Joan Rivers remains on life support after suffering cardiac arrest during throat surgery on Aug. 28, her daughter Melissa Rivers said Tuesday.
"On behalf of my mother and our family, we are extremely grateful for all the love and support we've received," Rivers, 46, said in statement Mashable confirmed with her team.
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"At this time she does remain on life support," she added. "I know my mother would be overwhelmed by the continued outpouring of kindness and I want to thank everyone for keeping us in their prayers."
Over Labor Day weekend, reports surfaced indicating that doctors began taking the 81-year-old comedian out of medically induced coma in order to assess her health and the brain damage that the cardiac arrest caused.
Rivers was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City on Thursday after she stopped breathing during a endoscopic procedure on her throat at Yorkville Endoscopy. In an episode of Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? last year, a doctor checked out Rivers' cough and discovered a potential cancerous spot.
Melissa Rivers has released several statements since her mother was hospitalized.
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