http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/17/health/california-girl-brain-dead/index.html?c=&page=1
Sealey said that Jahi's brain had been deprived of oxygen. "Now she is 100% brain damaged," he said. "Medically dead."
"We pray over her daily," Sealey said. "We kiss her. I charge her iPod and make sure...
And yet the first time I read about this story on CNN in mid December, he was quoted as saying he had accepted that she was brain dead. So here we are three weeks later and he's hoping for a "full recovery"?? It doesn't make any sense.
This would be my guess.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_sign
ETA: Others have already mentioned the Lazarus Sign. There is a video on youtube that describes it, but it is graphic.
Just out of curiosity, have there been any articles concerning how other families currently in CHO PICU with their own children are dealing with this circus? It has to be horrible for them and I hope that the McMath family has shown some respect.
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