She hasn't proven anyone wrong. That child is not living.

In the highly-publicized case of 13-year old Jahi McMath, who was declared brain dead after complications from tonsil and sinus surgery, we see a prime example of a family who isn’t letting go of hope for their daughter’s recovery, even though they are being scrutinized for their decision to keep her on life support.

Her mother, Nailah Winkfield was quoted saying, “I would probably need for my child’s heart to stop to show me that she was dead. Her heart is still beating, so there’s still life there.” The idea of a body with a beating heart actually being labeled as “dead” is a concept that simply can’t be grasped by some. Jahi has been issued a death certificate already, but her mother says she’s still “sleeping.”

billadvocates.com/life-sustaining-technology-worth-cost/

She obviously isn't dead. She's in a vegetative state.

Wait...they're suing for wrongful death AND claiming she's still alive? How does that work?


Which brings us back to the Oakland courtroom where Judge Freedman was hearing Jahi and her family's personal injury claim against Dr. Frederick Rosen, who performed her surgery, and the hospital. They are suing for personal injuries, negligent infliction of emotional distress, wrongful death and breach of care

http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_28570580/drummond-legal-battle-continues-case-brain-dead-teen

weltschmerz wrote:

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Wait...they're suing for wrongful death AND claiming she's still alive? How does that work?


Which brings us back to the Oakland courtroom where Judge Freedman was hearing Jahi and her family's personal injury claim against Dr. Frederick Rosen, who performed her surgery, and the hospital. They are suing for personal injuries, negligent infliction of emotional distress, wrongful death and breach of care

http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_28570580/drummond-legal-battle-continues-case-brain-dead-teen

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Sounds like an oxymoron to me. Gosh.. 

Very sad. I'm not sure I could do this, but I'm not sure I can pull the plug either. It would be a difficult decision. But I sure as hell wouldn't put hearts on her eyes and decorate her up and post pics. There is something sick about that, to me.

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She isn't as healthy as ever. Yeah her body is still functioning and she has some brain functions. But what a sad existence.

That woman has made her child into a doll.

A lot of times the eyes are covered to protect them or to moisturize them.

I have conflicting feeling on this.

I can't imagine what it is like to be in this situation.

Clearly, they all need prayer.

flan327 wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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That woman has made her child into a doll.

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 Yes, and like a doll, she is not alive.

flan

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 She is alive flan.  I agree that isn't "living" and there is very little quality of life. 

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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flan327 wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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That woman has made her child into a doll.

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 Yes, and like a doll, she is not alive.

flan

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 She is alive flan.  I agree that isn't "living" and there is very little quality of life. 

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 Not without the machines.

flan

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I have worked with patients like her. Many of them. We never ever covered their eyes. On a few occasions we put drops in their eyes to moisture them but that was rare too.

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 And I've seen it done on more than one occasion. 

 

I don't think it's creepy.

I think it's a really sad situation and anyone who has not been in that exact situation couldn't possibly know what they would do or how they would act.

It's a mom trying to cope.

And I don't care.

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I could not keep my child like this. To me it's just cruel. She is nothing more than a body being kept alive by machines. Hanging on doesn't allow you the ability to cope. It gives you false hope and dreams. When you begin to let go you start coping with reality and begin to heal and move on.

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 Putting makeup on her dead daughter is so very wrong.

If you LOVE your child, let her go.

flan

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Totally creepy. I guess mom just plays dress up all day and doesn't go to work?

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 Of course not.  She's waiting for the big windfall from the lawsuit.

How are they paying for this? I would assume it would get expensive.

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Notice how they hide her breathing tube in all the photos? I promise it's there. Feeding tube too.

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 You're right, I didn't notice before.

I googled it. I guess the Terri Schiavo foundation is paying.

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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I don't think it's creepy.

I think it's a really sad situation and anyone who has not been in that exact situation couldn't possibly know what they would do or how they would act.

It's a mom trying to cope.

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 No.  It's a mom failing to cope.

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It must be very hard, to give up on a child, that you have loved for years.

I think that must be why, this Mom refuses to give up, and let her child go.

It's so very sad.

I couldn't stand to see one of my children in that condition.

I'd rather they be in heaven.

But, that's my opinion.

I feel terrible for the Mom/family.

And, I feel terrible for Jahi.

 

The mom needs help, I do feel for her because she is trying so hard to hold on to her child and not facing the reality of the fact that her child is clinically dead.