January 7, 2014
REUTERS--
"The goal is for them (the new center) is to give her treatment to help her get to full recovery," Jahi's uncle, Omari Sealey said.
An extended-care facility on New York's Long Island, the New Beginnings Community Center, has offered to care for the child. But it was not immediately clear if McMath's family had accepted the offer.
Sealey said on Monday that the Long Island facility was among dozens willing to admit his niece, but declined to disclose what facility had taken her in, saying the family had received threats of violence since McMath's story became public.
Physicians at the new care center planned to perform surgeries on the girl, including a tracheostomy and gastrostomy for breathing and feeding, Sealey said.
McMath has not been fed since the day before she was admitted to Children's Hospital four weeks ago, and nutrients would be needed for any rehabilitation, he added.
Sealey said initial doctors' exams of McMath since her transfer showed some possible brain activity. "They feel like she is not completely gone," he said.
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