Neighbours surrogacy story

[faun]

i think its great that neighbours is doing a story about surrogacy but just how old is Susan supposed to be? I mean Libby must be 28ish so Susan must be 50 and she has MS so i don't think this is the most realistic story line ever. Anyone else got any thoughts or spoilers on this storyline?

 

[pinkmummy]

I don't watch neighbours but surely they wouldn't let her do it if she wasn't in perfect health?

I'm currently in the beginning of my surrogacy journal and I have to go to the doctors and have tests done and have a letter written to say that I am fit to go through pregnancy again.

 

[MrsO29]

According to Wiki, Susans DOB is 13th March 1956 which would make her 53, but I also read they have 'reduced' her age to 50 for this storyline.

Wish we could do that in real life!

 

[GersPrincess]

You know, I've been wondering this myself! Libby has an older brother, Malcolm and bearing in mind that Susan was meant to have trained as a teacher before she married Carl, she'd have been 23ish before she had Malcolm I would have thought.

I do think this storyline is a little unrealistic, but then again, I think its a bit weird that the Kennedys welcome any waif and stray teenager into their house, take them on as "children" and nobody bats an eyelid!!

I think its great they are using the show to highlight the surrogacy issue, but I do think Susan is the wrong person to use for it.

 

[T'elle]

my mum is 49 and she has just told me if our fertility goes belly up she wants to be a surrogate for me and my husband, but i think its nice that they are doing a surrogacy storyline in neighbours

 

[<3 torz]

***SPOILER ALERT***

She is a little old I feel and there is a massive issue with MS in real life that seems to be a little papered over. It's good that surrogacy is being highlighted like this.

I have no spoilers for the Susan storyline except that she DOES get pregnant! Oh, and ***SPOILER ALERT*** Bridget dies!!!!

 

[jolou]

Maybe they picked that family to do the story (even if slightly unrealistic) because of how great they did the MS storyline? my mum and i were hooked during that as mum has ms and was impressed with how they delt with it, even tho some of that was slightly unrealistic...thats soaps for ya tho

 

[PeanutBean]

I'm sure I can remember Susan going through the menopause though. Is it possible to get back on it all with hormones?

 

[jolou]

i think they thought it was the menopause cos of hot flushes etc but it was start of MS ....i think it was a while ago

 

[PeanutBean]

Oh I see. It all melds into one!

 

[jolou]

man... how sad am i too remember these things... lol