The 13-year-old Oakland girl who was declared brain dead after suffering complications from sleep apnea surgery has been given the feeding and breathing tubes that her family had been trying to obtain for weeks.
Christopher Dolan, the attorney for the girl's family, says doctors inserted the gastric tube and tracheostomy tube Wednesday at the undisclosed facility where Jahi McMath was taken Jan. 5.
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Dolan says the procedure was a success and Jahi is getting the treatment that her family believes she should have gotten 28 days ago, when doctors at Children's Hospital Oakland first declared her brain dead.
Jahi underwent tonsil surgery Dec. 9, then began bleeding heavily before going into cardiac arrest and being declared brain dead Dec. 12.
Her mother refused to believe Jahi was dead and went to court to prevent her daughter from being taken off a ventilator.
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I can Confirm that today trache & g tube procedure on Jahi McMath was a success, she is doing very well — Christopher Dolan (@cbdlaw) January 9, 2014
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and now getting the treatment she should have gotten 28 days ago. Family is seeking to focus attention on Jahi and no press conference. — Christopher Dolan (@cbdlaw) January 9, 2014
Doctors are optimistic that her condition has stabilized and that her health is improving from when she was taken from CHO. — Christopher Dolan (@cbdlaw) January 9, 2014
