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Yes, her body has been decomposing from some time. Within a week or so of brain death, the brain itself begins the process of lysis. Lysis is the technical term for the brain turning to mush. It won't totally liquify, but has become the consistency of pudding or apple sauce. It will never go back to its original form.
This is the testimony of one of the doctors as to what is also going on as her body decomposes. It's long but read through it.
This whole case is very sad and has prompted so many different reactions and comments from different people. However one thing I think anyone who has contributed to the thread can now agree on is the difference between brain death and brain injury/coma.
For myself it has meant conversations with my husband about my wishes if for any reason I would end up in this position myself, we have decided that alongside making/updating our wills we will both have a living will which will detail our wishes should an event like this occur.
For now there doesn't seem to be any new news about Jahi, as this case slips to the shadows the media will cover it less and less and I wonder if by the time she passes we will hear much more than a one liner from the press?
The part of this that bugs me is: Why Exactly should keeping her on a ventilator cost Thousands a day?! They are not buying the machine, and it is reusable. Another medical rip-off and excuse to raise insurance premiums.
And further, the cost of using the ventilator shouldn't be a factor in whether or not she has a chance to live.
The part of this that bugs me is: Why Exactly should keeping her on a ventilator cost Thousands a day?! They are not buying the machine, and it is reusable. Another medical rip-off and excuse to raise insurance premiums.
And further, the cost of using the ventilator shouldn't be a factor in whether or not she has a chance to live.
The part of this that bugs me is: Why Exactly should keeping her on a ventilator cost Thousands a day?! They are not buying the machine, and it is reusable. Another medical rip-off and excuse to raise insurance premiums.
And further, the cost of using the ventilator shouldn't be a factor in whether or not she has a chance to live.
Because if you are on a ventilator, you are in an intensive care unit. That unit must be staffed 24/7 with skilled nurses and respiratory technicians.
As another poster pointed out, she is dead. It is not a matter of giving her a chance to live. Have you read the graphic description of what is happening to her body?
The fact that her body is going through the deconposition process despite her heart/lungs moving shows you that once the brain is gone, you're basically gone.
This has turned into the perfect marriage of greed and ignorance.
The attorney representing the family is a board member of Consumer Attorneys of CA. This is an advocacy group seeking to raise the state's cap on medical malpractice awards. He seems to be looking for payday for himself IMO.
The family seems to lack the intellectual ability to understand what is going on. Even the grandmother, who is supposed to be a nurse, is clueless. Together, they and the attorney have found each other and are continuing this disaster.
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