Nursing home says it won't take 'brain-dead' girl

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63. "Have A Heart. Let Us Have Jahi For Christmas"

The plea pictured in the linked article says.

Truly, I doubt that there are very many people in this world who would deny that plea. However, the fact is that Jahi is already gone.

Everything that makes us a person is dependent upon the functioning of the neurons making up the cerebral cortex. This layer of ourselves, which is ourselves, is like the icing on a cinnamon roll. It is only between 1 and 4.5 mm thick - averaging approximately 2.5 mm over the entirety of the hemispheres. Say, about 0.098 inches.

Not very thick, and very easily damaged as these neurons can live no longer than about 4 minutes without oxygen.

From what is reported in the news, this unfortunate child became hypoxic in the recovery room as a result of bleeding following a tonsillectomy. Apparently her airway was completely lost, she arrested and her fragile cortex became anoxic long enough for the neurons to be destroyed - for Jahi to be destroyed.

It is truly heart-breaking that this has happened. It is also heart breaking when the mother is quoted as saying{1} "Jahi is dead only if her heart stops" because this is not true.

The heart, being simple non-thinking muscle, is much more resistant to interruption of its blood supply, as are other vital organs such as the liver, kidneys and lungs.

Jahi the person is dead and gone, only the organic machine of her body continues to automatically function. Jahi's body should be allowed to die, now that she has no further use of it. This body needs to be allowed to cease functioning, so that Jahi the person can be fully mourned.

שלום ... Peace

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{1} http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/28/health/life-support-ethics/