Two Mothers Face "Impossible Decision" After Hospital Error | Robin Dawkins & Gavin Parker Analysis

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• JA

  @jasmincampbell8105 · 3 years ago

  The biggest tragedy of this is what happened to Sandy. She thought she was making the best decision for all parties involved only to end up with neither child😔

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• VI

  @Vintagecharm57 · 3 years ago

  I was taken home by the wrong mother back in the 1950s. It was discovered about 12 hours later. The mother who took me lived about an hour away from the hospital and didn’t have a telephone. Thankfully the doctor and nurse drove to her house and got me back. I often wonder how my life would have turned out if the mistake hadn’t been discovered.

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• CR

  @crazydaisyog3984 · 3 years ago

  This is heartbreaking. Although I agree switching them back at 2yrs old would have been the best decision. &nbsp;However, as the Mom of 2 sons, I understand the decision. &nbsp;By 2 years old I had an unbreakable bond with my sons. These mothers were put into a traumatic and devastating situation, so were the kids.<br>The amount of money they were awarded to should have been more than traveling expenses. &nbsp;In my opinion.

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• CO

  @cottoncandisandi6109 · 3 years ago

  My mom&apos;s 87 and I still ask her &quot; to return me to my real , rich , mother &quot; . She just smacks my head and walks on by . 😁

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• GL

  @globeatin · 3 years ago

  The real tragedy here is that the mothers weren’t awarded more money in the lawsuit. Given that the mothers decided to keep the children where they were, I feel the hospital had a responsibility to financially support both mothers to least bring them to parity. This would have given Sandy a fighting chance. <br>How utterly devastating for all involved.

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• ZO

  @zoer7338 · 3 years ago

  I remember watching a documentary about this, and coming away feeling like money was the deciding factor for Robin to be with his biological mother. He said he felt that it was unfair for the other boy to have the things that he couldn&apos;t have, and the other boy had absolutely no interest in his biological mother bc she didn&apos;t have money. I feel so sorry for the woman who&apos;s lack of $ made her unlovable to those children.

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• MA

  @maureeningleston1501 · 3 years ago

  As a parent I can&apos;t imagine how horrific this would have been.

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• BO

  @Boss_Lady.325 · 3 years ago

  What a total case of &quot;YOU HAD ONE JOB!&quot; on the nurse when the 2 boys were born. &nbsp;Sad.

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• MO

  @moonstruck562 · 3 years ago

  I think the trauma from switching back the babies to their bio moms would have been much shorter in comparison to the lifetime trauma and agony of knowing your biological kid is being raised by someone other than you. I am a mom and I couldn&apos;t do it. <br>I mean they could have still stayed in each others life and both moms could have visited the boys while raising their own. &nbsp;<br>It&apos;s sad that one mom ultimately lost both.

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• AL

  @always_b_natural703 · 3 years ago

  Some time ago, I saw a documentary on a baby mix up in Italy. If I remember correctly, the girls were about 5 yrs old when the mix up was discovered. The children were switched back to their birth families. The gov&apos;t provided counseling for both families. In the end, the families became friends and most holidays were spent together as extended family. I think a difference in this case was both families were stable, married couples, and the film clips and interviews definitely indicated emotionally healthy and supportive people - the adults, the girls and the siblings in both families.

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• TR

  @tripledair · 3 years ago

  &quot;So with only two babies in the maternity ward, the nurse could not keep them straight.&quot;<br><br>Dang Dr Grande

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• AR

  @areyoureyesstillblue · 3 years ago

  This reminds me of something my grandmother told me...there were only two cars in the town she grew up in and they crashed into each other.

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