We have no right. You dont have have my permission whatsoever to take her off. Frustration and deep sad needs. Heated confrontation between doctor and family of 13yearold girl on life support. Good evening. Carolyn johnson is off tonight. While doctors are offering no hope that the girl will ever recover, her grief stricken family revving to give up. Tonight her mother is warning doctors to leave herb. 7 News Reporter is live at Children Hospital oakland tonight with the story. The tragedy is even more con prison taitional tonight. Yes. And the family battle to keep the girl on life support is getting more and more contentious out here. Tonight they stand guard at her bedside after meeting with hospital administrators, family emerge visibly shaken while the hospital has been imploring the family to allow them to speak publicly about this case. That man look us in the face and what done you understand she is dead dead dead dead. Her mother uncle and attorney say that was a direct quote
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To keep the girl on life support is getting more and more contentious out here. Tonight they stand guard at her bedside after meeting with hospital administrators, family emerge visibly shaken while the hospital has been imploring the family to allow them to speak publicly about this case. That man look us in the face and what done you understand she is dead dead dead dead. Her mother uncle and attorney say that was a direct quote from the chief of pediatrics at Childrens Hospital oakland. Thats the only word he could use for her was dead. Reporter family met today with Childrens Hospital administrators to ask for her medical records. Eighth grader now brain dead has been on life support since last week. Her family wants to know why she wept in cardiac arrest after a routine tonsillectomy. What is absolutely ridiculous is that this hospital says to them you ka than not have an independent doctor come in and see her and examine her and you can not have her medical records to take them t