Should I remove Keiki from struggleng Den phal?

[Kaykay]

I have the original zombie Den phal- it has gone to the brink SO many times and bounced back, refusing both to die and to thrive. It has also thrown a load of keikis, most of which I have removed to try and encourage 'proper'- ie sympodial growth. I've left one on though, should I remove that one too, or should I just let it do what it wants to do on the basis that the removal has never really stimulated growth before?
Thanks for thoughts!
Kay

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

How big is it, how many roots does it have, and how long are the roots?

[Kaykay]

The keiki or the mother plant? The keiki has about 8 roots, all around 1" long. The zombie mother plant probably has more, but we're not talking a fabulously healthy root system here! My main question I guess is that is it necessarily bad to let a keiki grow on a weak plant, will it divert energy from the plant- I don't care about the keiki surviving, I'm more interested in the zombie plant of doom!
Thanks!

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

I think the keiki is good enough to come off the mother plant.

I really have no idea what the mother plant looks like or what it's going through to give any kind of advice on that. It would be great if you had a pic.