Stephanie Tubbs Jones is not dead

[SeaLyons]

She is in grave condition, but not dead.

[WeDidIt]

1. Direct report

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26303502/

[Purveyor]

The doctor at the press conference indicated that she had very little brain function.

I suspect someone used the phrase 'brain dead' and that started the died rumor.

[LaurenG]

2. I think you're mistaken

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

[WeDidIt]

3. Story up now

Rep. Tubbs Jones dies after brain aneurysm
Cleveland newspaper reports Democrat's death

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio - Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones died at a Cleveland hospital Wednesday after suffering a brain aneurysm, according to The Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Tubbs Jones, 58, was taken to the Cleveland Clinic's Huron Hospital in East Cleveland late Tuesday, said hospital spokeswoman Joyce Persuad.

Cleveland television stations reported Wednesday that the congresswoman was taken to the hospital after police found her in a car along a road in Cleveland Heights. Police Chief Martin Lentz did not immediately return a message seeking comment Wednesday.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26303502/

[ram2008]

5. Look on top of the page- SHES NOT DEAD

Theres a big bright red banner that says she's not dead.

[WeDidIt]

They changed it.

This is just so sad.

:(

[mtnester]

6. The link now says:

BREAKING NEWS: Doctors say Rep. Tubbs Jones in critical condition, contradicting reports she has died

[iamthebandfanman]

8. Shes Alive.

thats what CNN is reporting now.

"Unstable & In Critical Condition"

i suspect she may be brain dead and thats where this is all coming from.

[SeaLyons]

15. she is still alive...

very little brain function.

[Barack_America]

4. Oh, this is horrible.

Whoever leaked the information (obviously not a medical professional) should feel ashamed.

[trueblue2007]

9. CNN has confirmed. Stephanie Tubbs Jones is NOT dead

[SeaLyons]

10. evidently a staffer on the hill

released incorrect information stating that she was dead. The staffer said it was confirmed. Wrong.

[Barack_America]

17. That staffer should be fired immediately.

Lack of integrity and loyalty.

:thumbsdown:

[SeaLyons]

20. I agree...

It's sad the family might be hearing reports that she's dead.

[SuperTrouper]

7. They may have removed the ventilator and it may be a question of time

before vital organ functions cease. She may be referred as "brain dead" with minimal brain function but she will not be clinically dead until her heart stops beating. Our prayers are with her and her family.

[SeaLyons]

12. yes, that's correct.,..n/t

[ellacott]

14. I agree, if she's on life support with minimal brain function, it is not good

It could be that her family hasn't taken her off life support. If she's had minimal brain function for this long the odds are not in her favor.

[Eugene]

11. Latest MSNBC: Rep. Tubbs Jones in critical condition

Rep. Tubbs Jones in critical condition

Doctor says Democrat is in ‘critical condition,’ despite reports of death

MSNBC staff and news service reports
updated 3 minutes ago

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio - Doctors said Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones is in "critical condition," despite reports from a Cleveland newspaper that the Democrat died after suffering a brain aneurysm.

-snip-

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26303502

[WCGreen]

13. She passed...

The local TV stations reported abot 15 min ago. Word from Huron Road Hospital where she was taken last night...

[SeaLyons]

18. the live report from doctors just 10 minutes

ago said she was still alive, with minimal brain function.

Prayers with the family. Either way, not good and very sad.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

16. Alive and Dead are indistinct terms these days

She has "very limited brain function" but seems to have kept breathing when life support was removed.

But they don't remove life support within hours of entering the hospital unless you are considered profoundly brain dead--zero hope of recovery.

So though her heart beats, she is in some ways dead. Hence the great confusion in the news reports.

It seems to be one of those very cruel Terry Shiavo situations.

(This is my impression from combined reports. Obviously I am not in the room.)

[supernova]

19. This is awful

:-(

Prayers and peace to her family and colleagues.