Jahi's family told ABC7 News the latest round of tests still showed no brain activity, but that's not keeping the family from fighting to keep the girl on life support and it's a battle they've won, at least in the short-term.
"When I kiss her, I feel her breath..." said Nailah Winkfield, Jahi's mother.
Winkfield says all she wants is more time and late Tuesday that's what the family received word when Children's Hospital in Oakland agreed to leave the 13-year-old on life support...at least for now.
"It's just like she's sleeping and I just go in there and I pray over her and I let her know, 'We are fighting for you. Your mother will never stop fighting for you,'" said Winkfield.
"The heart is beating on its own. The assistance is for ventilation. The family has asked for nutritional support and antibiotics to be given," said attorney Christopher Dolan.
According to the family, this was the day that Children's Hospital Oakland was planning to take Jahi off life support. The hospital declared her brain dead and under California law has no obligation to keep her alive, in spite of the family's wishes.
"We're happy that they backed off. We're not on doctors' times anymore, we're on God's time. It's provided us more time to get together and pray," said Omari Sealey, Jahi's uncle.
The family claims Jahi came in for a routine tonsillectomy last week and ended up having a heart attack.
"The doctors are humans just like us. They're just humans with a degree. So I believe that God has the final say so for my daughter and I just want everyone to pray for her everywhere," said Winkfield.
Late on Tuesday, Children's Hospital offered this statement about Jahi's case: "Unfortunately, we have not been authorized by the family to share information with the public about this matter. Consequently, we are not able to correct misperceptions created about this sad situation."
Jahi's family says now there is no timetable for removing the girl from life support.
The family will hold a prayer vigil Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Paradise Baptist Church in Oakland, located at 9670 Empire Road.
