While she was in a persistent vegetative state, the shenanigans remind me of Jahi's. I have read where it's been used to predict the chances for recovery in PVS and minimally conscious patients and perhaps to determine whether someone was misdiagnosed as the former when they were actually the latter but how can someone who is thought to be brain dead "participate". The mother of Jahi McMath, Nailah Winkfield, and Dr. DeTrice Rodgers, Jahi's 5th grade teacher, embrace after they stated that the court order to. I remember he too started showing signs of puberty. If I've got usable parts at that point, let somebody else use them. I would be interested in DocB's opinion too. According to the MRI done in September of 2014 that process had already started. It can get quite warm in the summer especially when you are stuck in a 18 mile backup on our beloved NJ Turnpike. It would be great if you could remind me of his name. It's nothing to be ashamed of. Don't forget Terri Shiavo either. But to me, the proportions of Jahi's face in the photos of this past year do not look correct. (IE giving her solid food secretly). Nobody can live without a brain. You suggest that Jahi have an fMRI and Pet scan done to supplement the brain death exam. I still love him, I still miss him, we still visit the cemetery he is buried next to his brother in, I still talk to them. I can't help but wonder if the videos are supposed to get public opinion swayed in favor of the family, but I don't know what purpose that will serve. Furthermore, in these cases, the body is often in various states of sepsis which causes edema from third spacing which is augmented by aggressive fluid resuscitation. If she is alive she is now 16. demonstrates that as a result of J. McMath's brain death she has no auditory pathways; there were no evoked potentials to maximum aural stimulation. Jahi's body is young and is receiving nutrients, hormones, antibiotics, etc.,as well as oxygen. I have evened helped families get another opinion or deal guidance from the ethics committee and yes I have cared for a few that went to court. There is nothing in McMath's medical records from Saint Peter's University Hospital that would cause a reputable expert in pediatric or adult brain death to question or reconsider the accepted brain death assessments of Dr. Robin Shanahan, Dr. Robert Heidersbach, and Dr. Paul Fisher. - or in other words, wants to turn them into a bizarre medical experiment. Money Metals Exchange, LLC Michelle Blackburn, Matt Johnston Quoted one price and charged another. Given Jahi has a death certificate signed by a coroner does this mean mamanails is committing fraud?To get custody of Jahi's body she had to admit and accept Jahi was dead. Have you seen the latest picture from the prayer page,that is the one Im talking about. Thanks for taking the time to keep us posted on this case. I wonder if one can't file something to get her evaluated. But it may indeed give us valuable clinical information for the future. Hi. morbid curiosity is normal for us. Dolan echoed those sentiments in his speech at the funeral, in which he recounted an emotional meeting between Jahis parents and the doctors at Childrens Hospital, days after Jahi was deemed brain-dead. [53][54], In October 2014, McMath's attorney, Christopher Dolan, held a press conference where he said that recent medical tests had detected blood flow and electrical activity in McMath's brain and where he released videos which he said showed the girl moving on command. ." . ;-) Ohhe's got a blogwell there ya go. That may be a path for the future but not today, except in special cases - and what ever anyone says this has become a special case (prolonged somatic survival is reported but rare - as the neuro people would say - "you can see it"). Teresa was not brain dead, and no one on either side contended that she was. Over time, I realize Nailah is a mother just as I am. Pennsylvania Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting. A 13-year-old patient named Jahi McMath was determined to be dead by neurologic criteria following cardiopulmonary arrest and resuscitation at a hospital in Oakland, California. This child was properly diagnosed by 6 different physician. I watched the video maybe three times, because I thought I missed it the first time. Honestly, I'm sick of the McMath debacle and wish the scam fam would go away. Time will tell. Her parents considered these measures to constitute life support, while her doctors considered this to be futile treatment of a deceased person. There are innumerable stories of comatose patients waking up after months or years and making dramatic recoveries. The entire situation is macabre and is only going to get worse. After hearing his prognosis I think the family may have eased his passage. But calling me a quack after complaining that I called someone else a quack is pure hypocrisy. !Also if she was white you wouldn't say have the crap you do! The docs told us, he was brain dead, however, if we did keep him "alive" he would forever be on machines.. My uncle was a true native, hunting fishing, outdoorsy in every aspect.. and yes, they are acting out in response to the neglect. Jahi McMath, can you move? - RenewAmerica Jahi's body appears to look ok because it is receiving oxygen and nutrients. Neurocrit Care. It's tragic, but I can see why her parents refuse to accept that Jahi's dead. I am assuming the hairdresser had no motive to retouch any photos. This was the question I asked Mrs. Bastard when she was pregnant with our first child and wanted EDIT: New and improved version, now with 83 of your favourite myths. No one pays for it themselves. Without an autopsy what kind of information can be gleaned regarding cause of death? Where's the feeding tube going to? Shouldn't she also suffer from cachexia? Also put a ruler to the face of the photos of today and the photos of 2-3 years ago. In the case of the 4 year old who was kept on somatic support for 20 years after brain death it was found on autopsy that his brain had calcified. I know that's ugly to say, but people are denied everyday of medical care and they are ALIVE, so why is a dead person getting it?? there are many possible factors that could make the difference. Here's a link to a 4 year old that was maintained on a ventilator for 20 years https://hods.org/pdf/Long%20Survival%20Following%20Baterial%20Meningits-Associated%20Brain%20Destruction1.pdf So the "anonymous" poster should read that if they think Jahi can't be dead because she is not decomposing. The three-week battle to keep a brain-dead Oakland girl on a ventilator could complicate efforts to determine Jahi McMath's precise cause of death, some experts say. Agreed. Now that we get some actual facts, instead of lay persons interpretations, it sounds as if she aspirated some blood - probably clots.