KATE GOSSELIN: HOW SHE FOOLED THE WORLD - THE RISE AND FALL OF A REALITY TV QUEEN by Robert Hoffman
Authors: Robert Hoffman
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home care. On appeal the decision was reversed and a special exemption was provided “due to the number of babies.” Now the family has again been informed that in home services will be terminated, effective April 30, 2005. Since receiving notification, they have attempted to secure childcare through the Child Care Information Service of Berks County only to be informed that they are not eligible due to not meeting the work requirements. Mr. and Mrs. Gosselin find themselves in a quandary, as it is physically impossible for Mrs. Gosselin to be employed outside the home and care for her eight children. However, they are also unable to afford in home care on Mr. Gosselin’s income.
In light of the above noted information I would like to respectfully request that you personally review this case so that a compassionate and just result be obtained.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. I will wait to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Michael A. O’Pake
Senator – 11 th District
Even back in 2005, some astute observers were not buying into Kate’s sob story. In a May 2005 TRIBUNE -REVIEW article about the Gosselin family, Dimitri Vassilaros wrote of Kate’s claims that the sextuplets were disabled; that volunteers helped, but nowhere near enough; and that one mom can’t take care of six individuals. It would appear he had her number from the start. Here are excerpts from that article:
Eight is enough
By Dimitri Vassilaros , TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, May 15, 2005
Kate and Jonathan Gosselin want you to pretend that their sextuplets are disabled.
If you play along, they can keep the free nurse provided by Medicaid to help raise the six 1-year-olds and the Gosselins' 4-year-old twin daughters in their Berks County home. Mom and Dad will plead their case at a hearing on Thursday.
"Every morning I ask the Lord for the strength to try to remain calm," Kate said.
As a registered nurse, however, she knew the risks of fertility drugs. Gosselin did not regret the decision after she was told about her six babies. Nor for opposing the "selective reduction" that sometimes is performed in multi-fetal pregnancies to lessen potential risk to the mother and the surviving fetuses.
But if Kate had had a crystal ball, would she have taken the fertility drugs?
"If I could have looked into the future, I would not have done it," she admitted.
The two parents have more kids than they can handle. Volunteers have helped, some, but nowhere near enough, she said. The taxpayers are helping by providing health coverage, but the Gosselins want much more.
…But the need for special services such as a nurse is not based on income. The state's first question was whether the Gosselin children qualify medically . "The answer is 'no,' so you do not get it," Kate said.
The little ones' good health was her bad luck. Go figure.
"I am urging them to see us as a rare situation, which we are," she said. "And I am begging them to make a special exception. They are six individuals. One mom cannot take care of them.
"I might be able to meet their physical needs, but not the emotional needs. It is very difficult. I'm talking about time to talk about feelings, read books and the absolute bare necessities to get done. I cannot do it five days a week."
…keeping the free nurse is a priority.
"I understand that there is no medical necessity," Kate said. "But I hope they see my need. There is nothing set up for someone in our situation. I hope I can hang on to the person that I have."
The Gosselins called the day after my telephone interview with Kate. They asked to preview this column before publication. My editor declined their request. Kate then said she wanted to retract everything -- even though she admitted all of it was true.
"People are out to make us look bad," she said.
It is not surprising that Kate asked to preview the column before it was published. It is even less surprising that, after her request was
In light of the above noted information I would like to respectfully request that you personally review this case so that a compassionate and just result be obtained.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. I will wait to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Michael A. O’Pake
Senator – 11 th District
Even back in 2005, some astute observers were not buying into Kate’s sob story. In a May 2005 TRIBUNE -REVIEW article about the Gosselin family, Dimitri Vassilaros wrote of Kate’s claims that the sextuplets were disabled; that volunteers helped, but nowhere near enough; and that one mom can’t take care of six individuals. It would appear he had her number from the start. Here are excerpts from that article:
Eight is enough
By Dimitri Vassilaros , TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, May 15, 2005
Kate and Jonathan Gosselin want you to pretend that their sextuplets are disabled.
If you play along, they can keep the free nurse provided by Medicaid to help raise the six 1-year-olds and the Gosselins' 4-year-old twin daughters in their Berks County home. Mom and Dad will plead their case at a hearing on Thursday.
"Every morning I ask the Lord for the strength to try to remain calm," Kate said.
As a registered nurse, however, she knew the risks of fertility drugs. Gosselin did not regret the decision after she was told about her six babies. Nor for opposing the "selective reduction" that sometimes is performed in multi-fetal pregnancies to lessen potential risk to the mother and the surviving fetuses.
But if Kate had had a crystal ball, would she have taken the fertility drugs?
"If I could have looked into the future, I would not have done it," she admitted.
The two parents have more kids than they can handle. Volunteers have helped, some, but nowhere near enough, she said. The taxpayers are helping by providing health coverage, but the Gosselins want much more.
…But the need for special services such as a nurse is not based on income. The state's first question was whether the Gosselin children qualify medically . "The answer is 'no,' so you do not get it," Kate said.
The little ones' good health was her bad luck. Go figure.
"I am urging them to see us as a rare situation, which we are," she said. "And I am begging them to make a special exception. They are six individuals. One mom cannot take care of them.
"I might be able to meet their physical needs, but not the emotional needs. It is very difficult. I'm talking about time to talk about feelings, read books and the absolute bare necessities to get done. I cannot do it five days a week."
…keeping the free nurse is a priority.
"I understand that there is no medical necessity," Kate said. "But I hope they see my need. There is nothing set up for someone in our situation. I hope I can hang on to the person that I have."
The Gosselins called the day after my telephone interview with Kate. They asked to preview this column before publication. My editor declined their request. Kate then said she wanted to retract everything -- even though she admitted all of it was true.
"People are out to make us look bad," she said.
It is not surprising that Kate asked to preview the column before it was published. It is even less surprising that, after her request was
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