[fortheDeclaration]

She needs to be taken off of those and if the heart and lungs continue to operate than she needs to receive care.

If a machine is keeping her heart and lungs going, she is indeed dead.

[Drew68]

This article posted a couple of days ago offers a lot of interesting medical information of what happens to your body when you are brain dead and on life support.

Jahi McMath: Family says brain-dead teen's body may be too deteriorated to save

Read the complete story at the link.