Family Of Oakland Girl On Life Support Serves Hospital Cease And Desist Letter

[phillygirl]

OAKLAND (KCBS)— The family of a girl who was declared brain dead at Children’s Hospital Oakland last week has stepped up their fight to keep her on life support.

Relatives of 13-year-old Jahi Mcmath took their case to a lawyer who served the hospital a cease and desist letter that says the hospital does not have the family’s consent to remove life support without permission.
McMath underwent surgery to remove her tonsils at the Oakland hospital on Monday, December 9th. It was said to have been a routine procedure that was intended to cure a sleep apnea problem. After the surgery, she coughed up blood and went into cardiac arrest.
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• Family Of Oakland Girl On Life Support Serves Hospital Cease And Desist Letter
• KCBS’ Melissa Culross Reports

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She was declared brain dead last Thursday, but her mother Nailah Winkfield is not giving up.

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[phillygirl]

I don't know any of the details on this, but what a sin. I don't blame the family one bit for not wanting the hospital to take her off life support. To lose a child after a routine surgery and only have 1 week to process this is simply not right. Perhaps she does need to come off, but I can certainly see their point and I would support their decision at this time.