Dennis Quaid’s newborn twins are fighting for their lives after being given an accidental drug overdose.
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Thomas Boone and Zoe Grace – who were born to a surrogate mother on November 8 – are currently in intensive care at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where Dennis and his wife Kimberley Buffington are keeping a bedside vigil.
The tiny tots were mistakenly given 10,000 units of the anti-coagulant Heparin – which stops the blood from clotting – but babies are only allowed to have 10. The error happened because a technician made a storage mistake and a nurse failed to check a label.
Dr. Michael L. Langberg, Cedars-Sinai’s chief medical officer, said: ‘I want to extend my deepest apologies to the families who were affected by this situation. This was a preventable error, involving a failure to follow our standard policies and procedures, and there is no excuse for that to occur at Cedars-Sinai.’
The Day After Tomorrow star’s publicist Cara Tripicchio added: ‘Dennis and Kimberly appreciate everyone’s thoughts and prayers and hope they can maintain their privacy during this difficult time.’
Dennis – who has a 15-year-old son, Jack Henry, with ex-wife Meg Ryan – and Kimberley were thrilled when Thomas and Grace arrived into the world almost two weeks ago. The excited parents released a statement, saying: ‘God has definitely blessed us.’
Dennis, 53, and Kimberly, 35, have refused to reveal the identity of the surrogate mother. The couple, who married on July 4 2004, have confirmed they are the twins’ biological parents.
