The child's plight and the difficult decisions facing her parents regarding if and when to take her off life support has captured nationwide attention.
"Our Elsie girl has officially been released to heaven — at least from a worldly, paperwork standpoint," Sunny Mahe wrote Tuesday night. "We feel peace and we are again so grateful for the privilege of being Elsie's parents. She continues to sprinkle love and hope across the world."
An MRI last Friday revealed extensive brain damage, and the family began preparing for her inevitable death by meeting with the hospital's organ donation team on Sunday morning.