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Father sings 'Blackbird' to dying son after wife dies after childbirth
It was hard enough for Chris Picco to lose his wife after childbirth, but then his infant son died days later in his arms. In a loving tribute video that has now gone viral, Picco strums his guitar and sings the Beatles' "Blackbird" to his infant son, who was incubated at Loma Linda University Medical Center after he was born earlier than expected. "He was dressed in an outfit that Ashley bought for him, with little guitars on it, and wrapped in a blanket made by a dear friend," Picco wrote in letter posted on the family's donation page. "I am so thankful for the four unforgettable days I got to spend with him." Chris Picco's wife, Ashley,...
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Father sings 'Blackbird' to dying son after wife dies after childbirth
It was hard enough for Chris Picco to lose his wife after childbirth, but then his infant son died days later in his arms.
In a loving tribute video that has now gone viral, Picco strums his guitar and sings the Beatles' "Blackbird" to his...
Judge orders brain-dead girl kept on ventilator another week
An Alameda County judge Monday ordered a girl who became brain-dead after a tonsillectomy to be kept on a ventilator until Dec. 30.
Judge Evelio Grillo extended a restraining order until next week and had appointed an independent physician to examine the...
Clock ticks in Jahi McMath case; experts say court clash went too far
OAKLAND — As the clock ticks toward a 5 p.m. deadline for Children's Hospital Oakland to remove a 13-year-old girl deemed brain-dead from a ventilator, experts in medical and legal ethics say there are no “gray areas” in the case and it should never...
Hospital says conditions must be met for Jahi McMath's transfer
OAKLAND — After an eleventh-hour court order was issued that will keep 13-year-old Jahi McMath on a ventilator until Jan. 7, a hospital spokesman said the facility will work with the family to help transfer the girl to nursing care — if three conditions...
Court order to keep brain-dead girl on ventilator is extended
OAKLAND — A court order was extended late Monday that will keep a 13-year-old girl deemed brain-dead on a ventilator for another week, while the facility pledged to work with the family to transfer Jahi McMath elsewhere if certain conditions could be met....
Jahi McMath, alive in social media
Even as medical horror stories go, this one was disturbing. On Dec. 12, 13-year-old Jahi McMath of Alameda County went into cardiac arrest and was declared brain dead following a reportedly routine tonsillectomy three days earlier. Not long after, the...
Jahi McMath's mother: 'How can you possibly say my child is dead?'
After a judge extended a court order keeping her 13-year-old brain-dead daughter on a ventilator in an Oakland hospital, Nailah Winkfield remained defiant to medical experts, insisting that Jahi McMath is alive.
“My daughter is breathing,” Winkfield...
Jahi McMath's family battles hospital over brain-dead girl
The family of Jahi McMath this week has continued to clash with hospital officials over what to do with the brain-dead 13-year-old girl.
The family has been trying to find a facility that will take Jahi in while at the same time fighting in court to...
Jahi McMath's family is being helped by Terri Schiavo group
A group linked to the family of Terri Schiavo says it is now working with the family of Jahi McMath over what to do with the 13-year-old girl.
Jahi's family has been trying to find a facility that will take her while at the same time fighting in...
Blurring the line between life and death
Brain death needs a new name, some doctors and bioethicists say. Perhaps it should be called "death via cessation of brain function." Then, perhaps, the public might better understand that it's not just a serious coma or a severe brain injury or...
Jahi McMath Q&A: Can brain death be reversed?
OAKLAND -- Jahi McMath, a 13-year-old Oakland girl, underwent complex surgery at Children’s Hospital Oakland on Dec. 9 to remove her tonsils, adenoids, uvula and bony structures from her nose. She was declared brain-dead three days later, after she went...
Jahi McMath case muddies an already agonizing subject
OAKLAND — The case of the brain-dead 13-year-old girl whose family was embroiled in a legal standoff with Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland seems to be nearing an end.
After marathon negotiations with a federal magistrate, Jahi McMath's...
Jahi McMath: Time is limited for brain-dead teen, experts say
The family of 13-year-old Jahi McMath may have succeeded in transferring the brain-dead teen from an Oakland hospital to undisclosed care facility, but medical experts say it's only a matter of time before not even machines can keep her blood flowing.
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Letters: Jahi McMath and the law
Re "Clash of science and faith," Column, Jan. 4
As Sandy Banks rightly notes, marking the line between life and death can spark conflict between faith and medical science, with confusion, grief and anger further fanning the flames.
But in Jahi...
'Inevitable': As Jahi McMath deteriorates, brain-death case nears end
The lawyer for the family of Jahi McMath said this week the 13-year-old girl's body had deteriorated badly since she was declared brain-dead at an Oakland hospital.
But it's an inevitable end, according to a physician's declaration filed in court...
Case of brain-dead pregnant woman goes to Texas court
The husband of a brain-dead, pregnant woman filed papers in court Tuesday, accusing a Texas hospital of "cruel and obscene mutilation of a deceased body," and demanded that his wife be removed from a ventilator immediately.
Erick Munoz,...
Marlise Munoz: Can a fetus survive after mother becomes brain-dead?
At the center of a dispute over whether a Texas hospital can keep a brain-dead woman on life support is a 21-week-old fetus.
Marlise Munoz was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband, Erick, discovered her lying unconscious on their kitchen floor in the...
In Jahi's case, past time for a reality check
The case of Jahi McMath, the 13-year-old Oakland girl who was declared brain dead Dec. 12 following complications from tonsil and sinus surgery, hasn't ended yet. Insisting Jahi was still alive and should remain on the ventilator that was keeping her...
McMath attorney: Jahi's family aren't fools; they deserve better than ignorant attacks
I am the attorney who answered a call for help from Jahi McMath's family in December. I have represented them for free — starting 10 hours before the first order to turn off Jahi's ventilator at Children's Hospital Oakland — as they have fought for...
Jahi McMath family attorney: 'They are not fools. They know the odds'
The attorney for the family of Jahi McMath is defending their actions in a new op-ed that criticizes "self-righteous commenters" and praises the 13-year-old brain-dead girl's mother for her courage despite "incendiary, hateful public...
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