[Scoutmaster]

Jahi didn't have a 'simple tonsillectomy,' as the family says and as the papers keep reporting. She was a morbidly obese young girl with sleep apnea.

She underwent uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, which is far more extensive and risky than a tonsillectomy.

For those who don't know what this surgery is, excess tissue is removed to help wide the airway. Included in this tissue is the uvula (thing that hangs down in the back of your throat), a large part of the soft palate, tonsils, adenoids & pharynx.

This wasn't a simple tonsillectomy; it was a much more complicated and risky surgery.

[goodwithagun]

. . . that could have been avoided if her mother cooked her healthy food and exercised with her.

[Scoutmaster]

Oh - and the family won't waive HIPAA confidentiality laws and allow the hospital to comment specifically on the procedure and the outcome.

The longer Jahi stays on a ventilator, the more difficult it becomes to establish a cause of death, which is convenient for the family in any wrongful death lawsuit.