Thank you for answering my question. I’m now a little more sure that she is in fact dead. There is still a little room in my mind for doubt. Either way, it’s a tragic situation, and my heart goes out to Jahi and her family.
THis is beyond tragic. Unlike some on this thread who cannot see the truth, please do not confuse the analysis of what physicians are faced with every day as an abdication of the emotion that this is horrifying. I can tell you stories of great tragedy and heart wrenching issues that physicians and nurses face everyday, and few people care to understand. Thank you for at least listening to all the arguments and coming to a conclusion based on the issues, not the emotions. God bless you and may you enjoy a peaceful 2014.
He was nothing more than a shell. It is still haunting to think of his eyes. All we had to do was look at his eyes. Nothing. He was truly someone who could be described as the living dead. Alzheimer’s had destroyed his brain and robbed his body. His soul, his awareness, his humanity had long since been pushed out by this awful disease process.
He is who I think of when I read someone is clinically dead. His heart was beating and his lungs functioned. PERIOD. Letting nature take its course, it was only a matter if time before his body passed.
Granted, the circumstances are not the same as Jahi’s. He had a disease process; Jahi had post operative complications. But the end point is the same. Jahi’s soul has passed. It will never return. She is in God's care now. It's time to let her body pass as well.
I understand her mothers agony. If I was in her place, I would cling to every last measure of hope. I would see signs of life that were not there. I would see what my heart wanted me to see.
Gas_dr has given an excellent medical perspective and insight. I'd be willing to bet Jahi’s nurse's would give an assessment which fit hand & glove with what gas_dr explained.
So you trust a make believe doctor on the internet in helping you to understand? Amazing!