Mystery Diagnosis is looking to cast babies for a few recreations... 1) Baby boy or girl with light hair, age 1-3 months 2) baby girl with light hair, age 6-9 months 3) little boy with light or dark hair, age 15-30 months. Please let me know if you, or someone you know, is interested!
And it just so happens that Caleigh, Charlotte & Jack fit the bill! And today, they filmed the episode at Matt & Kim's house! Caleigh & Charlotte portrayed the sick girl at different ages in her life and Jack played the big brother Milledge! I did not get to see Charlotte's scenes but I heard she was amazing & Caleigh was her usual "content, do whatever you want with me self!" Jack aka Milledge had a very small role but played it so so well! Here are the details from the show...
The story is about a little girl, Julia, who was born with bruises on her body and she continued to bruise until she was diagnosed at 6 months old with Glanzmann's Thrombasthenia - which is a blood clotting disorder.
The characters in our story are:
Mom: Helen Smith (played by Lesley's friend, Gean Froner)
Patient: Julia Smith (played by Caleigh and Charlotte or Amelia)
Julia's brother: Milledge (played by Jack)
Julia's grandma: TBD
Scenes for Caleigh:
1) Helen noticed bruises on Julia's foot and on her ear while she was bathing Julia
Props: baby bathtub
2) Helen padded the house to try and stop Julia from bruising (in the car seat, extra bumpers in the crib, and swaddled her with extra blankets)
Props: car seat, bumpers (we will buy this), baby blankets (we will buy this also)
Scenes for Caleigh and Jack:
1) Helen kept 15-month old Milledge away from Julia
Props: baby swing for Caleigh
2) Shot of Jack playing with toys near Caleigh (the doctors thought the bruises came from having a 15month old brother)
Props: toy for Jack
Scenes for Amelia/Charlotte:
1) We need general shots of Amelia or Charlotte playing on the ground with bruises on her legs/arms
2) Julia's grandma picks up baby and examines the bruises
Of course, the batteries in my camera died & I only have some pictures with my phone. The quality is not great,and for some reason they won't save when I rotate them, but here they are....
Shooting a "Car Scene"
"Milledge & Julia"
Caleigh in her makeup chair...
Joanna, Mommy & Jack
Caleigh prepped & ready to go ....
I was nervous all day that Jack would have some sort of crazy meltdown, because at this age, while it's rare, he does have them. He totally proved me wrong & did exactly what he needed to do. The cutest part was once he realized there was a lit candle on the tv stand, he stood from a distance and just kept blowing like he was putting it out. That was really the only distraction that he had. He did a great job & I am one proud mama!
As much fun as the day was, it was extremely sad to realize that this was someone's reality. We were told Julia is now 11 years old & will suffer from this condition for the rest of her life & will never be able to have children. Just another reminder to never take anything for granted & be thankful for our beautiful healthy babies!
The episode will air sometime towards the end of summer/early fall and I will post the date when know. Of course, there will be a "viewing party" for our famous little munchkins!
2 comments:
OMG! So cool! Wow, yes, you definitely have to post when the airing date will be so I can DVR and watch it and brag to everyone about it. :) HA! How great that Jack was so good, too! Hooray! Phew. (I had to come look on your blog when I saw your facebook status because I figured you'd have posted something here about it... heh heh... cyber stalker alert!)
OMG I can not wait to see this episode!!!!!!!!
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