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Girl in life support battle breathes on her own -- Court earlier ruled state could take her off ventilator; more tests planned
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - A severely beaten and comatose 11-year-old girl is now breathing on her own, officials said Thursday, two days after Massachusetts’ highest court ruled the state had the authority to remove her from life support.
Denise Monteiro, a spokeswoman for the Department of Social Services, said doctors have weaned Haleigh Poutre off a ventilator in the past week.
“She can intake air, but she can’t swallow on her own,” Monteiro said.
Haleigh has been in the agency’s custody since she was hospitalized four months ago with a badly damaged brain stem that authorities say resulted from abuse. Thinking that she was in an irreversible vegetative condition, the state had gone to court to seek permission to remove her from life support.
Haleigh’s stepfather, Jason Strickland, is charged with beating the girl and could face a murder charge if she dies. He has fought to keep her on life support, but this week’s high court ruling said he has no say in her medical care.
“This is exactly the point we were trying to make. What’s the rush? Just give her a chance,” attorney John Egan said. “Medical science is not that certain. We would hope the whole process will slow down, and everyone will step back and end the compulsion to end her life.”
Officials first reported changes in Haleigh’s condition on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the agency had the authority to remove her ventilator and feeding tube.
No plans yet to remove feeding tube
Monteiro said the state now has no immediate plans to remove her feeding tube, and more medical tests will be performed Thursday. She said Haleigh had responded to some testing on Wednesday but would not specify what the tests or responses were.
When Haleigh was hospitalized four months ago, her doctors said she was in a permanent vegetative state and would die within a few days without the feeding tube. ..... 'MSNBC and the rest of the article
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Now some might call this coincidence. In my life I've learned that there is NO SUCH THING as a coincidence.
For those that doubt and believe that coincidence is just coincidence .. it just doesn't matter because God is there whether or not one believes. People just have to listen to what God is telling us.
God works in all kinds of ways ... Thank the lord!
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