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In reply to the discussion: Jahi McMath's mom clear to take her from hospital [View all]Gormy Cuss
(30,884 posts)29. The writer believes shite in the SFGate message board comments?
Sorry, but I'd place even odds that the "helpful" rumors pointing to family noncompliances are an intentional distraction from whatever when wrong in her medical care. The Oakland Tribune in an early report described one of the family members present, her grandmother, as a veteran nurse for Kaiser Permanente.
What is a fact is that CHO hired a PR expert to manage its image after the family took the story public.
In this case, the family lawyered up early and took their case public. Then the hospital hired a consultant, whose website calls him "the fixer," to manage the media fallout. That has led to a public battle with each side demonizing the other.
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0104-banks-jahi-mcmath-20140104,0,6691480.column#ixzz2pXrsStLa
and that CHO settled a lawsuit only weeks before over a case of another child who suffered serious brain damage after a adenotonsillectomy two years ago, also performed to alleviate sleep apnea.
To be clear, I don't think this child is still alive in any meaningful way and I hope that her body gives out soon. I just think that CHO has a lot of explaining to do.
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Is she going to try to take the child out to the New York hospital without medical support.
NYC_SKP
Jan 2014
#2
"Judge Grillo...not(ed) the girl could be moved with the ventilator she is now using."
rocktivity
Jan 2014
#4
The certificate doesn't have a CAUSE of death, of course, because an autopsy hasn't been done
rocktivity
Jan 2014
#24
Now that she's "officially" dead, disposing of Jahi properly is all the family CAN do
rocktivity
Jan 2014
#28
You also have to wonder if this had been a blond blue eyed girl if opinions would be different.
Violette_Crime
Jan 2014
#43
Terrific blog post. That was no "simple tonsillectomy" as the MSM describes it over and over....
Hekate
Jan 2014
#21
They are religious people, and I hope that their god will soon help them accept their daughter's
Sheldon Cooper
Jan 2014
#41