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Hi,Jim. I have an eight and a half year old with cerebral palsy. I am fairly certain his cp was caused by the NICU staff pulling him off his oxygen as they thought he was able to come home off it but he wasn't and they noticed he was blue. He had a scan of his brain before then and he had no brain bleed that the radiologist saw-they rescanned him after the hypoxia and bingo-he had one. He was diagnosed with bilateral diplegia. Anyway he uses a walker,wheelchair,has a feeding tube,aphasic,etc. The doctors would probably have said all the problems I had just before his delivery is the source of the cp. (gallstone,pancreatitis,a.r.d.s.,emergency c-section.) Anyway I can't imagine having the energy or money to raise more children much less multiples like this woman. My kiddo is great-smart,loving and handsome. I know another poster asked how much a special needs kid costs and I have to say he has probably cost one million. He has primary health insurance but he also has a special Medicaid called TEFFRA. We did use wic until he was six because he had the medicaid. Now insurance covers his powdered tube feeding now. I hated depending on "handouts" but I figure most people wouldn't hold it against me as both my husband and I both work and aren't freeloaders like Ms.Suleman is.

— E.Stewart

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