Photos: Family holds out hope for Jahi McMath

Attorney for the family of Jahi McMath, Christopher Dolan, tries to get Jahi's mother Nailah Winkfield on the phone as Jahi's uncle Omari Sealey waits for the press conference to begin at the Law Office of Christopher Dolan in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. Winkfield was meeting with doctors and did not join the press conference. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group) ( Press conference on the transfer of Jahi McMath out of Children's Hospital )

Jahi McMath, 13, who went in for a a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat sleep apnea on Monday, Dec. 9, is now brain dead after complications post surgery. (Courtesy of the McMath Family) ( --- )

Attorney for the family of Jahi McMath, Christopher Dolan, talks about moving Jahi out of Children's Hospital to an unnamed facility with Jahi's uncle Omari Sealey during a press conference at Dolan's law offices in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group) ( Press conference on the transfer of Jahi McMath out of Children's Hospital )

An ambulance pulls into the secure area of Children's Hospital Oakland, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. The ambulance removed the body of 13-year-old Jahi McMath and she now is in the custody of her family. They are not disclosing her location. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI McMATH MOVE )

An ambulance pulls into the secure area of Children's Hospital Oakland, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. The ambulance removed the body of 13-year-old Jahi McMath and she now is in the custody of her family, who are not disclosing her location. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI McMATH MOVE )

Christopher Dolan, attorney for the family of Jahi McMath, left, and Omari Sealey, uncle of the Oakland 13-year-old, discuss the teen's removal from Children's Hospital Oakland on Sunday night, Jan. 5, 2014, during a press conference at Dolan's office in San Francisco, Calif. The girl, who was diagnosed as brain-dead following complications from surgery at the hospital, is now in the custody of her family. The girl had been on a ventilator at the hospital since mid-December. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak0106jahimove20 )

Omari Sealey, right, the uncle of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, answers questions from the media at a press conference with attorney Christopher Dolan at Dolan's San Francisco offices, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. McMath, a patient at Children's Hospital Oakland who was declared brain dead three weeks ago after suffering complications from surgery, was "successfully" moved by ambulance from the hospital to an undisclosed care facility Sunday evening. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI McMATH PRESSER )

Christopher Dolan, the attorney for the family of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, answers questions at a press conference at Dolan's San Francisco offices, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. McMath, a patient at Children's Hospital Oakland who was declared brain dead three weeks ago after suffering complications from surgery, was "successfully" moved by ambulance from the hospital to an undisclosed care facility Sunday evening. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI McMATH PRESSER )

Omari Sealey, the uncle of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, answers questions from the media at a press conference with attorney Christopher Dolan at Dolan's San Francisco offices, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. McMath, a patient at Children's Hospital Oakland who was declared brain dead three weeks ago after suffering complications from surgery, was "successfully" moved by ambulance from the hospital to an undisclosed care facility Sunday evening. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI McMATH PRESSER )

Omari Sealey, right, the uncle of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, smiles as he answers questions from the media at a press conference with attorney Christopher Dolan at Dolan's San Francisco offices, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. McMath, a patient at Children's Hospital Oakland who was declared brain dead three weeks ago after suffering complications from surgery, was "successfully" moved by ambulance from the hospital to an undisclosed care facility Sunday evening. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI McMATH PRESSER )

Omari Sealey, the uncle of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, left, and attorney Christopher Dolan review a cellphone video that Sealey recorded of McMath being transported by ambulance, following a press conference at Dolan's San Francisco offices, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014. McMath, a patient at Children's Hospital Oakland who was declared brain dead three weeks ago after suffering complications from surgery, was "successfully" moved by ambulance from the hospital to an undisclosed care facility Sunday evening. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI McMATH PRESSER )

Nailah Winkfield, left, mother of Jahi McMath, 13, listens during a press conference after a federal court settlement hearing with Children's Hospital Oakland attorney Douglas C. Straus at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. To the right is her brother Omari Sealey. After an agreement in Alameda County Superior Court, and more than three weeks after the girl was declared brain-dead by doctors at Children's Hospital Oakland, her mother will be allowed to take her daughter home from the facility as long as she assumes full responsibility for her health. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI MCMATH LEGAL BATTLE )

Christopher Dolan, right, attorney for the family of Jahi McMath, 13, speaks during a press conference after a federal court settlement hearing with Children's Hospital Oakland attorney Douglas C. Straus at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. From left to right are Jahi's stepfather Martin Winkfield, her mother Nailah Winkfield, and uncle Omari Sealey. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI MCMATH LEGAL BATTLE )

Nailah Winkfield, center, mother of Jahi McMath, 13, speaks during a press conference after a federal court settlement hearing with Children's Hospital Oakland attorney Douglas C. Straus at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. To the left is her husband Martin Winkfield, and to the right is her brother Omari Sealey and family attorney Christopher Dolan. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI MCMATH LEGAL BATTLE )

Omari Sealey,, uncle of Jahi McMath, 13, speaks during a press conference after a federal court settlement hearing with Children's Hospital Oakland attorney Douglas C. Straus at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI MCMATH LEGAL BATTLE )

Omari Sealey, right, uncle of Jahi McMath, 13, speaks during a press conference after a federal court settlement hearing with Children's Hospital Oakland attorney Douglas C. Straus at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. To the left are Jahi's mom Nailah Winkfield and her husband and Jahi's stepfather Martin Winkfield. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI MCMATH LEGAL BATTLE )

Nailah Winkfield, center, mother of Jahi McMath, 13, listens during a press conference after a federal court settlement hearing with Children's Hospital Oakland attorney Douglas C. Straus at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. To the left is her husband Martin Winkfield, and to the right is the family's attorney Christopher Dolan. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI MCMATH LEGAL BATTLE )

Christopher Dolan, attorney for the family of Jahi McMath, 13, speaks during a press conference after a federal court settlement hearing with Children's Hospital Oakland attorney Douglas C. Straus at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI MCMATH LEGAL BATTLE )

Nailah, left, and her husband Martin Winkfield, mother and stepfather of Jahi McMath, 13, head to the United States District Court at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI MCMATH LEGAL BATTLE )

Martin Winkfield places his arm around his wife Nailah Winkfield, mother of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, as they wait outside a courtroom Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. A federal magistrate was expected to meet Friday with lawyers to try to resolve a dispute over the care ofJahi McMath, who was declared brain dead after tonsil surgery. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) ( STF )

Martin Winkfield, stepfather of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, waits outside a courtroom Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. A federal magistrate was expected to meet Friday with lawyers to try to resolve a dispute over the care of Jahi McMath, a 13-year-old girl who was declared brain dead after tonsil surgery. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) ( STF )

Nailah Winkfield, right, mother of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, touches her husband Martin Winkfield as they wait outside a courtroom Friday, Jan. 3, 2014, in Oakland, Calif. A federal magistrate was expected to meet Friday with lawyers to try to resolve a dispute over the care ofJahi McMath, who was declared brain dead after tonsil surgery. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) ( STF )

Christopher Dolan, attorney for the family of Jahi McMath, 13, speaks to the media before heading to a closed settlement hearing in the United States District Court at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI MCMATH LEGAL BATTLE )

Omari Sealey, uncle of Jahi McMath, 13, speaks on the phone as he heads to the United States District Court at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI MCMATH LEGAL BATTLE )

Sam Singer, spokesman for Children's Hospital Oakland, speaks to the media regarding Jahi McMath, 13, in front of the United States District Court at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI MCMATH LEGAL BATTLE )

Douglas C. Straus, an attorney for Children's Hospital Oakland, enters the United States District Court at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building as media ask questions in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI MCMATH LEGAL BATTLE )

Sam Singer, spokesman for Children's Hospital Oakland, speaks to the media regarding Jahi McMath, 13, in front of the United States District Court at the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI MCMATH LEGAL BATTLE )

Nailah Winkfield, left, mother of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, is comforted by her brother, Omari Sealey, as she talks to the media outside Children's Hospital Oakland, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. McMath, who was declared brain dead after complications of a a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat, will now stay on a ventilator through Jan. 7. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Children's Hospital Oakland spokesperson Sam Singer, left, speaks to media about the case of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Omari Sealey, uncle of Jahi McMath, speaks to the media outside Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Omari Sealey, uncle of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, talks on his mobile phone outside Children's Hospital Oakland, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Nailah Winkfield, left, mother of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, talks to the media with supporters outside Children's Hospital Oakland, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. McMath, who was declared brain dead after complications of a a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat, will now stay on a ventilator through Jan. 7. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Omari Sealey, uncle of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, talks the media outside Children's Hospital Oakland, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. A judge granted an injunction to the family to keep the girl, who is brain dead, on a ventilator until at least Jan. 7. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Nailah Winkfield, left, mother of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, talks to the media outside Children's Hospital Oakland, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. A judge granted an injunction to the family to keep the girl, who is brain dead, on a ventilator until at least Jan. 7. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Chris Dolan, right, attorney for the family of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, conducts a press conference with uncle Omari Sealey, left, and grandmother Sandra Chatman outside Children's Hospital Oakland, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. A judge granted an injunction to the family to keep the girl, who is brain dead, on a ventilator until at least Jan. 7. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Well-wishers outside Children's Hospital Oakland hold a sign calling for keeping 13-year-old Jahi McMath on a breathing machine on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. A judge granted an injunction to the family to keep the girl, who is brain dead, on a ventilator until at least Jan. 7. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Omari Sealey, uncle of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, talks the media outside Children's Hospital Oakland, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. A judge granted an injunction to the family to keep the girl, who is brain dead, on a ventilator until at least Jan. 7. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Nailah Winkfield, center, mother of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, greets well-wishers outside Children's Hospital Oakland, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. A judge granted an injunction to the family to keep the girl, who is brain dead, on a ventilator until at least Jan. 7. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Nailah Winkfield, center, mother of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, is comforted by family and friends outside Children's Hospital Oakland on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Omari Sealey, uncle of Jahi McMath, greets a well-wisher after speaking to the media outside of Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Sandra Chatman, grandmother of Jahi McMath, speaks to the media outside of Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Omari Sealey, uncle of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, speaks to the media outside Children's Hospital Oakland on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Omari Sealey, uncle of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, escorts McMath's mother Nailah Winkfield back into Children's Hospital Oakland on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Nailah Winkfield, mother of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, cries as she talks to the media about the impending deadline for removing the child from a ventilator, outside Children's Hospital Oakland, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Children's Hospital Oakland spokesperson Sam Singer addresses the media regarding Jahi McMath in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1231jahicourt )

Television news crew equipment lines the sidewalk near Children's Hospital Oakland after spokesperson Sam Singer addressed the media regarding Jahi McMath in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1231jahicourt )

Children's Hospital Oakland is seen in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1231jahicourt )

Rev. Derrick Mann, of Yeshua Ministries in Hayward, center, leads a prayer for 13-year-old Jahi McMath on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, at Church of All Faiths in Oakland, Calif. Mann announced that a planned fundraiser to pay for moving the brain-dead McMath from Childrens Hospital Oakland to another medical facility was cancelled. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI McMATH FUNDRAISER )

Childrens Hospital Oakland spokesman Sam Singer speaks to the media about plans to remove brain-dead patient Jahi McMath from a ventilator on Monday, at a press conference Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, in Oakland, Calif. (D. Ross Cameron/Bay Area News Group) ( JAHI McMATH FUNDRAISER )

Omari Sealey, left, uncle of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, and family attorney Chris Dolan say that Sealey's niece will be moved to an undisclosed location in the Bay Area during a news conference outside Children's Hospital Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Omari Sealey, left, uncle of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, and family attorney Chris Dolan walk with an unidentified person to news conference outside Children's Hospital Oakland, Calif., to announce that Sealey's niece will be moved to an undisclosed location in the Bay Area on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. McMath has been declared brain dead after she went into the hospital for a a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat sleep apnea. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Omari Sealey, left, uncle of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, and family attorney Chris Dolan say that Sealey's niece will be moved to an undisclosed location in the Bay Area during a news conference outside Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Omari Sealey, uncle of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, says that his niece will be moved to an undisclosed location in the Bay Area as family attorney Chris Dolan stands next to him during a news conference outside Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Omari Sealey, right, uncle of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, along with family attorney Chris Dolan and an unidentified person walk back to Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., after a news conference announcing that Sealey's niece will be moved to an undisclosed location in the Bay Area on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Omari Sealey, uncle of 13-year-old girl Jahi McMath, holds hands with Jahi's grandmother Sandra Chatman and attorney Christopher Dolan at a hearing while Judge Evelio Grillo states his decision in Alameda County Superior Court in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013. Judge Grillo on Tuesday denied a petition by the family of Jahi McMath to have Children's Hospital Oakland keep the brain-dead girl on a ventilator past Dec. 30. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Family members of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, at left, wait for the judge to return from closed session with attorneys from their family and Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group)

Nailah Winkfield, center, mother of Jahi McMath, is flanked by Sandra Chatman, Jahi's grandmother, right, and Martin Winkfield during a court hearing to discuss the treatment of Jahi in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi, 13, remains on a ventilator at Children's Hospital after suffering tragic complications during surgery. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1223jahicourt )

Christopher Dolan, attorney for Nailah Winkfield, mother of Jahi McMath, speaks during a court hearing to discuss the treatment of her daughter in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi remains on a ventilator at Children's Hospital after suffering tragic complications during surgery. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1223jahicourt )

Dr. David Durand, chief of pediatrics for Children's Hospital Oakland, arrives for a hearing regarding the treatment of Jahi McMath in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi remains on a ventilator at Children's Hospital after suffering tragic complications during surgery. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1223jahicourt )

Christopher Dolan, attorney for Nailah Winkfield, at left, speaks with members of the media before a court hearing to discuss the treatment of Jahi McMath in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi remains on a ventilator at Children's Hospital after suffering tragic complications during surgery. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1223jahicourt )

Nailah and Martin Winkfield, parents of Jahi McMath, attend a court hearing to discuss the treatment of their daughter in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi remains on a ventilator at Children's Hospital after suffering tragic complications during surgery. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1223jahicourt )

Dr. David Durand, chief of pediatrics for Children's Hospital Oakland, addresses the media after a hearing regarding the treatment of Jahi McMath in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi remains on a ventilator at the hospital after suffering tragic complications during surgery. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1223jahicourt )

Judge Evilio Grillo presides during a hearing regarding the treatment of Jahi McMath in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi remains on a ventilator at Children's Hospital after suffering tragic complications during surgery. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1223jahicourt )

Nailah Winkfield, mother of Jahi McMath, attends a court hearing to discuss the treatment of her daughter in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi remains on a ventilator at Children's Hospital after suffering tragic complications during surgery. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1223jahicourt )

Dr. David Durand, chief of pediatrics for Children's Hospital Oakland, addresses the media after a hearing regarding the treatment of Jahi McMath in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi remains on a ventilator at the hospital after suffering tragic complications during surgery. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1223jahicourt )

Many people gather at Children's Hospital Oakland wearing photos of Jahi McMath in support of her family in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi has been on a ventilator at Children's Hospital Oakland since Dec. 12, three days after the Oakland teen underwent a three-part surgery to treat her sleep apnea and other health issues. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1224jahicourt )

Family and friends of Jahi McMath gather at Children's Hospital Oakland in support of the 13-year-old in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi has been on a ventilator at the hospital since Dec. 12, three days after the Oakland teen underwent a three-part surgery to treat her sleep apnea and other health issues. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1224jahicourt )

Makhai McMath, 8, blows a bubble with her gum as she marches in support of her 13-year-old sister Jahi McMath in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi has been on a ventilator at the hospital since Dec. 12, three days after the Oakland teen underwent a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea. Many wore purple and photos of the teen to show their support. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1224jahicourt )

Quinton Reynolds, of Emeryville, wears a purple cape as he holds his daughter Qniyah Reynolds, 4, as he gathers with others outside of Children's Hospital Oakland in support of Jahi McMath in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Reynolds said Jahi's story touches everyone and he wanted to be there to help strengthen, heal and show love for the family. Many wore purple Jahi's favorite color to show support. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1224jahicourt )

Shedrick Spears, of Memphis, Tenn., signs a poster in support of his granddaughter, Jahi McMath, in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi has been on ventilator at Children's Hospital Oakland since undergoing a a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1224jahicourt )

Many march in support of Jahi McMath near Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( Tonsillectomy-Brain-Dead-Girl )

People march near the BART tracks in support of Jahi McMath in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1224jahicourt )

Taijah Turner, 13, of Oakland, a close friend of Jahi McMath, gathers with family and friends in support of Jahi in front of Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Many people wore photos of the teen in support. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1224jahicourt )

Nailah Winkfield, center, mother of Jahi McMath, receives hugs and support from family and friends in front of Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1224jahicourt )

Makhai McMath, 8, is surrounded by people praying for her big sister Jahi McMath just outside Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi has been on a ventilator at the hospital since Dec. 12, three days after the Oakland teen underwent a a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea. LaVonte Thompson, 16, raises his hand in prayer. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( Tonsillectomy-Brain-Dead-Girl )

Dede Logan, of Oakland, adds red stars to a poster in support of Jahi McMath in front of Children's Hospital Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi on ventilator at the hospital following a complications from a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea. Logan said she grew up with Nailah Winkfield, Jahi's mother, and came to give her support to the family. (Susan Tripp Pollard/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1224jahicourt )

Nailah Winkfield, mother of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, is comforted by her husband Martin Winkfield, left, and another family member as they wait for a hearing to start in Department 31 in the Post Office Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. The family was asking the court for a restraining order against Children's Hospital to ensure that Jahi is not taken off a ventilator until they are ready. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Douglas C. Straus, attorney for Children's Hospital, speaks to Judge Evelio M. Grillo during a hearing in Department 31 in the Post Office Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. The family of 13-year-old Jahi McMath was asking the court for a restraining order against Children's Hospital to ensure that Jahi is not taken off a ventilator until they are ready. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Brian Franklin, far, attorney for Children's Hospital Oakland, and Christopher Dolan, attorney for the family of Jahi McMath, listen to the judge during a court hearing to discuss the treatment Jahi in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, Dec. 23, 2013. Jahi remains on a ventilator at Children's Hospital after suffering tragic complications during surgery. (Kristopher Skinner/Bay Area News Group) ( eoak1223jahicourt )

From left, Douglas C. Straus, attorney for Children's Hospital, speaks to Jacquelyn Garman, vice presdent, general counsel for Children's Hospital, and Christopher Dolan, attorney for the family of Jahi McMath, during a hearing in Department 31 in the Post Office Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. The family of 13-year-old Jahi McMath was asking the court for a restraining order against Children's Hospital to ensure that Jahi is not taken off a ventilator until they are ready.(Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Attorney Christopher Dolan, representing the family of Jahi McMath, addresses Judge Evelio M. Grillo as Douglas C. Straus, attorney for Children's Hospital, takes notes during a hearing in Department 31 in the Post Office Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. The family of 13-year-old Jahi McMath was asking the court for a restraining order against Children's Hospital to ensure that Jahi is not taken off a ventilator until they are ready.(Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

Nailah Winkfield, mother of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, is comforted by her husband Martin Winkfield, left, and another family member as they wait for a hearing to start in Department 31 in the Post Office Building in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013. The family was asking the court for a restraining order against Children's Hospital to ensure that Jahi is not taken off a ventilator until they are ready. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group) ( Staff Photojournalist )

A person watches the prayer vigil of 13-year-old girl Jahi McMath at the Paradise Baptist Church in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. Jahi went into Children's Hospital Oakland to have a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea and is now brain dead. Family asked for a one-hour prayer vigil for the girl internationally from 6 to 7 p.m. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( PRAYER VIGIL FOR GIRL JAHI MCMATH )

People arrive at the Paradise Baptist Church in Oakland, Calif., for a prayer vigil of 13-year-old girl Jahi McMath on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. Jahi went into Children's Hospital Oakland to have a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea and is now brain dead. Family asked for a one-hour prayer vigil for the girl internationally from 6 to 7 p.m. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( PRAYER VIGIL FOR GIRL JAHI MCMATH )

Chris Dolan, second from right, the attorney representing family of 13-year-old girl Jahi McMath, speaks to the media after the family held a prayer vigil at Paradise Baptist Church in Oakland, Calif., on on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. Jahi went into Children's Hospital Oakland to have a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea and is now brain dead. Family asked for a one-hour prayer vigil for the girl internationally from 6 to 7 p.m. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( PRAYER VIGIL FOR GIRL JAHI MCMATH )

Chris Dolan, the attorney representing family of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, speaks to the media after the family held a prayer vigil at Paradise Baptist Church in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. Jahi went into Children's Hospital Oakland to have a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea and is now brain dead. Family asked for a one-hour prayer vigil for the girl internationally from 6 to 7 p.m. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( PRAYER VIGIL FOR GIRL JAHI MCMATH )

Nailah Winkfield, mother of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, pauses as she speaks to the media after the family held a prayer vigil for her daughter at Paradise Baptist Church in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. Jahi went into Children's Hospital Oakland to have a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea and is now brain dead. Family asked for a one-hour prayer vigil for the girl internationally from 6 to 7 p.m. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( PRAYER VIGIL FOR GIRL JAHI MCMATH )

Omari Sealey, uncle of 13-year-old girl Jahi McMath, speaks to the media after the family held a prayer vigil at Paradise Baptist Church in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. Jahi went into Children's Hospital Oakland to have a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea and is now brain dead. Family asked for a one-hour prayer vigil for the girl internationally from 6 to 7 p.m. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( PRAYER VIGIL FOR GIRL JAHI MCMATH )

Omari Sealey, right, uncle of 13-year-old Jahi McMath, speaks to the media after the family held a prayer vigil for the girl at Paradise Baptist Church in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. Jahi went into Children's Hospital Oakland to have a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea and is now brain dead. Family asked for a one-hour prayer vigil for the girl internationally from 6 to 7 p.m. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( PRAYER VIGIL FOR GIRL JAHI MCMATH )

People arrive at the Paradise Baptist Church in Oakland, Calif., for a prayer vigil of 13-year-old girl Jahi McMath on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. Jahi went into Children's Hospital Oakland to have a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea and is now brain dead. Family asked for a one-hour prayer vigil for the girl internationally from 6 to 7 p.m. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ( PRAYER VIGIL FOR GIRL JAHI MCMATH )

Nailah Winkfield, left, and Omari Sealey, right, walk back to the hospital after a press conference about Winkfield's daughter Jahi in front of Oakland's Children's Hospital in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. Jahi McMath, 13, was declared brain dead following complications from a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea and other health issues. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

Nailah Winkfield, left, speaks to the media about her daughter Jahi in front of Oakland's Children's Hospital in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. Jahi McMath, 13, was declared brain dead following complications from a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea and other health issues. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

Nailah Winkfield, second from left, asks for prayers for her and Milton Winkfield's, far left, daughter in front of Oakland's Children's Hospital in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. Winkfield and McMath's daughter Jahi McMath, 13, was declared brain dead following complications from a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea and other health issues. Also in the photo are Jahi's uncle Omari Sealey and attorney Chris Dolan, far right. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

Omari Sealey, second from the right, talks to the media, along with attorney Chris Dolan, right, Nailah Winkfield, and Milton Winkfield, far left, in front of Oakland's Children's Hospital in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. Winkfield and McMath's daughter Jahi McMath, 13, was declared brain dead following complications from a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea and other health issues. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

Nailah Winkfield, right, photographed during a press conference about her daughter Jahi in front of Oakland's Children's Hospital in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. Jahi McMath, 13, was declared brain dead following complications from a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea and other health issues. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

Nailah Winkfield appears at a press conference in front of Oakland's Children's Hospital in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. Winkfield's daughter Jahi McMath, 13, was declared brain dead following complications from a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea and other health issues. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

Attorney Chris Dolan speaks to the media on behalf of Nailah Winkfield and her daughter Jahi in front of Oakland's Children's Hospital in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. Jahi McMath, 13, was declared brain dead following complications from a three-part surgery to remove her tonsils and clear tissue from her nose and throat to treat her sleep apnea and other health issues. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)