Oprah Winfrey helps Internet sensation McGhee sextuplets with $250,000 Walmart gift

The McGhee sextuplets have gotten a little help from Oprah Winfrey. The media mogul loved the intimate Facebook photo of Mia and Rozonno McGhee and their six sleeping babies so much that she asked them to appear on her show and hand them $250,000.

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Thousands of Facebook users have been moved by the family portrait mom Mia posted on her account site. The picture depicts dad Rozonno lying on his stomach with the six infants - Olivia, Madison, Rozonno Jr., Josiah, Elijah and Isaac - sleeping on him while Mia looks on.

The photo also attracted the attention of Oprah, who invited them on her eponymous daytime talk show. The McGhees, the first in Columbus, OH to have sextuplets, have been struggling financially to raise the kids, who were born on June 9 last year.

They revealed to the host their daily struggle of changing 50 diapers and feeding with 30 bottles of milk a day.

Both parents are from impoverished backgrounds. They were high school sweethearts, and got married when they were just 18 and 19. They tried for three years to conceive before finally turning to fertility treatment. They first expected to have twins, but the babies died after they were born.

Soon, they learned that they were expecting again. But instead of twins, they were told that they were going to have six kids.

And although they are often sleep-deprived, they are thankful for their six miracles. Mia said, "It can become overwhelming, but it's a joy."

And even though Rozonno runs a carpet-cleaning service, the family income is no match for raising six kids.

That is where Oprah comes to the picture. The billionaire made sure that the babies' needs are taken care of. She presented Mia and Rozonno $250,000 Walmart credit, which delighted the struggling parents.

And that's not all. The couple, who have been married for 11 years, also got a little surprise from another parent who raises twins. Celine Dion, who gave birth to twins in October, offered them a long overdue honeymoon vacation in Las Vegas. The Canadian songstress gave them a four-night stay at the Caesar's Palace as well as two front row seats at her concert.