New Jahi McMath OP-ED from LA Times

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<p>I wonder how much of it will go towards reimbursing the hospital for the care already provided.</p>

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<p>Right. This confirms my suspicion that she has been quietly buried already.</p>

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<p>Sally - So, you think they are perpetuating a fraud on the public and that’s okay?</p>

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<p>Yep, and like eyemamom says, it’s quite an ordeal to get licensed. The hospice I used to work for opened up two inpatient units while I was there, and the level of scrutiny is almost torturous (although necessary).</p>

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<p>Well, if they buried her what will they tell the coroner? He wants the body back, after all.</p>

<p>And, they’re planning to sue everyone possible, so they’ll need a believable story.</p>

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<p>No, Flossy, I don’t. But again–I am not following this case in the media any more and don’t know exactly what they are “perpetuating.” It wouldn’t surprise me if there is some intentional misleading going on, but for what purpose I have no idea. Obviously these people are extremely susceptible to bad advice from their lawyer and others.</p>

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<p>Well I would think if she has already been buried and they are still maintaining a web site soliciting money for her care that would be fraud.</p>

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<p>Anything, anything is really possible. I keep thinking ‘nothing could shock me now’ and I am proved wrong again. </p>

<p>Hypothetically, in the rational world of me… When Jahi’s heart finally gives out I believe her family will give her body to the coroner for an autopsy. They want to prove malpractice and/or inappropriate care. You and I, and the rest of the free world, know that the time lapse between brain death and autopsy is now so extreme, and decomposition likely too advanced, that any proof of malpractice or inappropriate care (IF there was any) is long gone. I think the family is prone to such ‘magical thinking’ they do not believe this and believe an autopsy would still provide answers they desperately desire.</p>

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<p>Yeah, and then the poor coroner has to face the wrath when he has no choice but to say, sorry, there’s no story here I can possibly tell you. The coroner in the Schiavo case faced a lot of wrath from people who just didn’t want to believe that the autopsy proved correct everything that had been said about the case and all of the neurologists’ diagnoses, including the fact that Schiavo was blind so the belief that she was tracking her family with her eyes was wishful thinking on their part, not evidence of sentience.</p>

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I don’t think the choice of the phrase “what we’ve endured” implies it is over. It can describe an ongoing situation. I believe the family had to sign an agreement that when they removed her from the vent, etc that they had to return her body to the Oakland coroner to complete the autopsy and death certificate. If they were a-out of compliance with this agreement, I’d believe it would severely jeopardize their legal action.</p>

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<p>And her family still maintains she was “there.” The autopsy results were stunning with respect to her brain, but according to the family, what does a coroner know?</p>

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<p>I agree. I also interpreted it to mean what they endured when Jahi was at CHO, before she was “rescued.”</p>

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<p>I also don’t interpret “endured” to mean that she has been buried. I have long thought that she is in a private residence with private caretakers. </p>

<p>In looking for any updates, I found this piece from Terri Schiavo’s brother. Like so many others he refers to her surgery as simply removing her tonsils. He also states that the Schiavo Foundation did not contact Jahi’s family. He says they were contacted, but he does not say by whom. My guess is it was not the family that initiated contact unless they were prompted to do so by Dolan. </p>

<p>[Terri</a> Schiavo?s Brother: Jahi McMath?s Case is Also About Parental Rights | LifeNews.com](<a href=“http://www.lifenews.com/2014/01/17/terri-schiavos-brother-jahi-mcmaths-case-is-also-about-parental-rights/]Terri”>Terri Schiavo’s Brother: Jahi McMath’s Case is Also About Parental Rights - LifeNews.com)</p>

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<p>I guess you could question the certainty of anything…like what is the probability the sun will rise tomorrow? 6 highly qualified doctors including a court of law concluded that Jahi has passed…I guess it is possible they are wrong.</p>

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<p>Agree that if they really want privacy, they should own the responsibility of completely funding their decision to feed and oxygenate a corpse. Not to continue to collect funds form others (currently at almost $59K Jahi Mcmath Fund by Latasha Nailah Winkfield - GoFundMe)>>>>>>>>></p>

<p>If there is a real facility “taking care” of her, then I would assume they will sue for payment. So, to give them the benefit of the doubt, they can’t be “in it for the money”.</p>

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<p>Uncle Omar,i who has now protected his tweets btw, was pretty clear about being in it for the money. And, no chump change.</p>

<p>He was having a Twiitter war with people asking for updates when he shut it down. So strange.</p>

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<p>@_iamOMARI funny how you loved it when ppl were misinformed and felt sorry for you… Then facts started coming out and you don’t like it</p>

<p>One of that last tweets received by uncle before he protected his Twitter account.</p>

<p>But this came first…then the bickering began.</p>

<p>" Omari @_iamOMARI</p>

<p>In other news…Jahi is doing very well!! Her conditioned has really improved since leaving CHO on January 5th"</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20140117/OPINION0106/301170020/Jahi-McMath-dead-s-time-let-her-go[/url]”>http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20140117/OPINION0106/301170020/Jahi-McMath-dead-s-time-let-her-go&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Here’s another one. It’s no wonder they’re laying low.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://ffrf.org/uploads/legal/oakland.pdf[/url]”>http://ffrf.org/uploads/legal/oakland.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>About the school assembly.</p>

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<p>Regarding the letter about the school assembly: I’m very happy an organization stepped up to point out the Constitutional violations that occurred at the assembly. First, let me say, I am a person of faith, but I also strongly believe in the separation of church and state. What I read about this assembly made me angry in that it seemed to be one big violation.</p>