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Octuplets' Mother May Get New Home, Nursing Care

The Associated Press

Furniture is moved out of a house Monday in La Habra, Calif., that Prudential Realty listing agent Mike Patel said was being purchased by Nadya Suleman's father, Ed Doud.

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The Associated Press

Published: March 9, 2009

Updated: 03/09/2009 11:53 pm

WHITTIER, Calif. - Southern California's octuplets mother may be moving to a new home and getting help to raise her brood.

Nadya Suleman's father, Ed Doud, is purchasing a $564,900 house in the city of La Habra in a deal that is expected to close Friday, Prudential Realty listing agent Mike Patel said.

In a related development, television's "Dr. Phil" McGraw said Monday that Suleman will accept a volunteer group's offer of nursing care for her children.

Suleman has been living in a Whittier home owned by her mother. But that property is being foreclosed on because her mother is more than $20,000 behind in mortgage payments. Doud is divorced from her mother.

The 2,583-square-foot house in La Habra, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles, has four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a large, fenced-in backyard. The master bedroom features a walk-in closet.

Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets Jan. 26 after already having six other children.

Public sentiment on the birth took a sharp turn when it was learned all 14 of Suleman's children were conceived through in vitro fertilization, and Suleman is unemployed and single.

McGraw said in a statement that Suleman will accept child care help from the nonprofit nursing group Angels in Waiting.

Suleman had previously said she wouldn't accept the group's offer to provide 'round-the-clock care because it would mean relocating to the mountain community of Lake Arrowhead, but a deal has been made to provide care at home, according to the statement.

Suleman is scheduled to appear on "Dr. Phil" today and Wednesday.

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