Quote From: gwarrior6I really feel for the mother. My brothers were born with multiple birth defects (although nothing like the triplets) and my parents had a massive strain in their relationship. These kids require so much attention, I'm suprised the poor woman can work a full time job and take care of them!
The family dynamics are so focused on the children that the parents don't even exist as people.
God help her when they get into grade school- teachers usually aren't very supportive or tolerant of special needs children (at least with our experience), making normalcy very difficult to acheive. I hope she has someone in her life for support, her parents, friends, a church that can help with baby care. That has to be tough- God bless that family!
I agree with you. My hear goes out to Liz as well! My son was born with urinary reflux, a common medical problem in young children. Basically, the infant's muscles are not developed enough to control the urine from backflowing into the kidneys. My son ran a 103.9 fever when he was two weeks old, even though this is not in the same galaxy compared to what Liz and George are going through with their angels,it is still very frightening when you learn there is something even remotely wrong with your child/children. If this condition had not been caught my beautiful blonde baby boy could have been on kidney dialysis by the time he was 10. If we would have been so fortunate to have had him here that long.However, thank God, that a very compassionate, innovative, creative and brilliant pediatric urologist in Dallas was my son's angel. At two weeks old, I watched my son have an IV put into every arm and leg periodically. Liz, my heart and soul goes out to you. This is my first baby and I remember when we first rushed him to the ER in Austin and the ER doctors were discussing he could have spinal meningitis. Please know I am here for you, Liz, on Dr. Phil's message board. I am a certified teacher with my master's and I have taught special needs children. I don't totally understand what you are going through I only have a slight perspective from being the teacher of special needs children.
To the above comment about God helping Liz when her triplets get to elementary school and teachers not being very supportive or tolerant of special needs children: my comment to this person making this statement is this: I am very sorry that you have had this experience. Obviously, you do not live in the great Lone Star State, Texas, most especially Aggieland, where we value, recognize, love, encourage, and support our special needs students. First, it is by law from the IDEA Act of the 1970s that a handicapped child receive the most appropriate education as the general education population. I have found that I have learned the most from teaching my special needs students. My other students in the classroom KNEW that these children were special and they always helped them. I had two young ladies when taught second grade in North Dallas help me with one young student. He was speaking Spanish/English and no one could understand him at the beginning of the school year. By the end of the year because of these two precious girls the young man could communicate with us in basic English. Liz, my advice to you, is to explore, interview, and investigate the elementary schools that all of your four precious angels will be attending. Please remember even though you said on the show your oldest is very mature for her age, no matter how mature and what age we are, we will always need our mothers. I will definitely keep you in my thoughts and prayers as well as all families with special needs children.
Dr. Phil and Robin, you are angels sent here from up above!!! Thank you for all you do!! I love you!
Love,
An Aggie Teacher in Texas
(Original Air Date: 02/28/07) Most parents find raising a child overwhelming enough, but imagine if your child could neither see you, nor hear you. Now imagine having that child times three. Liz is the mother of deaf and blind triplets. Her three daughters are now 6 years old, but one of the girls communicates at a 2-year-old level, and the other two at only a 10-month-old level. Liz's world is consumed with their 24-hour care, plus the care of her oldest daughter, who is 10 and often overlooked among the chaos of the triplets. After years of dealing with the girls on her own, a new man stepped into Liz's life to fill the shoes of her ex-husband. George thought he could become Liz's hero, but their relationship has been strained from the start, and the stress is tearing them apart. See what a day in Liz and George's lives is like, and the surprises Dr. Phil has in store for them. Plus, meet an inspirational woman who says her world turned from light to dark at the age of 15. She has a message for George and Liz. Join the discussion.
