Octuplets’ Grandfather Questions Mother’s “Mental Situation”
In an upcoming interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the grandfather of the newborn octuplets calls the actions of his daughter and her doctor “absolutely irresponsible.”
Speaking candidly about Nadya Suleman and her decision to have eight babies on top of the six others she is raising, Ed Doud says, “I’m no psychiatrist, but I question her mental situation.”
When Winfrey asks about the now defunct Web site she had launched seeking donations, Doud says, “You know what? She needs help. I say to everybody now — people — we do need help.
“Do not punish my daughter for what she had done and do not punish the babies, because they were given by God,” he continues.
A California-based nonprofit called Angels in Waiting has offered Nadya round-the-clock care and a place to stay with her 14 children. It would cost about $135,000 a month to provide the 12 caretakers necessary for the children.
The money, the Associated Press reports, would have to come from public donations, founder Linda West Conforti says.
Asked what his greatest hope is, Doud tells Winfrey, “[To] stay healthy and have my grandchildren – all of them to be healthy – and the mother to finish her schooling and start working, and we all could support this family.”
Doud’s entire interview airs Tuesday.
