Woman on oxygen machine dies when company shuts off power

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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.

They still use those, that lady must of been full of dust and and undigested Stegosaurus jerky.

illnillinois Reviewed by illnillinois on 06-04-2008. Woman on oxygen machine dies when company shuts off power Woman on oxygen machine dies when company shuts off power May. 19, 2008 07:15 AM Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A New Zealand woman dependent on an oxygen machine for survival died when the power company shut off the electricity to her home because of an overdue bill, a coroner's court heard Monday. Folole Muliaga, 44, a nursery school teacher, needed an oxygen machine to help her breathe and died two hours after Mercury Energy cut power to her home, Auckland Coroner Rating: 5