Another horror story like this:

Woman in iron lung dies during power outage

For the first time in more than half a century, the Odell residence is quiet.

There are no squeaks and pops from the electric motor that powered an "iron lung" pumping air in and out of Dianne Odell's body.

A thunderstorm knocked out the power to her home, shutting off the massive metal machine that had helped her breathe for nearly 60 years.

Woman in iron lung dies during power outage - Los Angeles Times