A couple from Northern California were told that their toddler was brain-dead, but as many parents would do, they refuse to give up their son. While the court has rejected their appeal to keep the 2-year-old on life support, they see a renewed hope after a woman in the Bay Area turned out to be alive despite being proclaimed braid-dead nine years ago.
The Case of Stinson Family
Israel Stinson, 2, was brought to the hospital in April to be treated for asthma. He suffered cardiac arrest and was later declared brain-dead, CBS News reported. Two hospitals have the same diagnosis and repeated neurological exams have shown the same results. Israel's parents have been fighting in the courts to restrain the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Roseville from removing the little boy's life support. The lower courts have denied their petition and the restraining order is expiring on Friday. They are hoping that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals would hear their plea or that they would find another hospital that will accept their child.
Meshkin's Family Gives Stinsons Hope
Anahita Meshkin, 29, was pronounced brain-dead in 2007, but her father Mohammad kept fighting for her. As it turned out, the John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek mistakenly declared Anahita as brain-dead, New York Daily News reported.
Based on the diagnosis of two UC San Francisco School of Medicine neurologists and professors, Anahita "did not meet the clinical criteria for brain death." The woman remains in comatose after a seizure while she was suffering from anorexia.
The case of Meshkins is where the Stinsons draw their strength to keep fighting for their toddler. "It does make me hopeful, but it's still frustrating, that they haven't declared my son alive," Israel's mom Jonee told CBS News.
