Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly are convinced their newborn twins survived a shocking hospital drug overdose because of a miracle. Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace were mistakenly given 1,000 times the normal 10-unit dose of blood-thinning drug Heparin by staff at an LA hospital shortly after they were born to a surrogate mother last month, an incident which near killed them. The twins have since recovered and are home with their parents - thanks to divine intervention.
The Quaids' lawyer tells People.com of the twins: "Their condition is fantastic, they're smiling... They've fully recovered from the accident and it's doubtful they'll suffer long-term effects from the overdose. The Quaids are very religious, and they believe their children's recovery is a real miracle."
On Tuesday, the actor and his wife filed legal papers suing Baxter Healthcare Corp. for manufacturing the Heparin that they claim left the babies critically ill.
The Quaids accuse the company of failing to properly label vials of its product - the 10 units-per-milliliter vial of Heparin looks almost identical to the 10,000 units-per-milliliter vial. They also insist the company executives has been alerted to past mix-ups, but chose to do nothing and are seeking $50,000 in damages.
Comments
OMG, people need to get real. Medicine is what got them into trouble, but it is also what saved them in the end.
Posted by: Ron | December 6, 2007 6:12 AM