My granddaughter was born with a cleft lip and palate. I fired the pediatrician who told me she would die.

My granddaughter was born with a cleft lip and palate. I fired the pediatrician who told me she would die.

Kim Maddox’s granddaughter, Ariel, was born with cleft lip and palate. Loading Something is loading. A pediatrician told Kim that Ariel would die because she had so much trouble eating.  This is Maddox’s story, as told to Kelly Burch.  This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kim Maddox. It has been edited for … Read more

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell dress up as Cinderella and Prince Charming for granddaughter Rani’s 4th birthday

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell dress up as Cinderella and Prince Charming for granddaughter Rani’s 4th birthday

Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn dressed up for their granddaughter Rani Rose’s birthday. (Photo: Mark RALSTON / AFP via Getty Images) As the daughter of Kate Hudson and granddaughter of Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell, little Rani Rose Fujikawa counts as Hollywood royalty. For the tot’s fourth birthday, she decided to up the ante with … Read more