March 10, 2009
(3-10) Octuplets: Updated list of posts
Dr Phil is taking full advantage of octobirther, having her on today and tomorrow to expose the details of their (Angels in Waiting, Gloria Allred and him) private negotiations with Nadya last week after she refused 24/7 professional care for all 14 of her children.
From his website for March 10th show [emphasis added]:
Dr. Phil dispels the rumor that he bought a house for Nadya and her family. “Yes, Nadya has secured a new home, but no, I didn’t buy it for her. I did not rent it for her. I have not even seen it,” he says.
The gossip regarding a private meeting Dr. Phil had with Nadya at his house is true. “I’m here to tell you there was a meeting,” Dr. Phil says.
Dr. Phil explains that the non-profit organization Angels in Waiting, through Gloria Allred, offered Nadya professional wrap-around care for all 14 of her children. But because Gloria also filed a complaint with Child Protective Services, and Nadya missed the offer deadline, things got heated, and Gloria held a press conference.
[update list link above to see press conference and Munoz interview. Munoz quit as her publicist saying she was greedy and he couldn't work with her anymore because "she's nuts!"]
In the press conference, Gloria expressed concern about Nadya’s lack of plan for how she would care for all her children, where they would be housed and whether there would be sufficient funds for them. She recommended that Child Protective Services investigate.
Since that press conference, Dr. Phil hosted Larry King Live, where he was asked to facilitate a conversation about the octuplets and the Angels in Waiting offer between Nadya’s spokesperson at the time, Victor Munoz, and Gloria Allred. Because of the animosity, misunderstandings and distrust during that conversation, Dr. Phil offered to mediate and facilitate a private meeting at his home.
At the meeting is Nadya, Victor Munoz, Gloria Allred, a couple key members of Dr. Phil’s staff and the founders of Angels in Waiting, Linda West-Conforti and Jackie Peebles.
On the table is a new offer from Angels in Waiting, including 24/7 professional wrap-around care for all 14 of Nadya’s children, including specialized neonatal nurses and an occupational therapist. How that could be provided, where it would be provided and all the details is up for discussion.
“I believe that the best solution is to try to provide quality care for these children in place with their biological mother,” Dr. Phil tells the group at his house.
Linda West-Conforti says, “What we do is we wrap around all the services available that are out there known to man.”
Jackie Peebles tells Nadya, “You are at high risk with these eight babies. You’ve got three on the autism spectrum.”
“I had to admit to myself I’m going to recruit or secure as much help because I only care about the well-being of these kids,” Nadya says.
Then why didn’t she immediately take the offer? Why did there have to be private negotiations? What mother in their right mind has to think twice about such a deal if she is truly concerned about her children’s welfare? And a mother of 14 who cannot provide for even one of her children?
Jackie expresses concern over Nadya’s plan to have friends, family and community members assist her. “It scares us, Nadya. I have to be perfectly honest with you. It terrifies me because too many people, too many hands — ”
“Not trained hands,” Gloria adds.
“And not trained hands,” Jackie repeats. “We need eight Nadyas.”
Eight more Nadyas? Lord help us all.
“What you guys are talking about is coming in and assisting this mother and these babies,” Dr. Phil says. “There is no change in custody. You’re not taking the babies and putting them into care. There is not any kind of legal proceeding here. It’s just like there’s an army of specialists here saying, ‘We’d like to help.’”
“We want to work with you,” Gloria tells Nadya. “We want this to be a team.”
Gloria Allred and the founders of Angels in Waiting, Linda West-Conforti and Jackie Peebles, join Dr. Phil onstage, along with Nadya’s attorney, Jeff Czech.
Dr. Phil says, “I’m pleased to announce that after much planning and discussion, all parties have decided to put aside their differences for the health and well-being of the children. Nadya is accepting the generous offer from Angels in Waiting, which includes 24-hour wrap-around care for all 14 of her children, as well as the input and expertise from these extremely experienced women. Nadya has secured a new house. All parties have agreed to making every effort to ensure the home and care is in place prior to the release of the octuplets from the hospital.”
Read the entire Declaration of Principles that have been reached between Angels in Waiting and Nadya.All parties are excited and hopeful that their agreement will put the children first. Gloria thanks Dr. Phil for stepping in and mediating the agreement in the best interest of the children. “We thank you very, very much,” she says.
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