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Sia
Member
03-10-2002
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 3:57 pm
In some cases, when a family donates blood can't it offset the units of blood that were transfused to the patient? I think I remember hearing that a 2-for-1 swap is applied at many hospitals. I've always wondered if the Duggars have "regular" health insurance. It's hard to afford hospitalization insurance, even if you have a "good" employer with a "good" health plan. I thought Jim Bob was self-employed, so I wonder if he has health insurance that covers the enormous bills they'll incur for baby Josie. Just a thought about why he didn't tell the girls beforehand. Also, I have better luck getting my kids to go to the doctor's office or to the dentist if they don't have a lot of time to stew about it ahead of time.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 4:22 pm
Yeah but a donation is a donation and a personal decision for most people anyway. and men are more likely to pass the standards for donation since they don't lose hemoglobin monthly and tend to be larger in size and thus have more blood volume. I didn't see the show but he and the larger sons could probably give platelets and give fairly often, and that probably would defray more expenses than would whole blood. I'm sure with all their fans they could call for directed donations from adults and be helped immensely in that area.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Monday, March 08, 2010 - 5:48 pm
awww those pictures are precious.
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Misspoufy
Member
09-30-2004
| Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 5:33 am
re: the blood donations...what I understood JimBob to say was those of them with matching blood types could give directly to Josie. Evidently she still requires daily blood transfusions and those of them with the same blood type can give directly to her. That was the reason for those girls to be chosen...at least that was what I understood about it. We don't KNOW he didn't take some boys another day either.
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Chieko
Member
11-20-2003
| Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 11:10 am
"We don't KNOW he didn't take some boys another day either" That's true, they might have but also the older boys stayed home to attend to their jobs, so they probably weren't around the day the girls went.
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Dawn
Member
07-24-2009
| Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 1:55 pm
i think i read or heard somewhere that they boys did go another day.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 4:33 pm
They get to hold Josie on tonight's epi.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 7:30 pm
such a tiny baby! Love the blanket - I'm working on blankets for Linus Project, so I've been looking at the blankets! the eyes of Josie as mama holds and talks to her baby - precious!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 7:55 pm
When she was born in Dec they said she'd probably be ready to go home in mid-March. It shouldn't be long now.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 9:19 am
Oh, and I loved how she got to hold Josie skin to skin. I think that kind bonding is so important.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 2:33 pm
I wondered if they got the idea from Grey's Anatomy when Kirev took off his shirt and held that tiny baby for many hours skin to skin. j/k I know doctor's have been prescribing that for years. It did break my heart, though, to see that tiny baby fighting so hard for life. That just tears me up.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 6:53 pm
Well I think the idea originates with people who work with babies/premies, so I'd say they got the idea from the same type of sources that the writers of GA used. I hope they aren't just doing things based on a tv show, even if they are on one, they are also living real life. I'd say they are in a good hospital with a great PICU and if they didn't already know about the importance of skin to skin bonding after all the kids they already had, they found out at this PICU. I'd think that she got that sort of bonding after each birth. Anyway it is a good thing.
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Erniesgirl
Member
06-26-2006
| Thursday, March 11, 2010 - 3:37 pm
Zach hold Ian the same way on All My Children.
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Chieko
Member
11-20-2003
| Friday, March 12, 2010 - 1:05 am
"idea originates with people who work with babies/premies" I think the idea originates with mothers, especially breastfeeding mothers who instinctively know this is how you bond with your child. Many do it right in the delivery room.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, March 12, 2010 - 9:55 am
Yeah but they had to convince the people who catch the baby to allow it to happen. I'm thinking even if it wasn't known to be a good thing, Michelle would have naturally figured it out with all of her experience with infants. But again, you have to have the right team at the hospital so you can have that access. And I don't think they got the idea from a scripted TV show.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, March 12, 2010 - 11:20 am
LOL...skin-to-skin bonding in the premie nursery has been on-going for years (sorry, Grey's Anatomy didn't originate the idea, nor did All My Children).
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Friday, March 12, 2010 - 1:26 pm
I wondered if they got the idea from Grey's Anatomy when Kirev took off his shirt and held that tiny baby for many hours skin to skin. j/k I know doctor's have been prescribing that for years. I do believe I said that, Roxip.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 8:19 am
Do you suppose Josie has been released from the hospital yet? They were predicting mid-March when she was born in December.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 8:43 am
I was wondering about that too and searched a bit online yesterday. I didn't find anything though.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 8:56 am
OG, the searches really frustrate me.. People makes it look like there is an update today but really it is just someone commenting. Another site "announces" that she is 3 months old, what a milestone, yet there is no actual update on Josie. Tomorrow was her original due date. I have a hard time with what seems to me like withholding of information, considering how many people would want to know how she is, if she's home, etc. and since they do film and share their life. With most families who have shows, of course they package the shows but usually there are actual news items in real time, like with Matt Roloff's DUI, or when their good friend Mike Detloff died, or that the twins are attending college. With the Gosselins we see if they have to go to the er or they are going to school. I just don't think it would detract from the tv show in this case if they shared a condition now and then, or let us know when she gets to go home. I think the lack of info, while completely their right, leads people to think the worst. But I'm hoping for the best for Josie.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 9:28 am
I'm going to check a Little Rock newspaper.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 9:37 am
Uncle! I give up.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Monday, March 22, 2010 - 12:52 am
I also came across a few things that said that there was going to be a live update on the 3/16 episode ... and quite a few things that there never was a live update. I just found this on the TLC website: "Behind the Scenes with the Crew of "19 Kids and Counting" 03/18/2010 [We recently asked you if you had any questions for the crew of “19 Kids and Counting.” We’ve got a sneak peek for you below. Scott Enlow, Director of Photography; Jim Goodwin, Sound; Frank Sun, Second Unit Director of Photography; and Bill Stefanacci, Sound, are just a few of the folks who spend quality time with Michelle, Jim Bob and the kids. Look for more questions to be answered on March 23. In the meantime, you can also visit Facebook for more Duggar family updates.] Q: It seems like the crew has become a part of the family. Have you found your spiritual lives strengthened from being around the Duggar’s strong sense of faith?" Scott: I can honestly say that the Duggar’s faith is a huge inspiration. They’re the real deal -- live it, walk it. Jim: I personally have found the Duggar’s faith, and the way they live it, to be an inspiration. They quietly state their position and stick to it. Their faith informs every aspect of their life. They do NOT judge or condemn you if your faith/position isn’t the same as theirs -- they treat everyone with respect. I have worked with a LOT of talent -- professional and reality/amateur -- and the Duggars are the most genuine people I've met. They have my profound respect. Frank: No. But I’ve always believed that no matter what people's beliefs are, as long as they have a good heart and good intentions, they are good in my book. That’s one belief of mine that has been proven so. Bill: They are truly some of the most genuinely caring people I’ve ever met. They all have big hearts, and their sincerity is inspirational." ----------- I clicked on the Facebook link and read a few comments. One of them said "I'm so glad Josie is home." I have no idea if that is reliable though. I went through one page, it went back to five hours ago. I don't know if they really post on Facebook.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Monday, March 22, 2010 - 1:07 am
link I went a bit further into the older posts on their facebook page and found this 5 min. video of Michelle answering questions. It is a "part 2" so there is a part 1 out there somewhere. Still haven't seen anything about a update on Josie though.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Wednesday, March 31, 2010 - 11:44 am
link According to this article dated Mar. 24, 2010, the show has a lag time of about 10 weeks. What viewers saw on the 3/23 ep took place in late Jan. I wish there was more recent news.
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