Angels in Waiting Offers Octuplet Mom Help

by Blue Crush | February 19, 2009 at 10:34 pm
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WHITTIER, CA - There are many questions about how octuplet mom Nadya Suleman is going to care for 14 children.  On Thursday there was an offer of support from attorney Gloria Allred, who is working with the nonprofit group Angels in Waiting.

"The clock is ticking, and we need to convey to her the magnitude the needs of these premature infants," said attorney Gloria Allred. 

She believes she has the best plan to help care for the children.  On Thursday she held a news conference to announce it.  "Nadya does not appear to have a concrete plan for the future to meet the urgent and complicated needs of these medically fragile and premature infants," said Allred.

Allred says she's taken it upon herself to file a complaint with the Department of Children and Family Services to investigate whether the children might be endangered staying with their mother. She says the children will have medical and emotional needs that Suleman alone won't be able to handle. The group called Angels In Waiting wants to help.

"When these babies are released from the hospital, they are not out of the woods, so to speak," said Registered Nurse Linda West-Conforti, Angels In Waiting. "They have a potential for setbacks and complications."

So far, Suleman has not responded to this offer, which was originally issued last week through her former publicist, Joann Killeen

"The alternative, in our opinion, will most likely be that the children will be taken by the Department of Children and Family Services and placed in foster care in order to protect them and meet their special needs," said Allred.

Now all Suleman has to do is call and accept the help from Allred and Angels in Waiting, a nonprofit charity founded by Kaiser nurse Linda West Conforti.  "This is something where she can still be a mom," Conforti said. "We’re not trying to rip these children away. We’re trying to give her a support system."
Meanwhile, the father, Ed Doud, said in an interview taped Thursday for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" that while the actions of his daughter and her doctor were "absolutely irresponsible, do not punish the babies, because they were given by God." 

The show is set to air on Tuesday.

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sophie2009

I beg to differ from the previous comment that help should be given to Nadya. She is irresponsible person, who was looking for freebies. She shunned the media after the negative reaction to the births!!! What was she doing being filmed with Dr. Kamrava in 2006, if she hates the media... I speculated that she saw how the other octuplet and septuplet births were given free housing, free sponsorship from corporate sponsors, and she thinks she can get money out of it. She doesn't care for the well-being of her kids. Why would she give birth to more kids if half of her kids are disabled (3 out of 6)?! That is just being selfish & irresponsible!!!

She thought that those kids are going to be her tickets to wealth!!!

1. She lied about getting welfare (well - according to her spokesperson she doesn't think that the disability check and foodstamps are welfare!).

2. She said she will support her kids with her school tuition & after she finish school, her salary as a counselor. Gimme a break - even if she makes a very good counselor, she cannot afford to support fourteen kids!!!

3. When she got implanted, she wasn't working, and her parents' were already not paying the house mortgage at that time. So did she think that money is going to fall from the sky?

So, pls. do not donate anything to her. She got herself into this, so she should try to get out of this herself! She is too disabled to work (therefore the disability checks of up to $160K +), but she is not too disabled to be pregnant (by the way, she mentioned that she used some of the money she got from the disability claim to fund her invitro!)???

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Barry Artiste

I wonder of she is also shopping for a Brad Pitt Look a like? Now there is a Reality Show in the making!

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Michelle McBee

Angels in Waiting should be ashamed of themselves, instead of looking like a helping organization they appear to be more of a danger to this family. How dare someone call in to DFACS to ask for an investigation! This women has a family and she needs help, but this kind is hurtful. So many moms are on governement assitance, so many crack whores have 15 children and nobody cares. I pay taxes and those taxes go to paying for help for this woman and not bombs to kill people I think we would all be better for it. Move on, if you are going to help offer...privatly, the only ones getting publicity here is a terrible lawyer and an organization that is dealing with this aweful women, that instead of helping picked up a phone and tried to have the children removed, shame on you!

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Elara

Honestly I think that you are wrong. That lawyer is fully in the right to call DFACS. The family cannot support that many kids, they have been having trouble with the six that are already there! To allow her to try and raise all fourteen by herself is cruel to those children and if you really gave a damn about them you would realize that. Government assistance should go to mothers that need it, yes... but when they start having more and more kids just to get more welfare or because they have some kind of mental fixation then they need to have those kids taken away. It would be much better if those kids were placed in foster homes or adopted into families that could actually provide for them and take care of them properly, which Nadya Suleman is just incapable of doing.

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ahmi

thank you finally someone with some since I don't agree with what she did but and in waiting are trash they do not have the children s interest at heart they would have undermined nadiya. they didn't like her you could tell this the very first time they appeared on Dr. Phil the had no respect for her that creates a problem there I thought to myself the very first time Angels in waiting(AIW) came on Dr. phil I said if nadiya doesnt move to their beat they are going to railroad her and take her children away..perfect example when the babies were in the hospital they put their little hands in their faces lindafrom(AIW) said oh i know you may think its cute but that's a sign of stress they don't know when they are going to be poked ETC. news flash  childbith is stressful to all babies in different levels i know preemies may be more. Ive seen all babies in the hospital do the hands in the face infants really dont get to relax until they get home Idiots at (AIW) were almost implying neglect when they were in the hospital these loosers had something up their sleeve from the get go these people were decievers in waiting waiting hoping for nadiya to make a mistake and they are the true media hogs they run to the media everytime something comes up. if they really wanted to help the would have discussed with nadiya. they created an even more toxic situation because they thought she was just some airhead they could bully she probably does have some screws loose but you still have to display respect for a healthy evironment. the children would have done things like this I don't have to listen to my mom I'll just ask auntie linda my mom is an airhead anyway when they want something. to you people still screaming about welfare where is your outrage for the 5000 babies that are aborted each day with a large portion of those abortions being paid for with your tax dollars 5000 babies daily murdered 8 given life get passed it already they are here. we are a generation moving closer to infantcide when obama allows partial birth abortions what do you have to say to that?

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Leigh Ann

Is this a joke? I am stunned this charity has offered such generous help to this mother, who definately does NOT deserve it! Need yes, earned, NO. She isnt a mother but rather a baby machine. I hate to see the little lives that are affected by her selfish narcistic acts, but when the children are taken out of the home and adopted by loving families, their needs will be met. To use the donations of generous people at $135,000 a month to help her is crazy! While she is off shopping at Nordstroms and getting her manicures and lip gloss - she isnt so much as using that money to buy diapers and food for her children or spending any time with the 6 she currently has. The neglect and abuse going on in this family is overwhelming and I cant believe authorities are standing by watching this happen on live TV. This is a gross misjustice to these little lives who deserve better than to be in this environment. We will no longer donate to this charity and neither will anyone else we know. Gloria needs to keep her nose out of this....although we know she pounces on any chance to get herself into the lime light.

This mother should not be rewarded for bad choices, she needs to be evaluated and under go serious in-patient help. As far as her ever returning to the workforce to support these children: yeah, that's what these kids need, not seeing mom at all and who is it that will be taking care of them? She will never be able to work, nor should she with 14 kids at home! She is insane and these kids need to be removed from this home before they are messed up for life!

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opimist

Call the offices of Angels in Waiting and Gloria Allred and tell them what you think.  To encourage anyone to help Nadya is only to encourage other unstable women to get invitro and plan mega births.   This group cannot go on forever supporting her to the tune of #135,000 a month.   Octomom must surely think that she has hit the jackpot.

Tell Angels in Waiting that you will not ever donate to them and that you will spread the word.

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sophie2009

I was furious that somebody wants to help her (since she's scammed enough money from us, the taxpayers). So I checked - Angel in waiting is actually not helping the mom. The offer help in exchange for $130,000 per month, which they are hoping will come from donations from public! Angel in waiting is basically offering their services!

As for her father's plea - do not punish her for what she's done! If you steal, rape, etc..., you go to jail. Why should she not be punish for what she's done (being irresponsible)? Certainly, she SHOULD NOT be rewarded. Pls. pls. do not send any donation - she's got enough of our taxpayer's money already!!!

Apparently her family is into "suing" & getting money through welfare, disabilities, etc.... Her mother sued an insurance company for water damage!

Here's a good article on this messed up family:

http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_11611648

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Beely21

Not one cent donation until the babies are adopted out to families responsible and financially able to care for them.  I am boycotting Dr Phil and all his sponsors too!!

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Nancy Ann

How many of you know how the dept of children & family services operates??? I didn't know either but after doing my "homework" I was quite shocked, the info I have is only for LOS ANGELES COUNTY: they have a 1.6 BILLION dollar budget (the largest in the nation) they have taken 36,663 children from their homes, that is a huge # of kids, the more children removed, the more funding, in 2005 they completed 3,106 removals but in 2007 the number went up to 12,276 that is an astronomical increse, their goal is for "permanancy" that is the new word for ADOPTION the hype with this is an $85,000.00 bonus for the social worker that comes with every child that is adopted... Personally I think that is horrible, DCFS answers to nobody, every three years they put together a "self assestment report" in 2008 the 2004-2007 193 page report says that they have failed 12 of the 15 requirements, in the real world they would all be fired (& probably should be) but noboby is looking into this, it is so much easier to point at the "single mom" I hadn't even heard of her until she gave birth, her babies are beautiful, but 14 kids is 14 kids, she is going to need a helping hand, and if food stamps is also needed come on, give her a break, I would rather feed the little ones then give more $$$$$ to the greedy social workers,the nasty lawyers or the "non-profit" orgainization. Every move this new mommy makes the camera is right there in her face, apparently today she was at Nordstroms, and Fox feels it's news worthy, maybe just maybe she got a gift card and wanted something to make herself  feel "pretty" I don't know, but lets try to be nice

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Jackie Brundidge

Nancy,

Thank God someone did their homework!  I grew up in the foster care system! It is so amazing to me that people are wanting to throw away these 8 babies into a dumping system that is on record as failing!  The idea of placing babies up for adoption and into foster homes where they are not guaranteed a good life just for the sake of doing it is so rediculous!  And how much does it cost the tax payers to support them while they are in care, not to mention the cost of the adoptions and bonuses to these blood thirsty people.

I totally agree, I would rather see them stay with their mother, who obviously loves them, then put them through this failed system.  And yes, I will agree to pay taxes to help feed them and take care of them so that they can at least have a chance.  Not many of the other multiple births would have been able to support their children either without the contributions they have received, but the one mother who could use the help most is receiving the least amount of help.

It makes me ashamed of our entire country when money is central to an assessment of how fit a mother is.  Especially knowing it will cost the taxpayers more to use the evil system to destroy these children but everyone wants to do it anyway!

Thank you for your posting!

Jackie

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reddiamond34

This woman has lied and committed fraud on so many levels.  If she has emotional and or mental problems then those children should NOT be left with her regardless of how much she "loves" them.  The entire situation is an aweful mess. This mother should not be rewarded for irresponsible decisions.  Ask yourself  what woman who already has 6 children (3 of them disabled (1 has autism)) would purposely have a procedure to get pregnant while living at home with her mother and no means of financial support. No woman that I know would do this.  I dont think that she will get many donations from the public considering that she was obviously not spending the money on the other 6 children since she had time and money for IVF treatments while receiving food stamps from the government.

 

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Susan392

While I definitely agree that someone needs to step in and help, I don't believe the help should be to support Nadya in keeping the children.  Most people are focusing on her lack of financial ability to raise these children and apparent lack of family, but let's also consider, even if she was independently wealthy, with 14 children, even if they were all 100% healthy, she can not possible have enough time in her day to give each child the attention and care they need.

And as they grow up, what if she has a child who has a more serious disability, or is just one of those children who need extra attention to stay out of trouble or stay track in school - that is time spent away from each of her other 13 children!  While this also happens with smaller families, because there may only be one or two other children in the household, since there are fewer children it is also easier to spread yourself out and give each child what they need.

I understand she says she loves these children and wants to be a mom, but she needs to stop being selfish and really consider what is best for her children and their well being.  There are many mothers who have had just one child that they had to give up their children to adoption who also deeply loved their newborn baby but knew that it was in the best interest of their child to give them a different home. 

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Jen Shulter

It can not be good for these children to be left with this mother.  Not only has she lied, nothing in her recent actions to receive IVF has demonstrated she has any sense of responsibility to her children.

As was mentioned before, of the children she has, a few of them already have disabilities which would require a mother's constant attention - especially her child with autism!  Anyone who knows anyone with an autistic child knows, even in the best circumstances, that child thrives best when the parent is 100% involved, and there is no way she can be 100% involved with that many children.

Even if her other 6 children were healthy, it was an irresponsible decision to undergo IVF for more children.  She does not make a good mother for ANY of her children.

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Nancy Ann

I don't know this girl probably any more than the rest of you, but for some reason I just can't get myself to say mean things about her or  her kids, the Nanny service that helped her with the first 6 kids have nothing but good things to say about her, the Dr's at Kaiser said she was the perfect patient during her pregnancy, her mom has said some dumb things in her interviews, (all old people say dumb things, not meaning it how it sounds) but she has also expressed her love for her grandkids.... The other day I was at Target and they were advertising Season 1 (or 2 i'm not sure) of Jon & Kate plus 8 the couple with the 6 babies & their twins, I believe they make $$$ off all the publicity, but that's ok???? I think it is,  they are so cute, I enjoy watching them, and obviously others do too. Try to get past that Nadya is single, let her be, nobody cares about her, the babies or her other children, it's all about the stupid catchword "TAXPAYER DOLLARS" if you want to know about wasted tax $$$ look into The Dept of Family Services, it will make you sick. I agree 14 kids is alot of kids so she'll need a helping hand, I want to help, I love babies!!!!!

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Erikaw44

who are we to judge anyone. everyone has there own problems in life. and thank god people are reaching out and helping. more people should be helping each other out/ and them babies deserve the best care just like anyone else's children. its about the kids.

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Upset tax payer

I think it's ridiculous that this mom is getting such generous help from this non-profit organization.  At this point I also think Angels in Waiting is doing this for publicity!  There are thousands of tax payers that are currently loosing their homes in this bad economy.. and here comes a crazy woman that will get support for all of her 14 kids, and is now moving to a $500k home?  This is ridiculous, and we should all stop giving her air time and let her focus on her kids and quit doing interviews!

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