A son and daughter for Dennis Quaid and wife

Actor Dennis Quaid, 53, and his wife Kimberly are proud parents of twins — a boy and a girl — born via a gestational carrier on Thursday, November 8th in Santa Monica, CA. Thomas Boone was born first at 8:26 a.m. and weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces.  Zoe Grace made her appearance two minutes later weighing in at 5 pounds, 9 ounces. The couple released the following statement,

God has definitely blessed us.

Dennis has a son, Jack Henry, 15, from his marriage to actress Meg Ryan.

Source: People

Thanks to CBB reader Megan.

Comments

Jack’s 17 already?? Where has the time gone since he was a little boy?

- Sarah on November 8th, 2007

Too funny Sarah, I was logging on to say Jack Henry is 17? Holy cow do I feel old!

- zaoli on November 8th, 2007

Great news. I’m happy for them.
Jack is 15 by the way

Angela’s note: Thanks.

- Zach on November 8th, 2007

Love the names!

- Kacie on November 8th, 2007

Not bad weights for twins! My niece was born last week at 38 weeks & 4 days and she only weighed 6 lb, 2 oz. Her big sister was born at 39 weeks & 1 day and weighed 8 lb, 7 oz. so it was a big difference! We were expecting this baby to be at least 7 lb. She is completely healthy though!

- legemc on November 8th, 2007

was there any particular reason..why a surrogate was used?….any health complications?

- beth on November 9th, 2007

“Gestational Carrier”???
Oh my thats awfully cold and unfeeling…

- Preesi on November 9th, 2007

I was wondering the same thing Beth. She was a gestational surrogate so they were Kimberley’s eggs, so it’s not an age thing.

- Rebecca on November 9th, 2007

Its probably a miscarriage thing, to have a surrogate, using your eggs. Makes sense, except, they haven’t been married that long have they?

- Ivey on November 9th, 2007

I was a gestational surrogate for a couple, and there are a number of reasons why they are used. In my case the mother had to have a hysterectomy in her late twenties due to cancer. They could have used a egg donor also – in case of early menopause.

- Bobbi on November 11th, 2007

Great name Thomas Boone. That’s my dad’s name.

- TinaB on November 13th, 2007

Silly fact (why do I always provide tv trivia) but Thomas Boone was also a recurring JAG character. Probabley just a coincidence though.

I like the name Zoe Grace, very sweet and girlie.

- Alexa on November 18th, 2007

Pray for those babies. TMZ is reporting they were accidentally given a massive does of Heparin, an anti-coagulant.

- Jessica on November 20th, 2007

TMZ is now reporting the twins have been accidently poisoned along with thirteen other patients at the hospital.

http://www.tmz.com/2007/11/20/dennis-quaids-twins-in-medical-nightmare/

Sad news for all

- Stacey on November 20th, 2007

TMZ is reporting that the twins received an overdose of medication in hospital and are now in the neo natal intensive care unit

http://www.tmz.com/2007/11/20/dennis-quaids-twins-in-medical-nightmare/

So sad

- Belle on November 20th, 2007

My heart goes out to Dennis Quaid and his family. And to Kanye West and his family. These are two unfortunate examples of why it is so important to end the Cancer of private for profit health care delivery in America. HR 676 Single Payer Universal Health Care (Medicare For All) is The Way to go. Like all other developed countries did years ago. See sickocure.org

You see, It’s not just about the 47 million Americans that have no insurance. Or the 89 million who went without insurance part of the time from 2006-2007. It’s about everyone. Private for profit health care delivery is not only highly immoral, and unethical. It is just down right dangerous, and bad medicine. That injures, and kills millions of Americans needlessly. Disgracefully. Shamefully.

These injuries, and deaths should not have happened. We only heard about them because it happened to celebrities. But these tragedies are happening to thousands of Americans every day in this country. But you don’t hear about it. These thousands of needless deaths, and injuries of your loved ones are covered up. Under so-called patient confidentiality. Which is just health care industry speak for “don’t tell anybody we injured, or killed another one”.

See, no one is immune from the Cancer of private for profit health care delivery. Mr. Quaid’s children were being cared for at a very renowned hospital. And I am sure Mr. Quaid probably has excellent insurance. And can afford the finest medical care available. But as it turned out. None of that mattered. Hospitals have always been potentially very dangerous places. But under the pressures of greed, and a rush to profit. All US hospitals have become extremely dangerous, deadly places. Like they were in the 18th century. When hospitals were primarily the place you went to DIE!

I don’t know exactly how this tragedy to Mr. Quaid’s babies happened. But I imagine it was the same scenario that plays out thousands of times every day across America. Driven by greed, and the profit motive hospitals cut corners as much as they can get away with. This means staff that is over worked. And under staffed. It means hiring the least experienced, and cheapest hospital staff you can get. And pushing out the more experienced safer higher paid staff.

They say the pharmacist stocked the wrong meds. And that the hospitals were warned about this problem months ago. After many other perfectly healthy new born babies were killed by this mistake. I wonder how many thousands of perfectly healthy babies were killed this way across America. And how many thousands are still being killed this way across America.

It should not have mattered what concentration of heparin the pharmacist stocked the medicine cabinets with. Because every one who administers drugs is supposed to have been taught to follow the (7 R’s).

a. Right drug,

b. Right patient,

c. Right dose,

d. Right time,

e. Right route,

f. Right reason,

g. Right documentation,

This is just basic practice. A experienced person will check additional things. Before giving a patient a potentially deadly drug.

In anticipation of coming changes in our health care system. Thousands of patients are being killed at a fevered pitch. And millions injured, and poisoned with unnecessary medications, medical procedures, and surgery’s. In an orgy of greed, and profiteering a head of proposed changes to our current disgraceful health care system.

HR. 676 Single Payer Universal National Health Care For All (Medicare For All) can fix this disgrace. Until then, I advise you to be careful of taking any recommended medical care at this time without doing your home work. And getting a good independent 2nd, or 3rd opinion. Especially if you have so-called good insurance coverage.

And If you have to receive medical care in, or out of a hospital. Try to have a knowledgeable family member or friend to keep an eye on what they are doing to you.

Good Luck…

- jacksmith on November 24th, 2007