NEW : ` ` I feel like it 's just been a rough week for her , '' Jani McMath 's mother tells CNN . A statement from the hospital 's chief of pediatrics , Dr. David Durand , read : `` Our hearts go out to this patient and her family . Jahi , 13 , underwent a tonsillectomy to correct sleep apnea . She was diagnosed with the condition when she was 3 months old and has had several operations on both sides of her face since then. Medically dead , '' her uncle says .
NEW : ` ` I feel like it 's just been a rough week for her , '' Jani McMath 's mother tells CNN . Jahi , 13 , underwent a tonsillectomy to correct sleep apnea . She was diagnosed with the condition when she was 3 months old and has had several operations on both sides of her face since then. Medically dead , '' her uncle says .