is your friend: http://www.jobprofiles.org/heapsytech.htm

HotDamnImAPhiMu · #14 02-03-2009, 07:31 PM

Thanks.

It doesn't look like it pays much. The article says they report to nurses, which means they're probably lower than nurses on the pay scale.

AGDee · #15 02-03-2009, 08:18 PM

Different hospitals I've worked at called them different things.. mental health workers, child care workers (in child and adolescent psych), mental health techs, mental health aides.. they are basically the nurses aides of the psych unit. Most of them I've worked with had their BS in Psychology and were working toward their Masters. Some became chemical addiction counselors.

ETA: actually, that posted job description is not what I was thinking of, really. They weren't allowed to touch meds at all, only the RNs could do that. I've never seen a Psychiatric Technician in action.