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Octuplets' Mom Collected $165K in Disability

Work injury aggravated by her pregnancy

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 6, 2009 3:03 AM CST

(Newser) – A California agency paid Nadya Suleman over $165,000 in disability benefits for an on-the-job back injury, records obtained by AP reveal. Suleman was employed at a state mental health hospital from 1997 until December, although records show that her injuries—which were aggravated by pregnancy—left her unable to work for much of that time.

Suleman was injured in 1999 while helping to restrain a patient during a riot in the women's ward of the mental hospital. Records show that Suleman was reluctant to have surgery and at one point refused to have X-rays taken, fearing they would interfere with her fertility treatments. She told psychiatric evaluators that the injury had caused her to become depressed, but the birth of her first child "helped my spirits."

Nadya Suleman speaks with Ann Curry in New York yesterday in Suleman's first interview since giving birth to octuplets.
Nadya Suleman speaks with Ann Curry in New York yesterday in Suleman's first interview since giving birth to octuplets.   (AP Photo/NBC, Paul Drinkwater)
Ed Suleman yesterday carries one of his grandsons into his home in Whittier, Calif., as members of the media gather outside.
Ed Suleman yesterday carries one of his grandsons into his home in Whittier, Calif., as members of the media gather outside.   (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Good Morning America's Diane Sawyer interviews the spokeswoman for Nadya Suleman, the mother of octuplets born January 26.   (jillstanek)

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COMMENTS
Showing 3 of 5 comments
Guest
Feb 11, 2009 4:50 AM CST
Can we please pay people NOT to have kids, instead of the other way around? And boy, if any creature needs to be spayed...
Shannonals
Feb 11, 2009 2:31 AM CST
What I find suspect is that she has a disability claim for her back, yet she can go full term twice with no problems. Any woman can tell you that pregnancy cause a stress on your back
Guest
Feb 5, 2009 10:01 PM CST
Nadya the Moocher, you're model democrat. We'll fix all your problems just give us all your money.

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