through the Alameda County coroner's office.

Family attorney Christopher Dolan argued that families, not doctors, should decide when a brain-dead patient is dead.

The hospital was prepared to remove the teen from support machines after doctors declared her death on Dec. 12. The certification was corroborated by an independent neurologist from Stanford University.

Jahi suffered cardiac arrest after the removal of her tonsils, uvula and adenoids to treat sleep apnea.

Children's Hospital Oakland is prohibited from discussing what went wrong with the surgery because of patient confidentiality laws. But a state Department of Public Health report released this week found that the hospital met government standards in its treatment of patients including Jahi.

The family and their attorney have been critical of the hospital's procedures and the recent report.

They've chosen not to revealwhere Jahi is staying out of privacy and security concerns. They've revealed only that she's receiving good care from professionals.

'They treat her very well'

"They treat her like a live human being," Dolan said. "They treat her very well."

Dolan, too, said he has seen Jahi move and show signs that she could recover.

Sealy said he visits his niece as often as he can, declining to say just how often for fear of giving away her location.

Her mother, her sister and her sister's husband are with her every day, he said, and other family members and friends have visited.

"She's progressed since I first saw her" at the hospital, he added.

Asked what he hopes will come of his niece, Sealy said "that she wake up, that she open her eyes."