` ` I just want her to have more time , '' ' McMath 's mother says . The 13-year - old is on life support after the surgery . An independent , court - appointed doctor will evaluate her . Doctors declared her brain dead three days after operation .
`` I just want her to have more time , '' Jahi McMath 's mom says . The 13-year-old is on life support after tonsil surgery . An independent , court-appointed doctor will evaluate her . Doctors declared her brain dead three days after operation .