Comments on: Power Failure Kills Woman In Iron Lung

Outage Stopped Machine 61-Year-Old Tenn. Woman Spent Most Of Her Life In

[wvboccie]

Why was there no backup generator?? That is why hospitals have them. Iron lungs arent exactly cheap, a generator would be nothing as an add-on.

Sorry for all she had to endure. How rough to live in an iron lung.

Someone didnt take the necessary precautions.

[nonayabiness]

At first, my thought was, how could someone live this way? I would personally not want to. However, what strength not only this woman, but her family, had to endure to have her live this way, but live.

This woman was encased at the age of 3. Just a baby. And survived for nearly 60 years. It was the only life she knew, and apparently, made the best of it. What grace, courage and dignity the entire family has.

[pinkmenot]

I always admire disabled people and their families who do not allow themselves to be confined by their disability. Many families don''t give their disabled relatives a chance to thrive and instead keep them under constant watch and care, even when the person doesn''t need it. When Dianne was a little girl, it was quite common to ship a disabled child off to a hospital or institution for permanent care, and many of those children grew up and had no life. It''s heartbreaking to read that one of the few children who did make it and had a life despite her severe conditions had to die in such a tragic manner. Many blessings to Dianne''s family who made it possible for her to have a great life. They will miss her dearly.

[pinkmenot]

I always admire disabled people and their families who do not allow themselves to be confined by their disability. Many families don''t give their disabled relatives a chance to thrive and instead keep them under constant watch and care, even when the person doesn''t need it. When Dianne was a little girl, it was quite common to ship a disabled child off to a hospital or institution for permanent care, and many of those children grew up and had no life. It''s heartbreaking to read that one of the few children who did make it and had a life despite her severe conditions had to die in such a tragic manner. Many blessings to Dianne''s family who made it possible for her to have a great life. They will miss her dearly.

[rhs648]

Many of you may be too young to remember the polio scares of the 1950''s. Each day, the media would state how many new cases there were. We were told to avoid crowded swimming pools, crowded parks, and crowded gatherings. My parents would not take us to amusement parks in the summer because of the polio risks. Many people woh contracted polio died, were left crippled, or in severe cases, placed in iron lungs to sustain life. Medical experts were helpless to stop the spread of polio until Dr. Jonas Salk developed a vaccination for polio. Within a few years, polio was mostly eradicated. Most people in iron lungs lived short lives. It is amazing that this woman survived so long in an iron lung.

[rhs648]

I had a mild case of polio as a child. It has left me with some residual problems such as not being able to raise my right arm above my head and becoming fatigued fairly easily. After reading this story, I will never complain about how polio affected me. This story is heartbreaking. It is horrible that anyone should suffer so much. In spite of that, this woman achieved more than many healthy people achieve. And for those of you who offer your blessings, they are prefered over those who criticize you for bestowing them.

[LIBNY PINEDA G]

Some people suffer more than others, not because God does not love them, but for several reasons, some of those reasons are even unknown to us. Each one of us have a certain amount of time on this planet and after this judgement. If we believe in a Creator, Who is God, then it should not be strange to us that He make us accountable for our actions sooner or later. For the proud and arrogant allowing God to govern his/her life is nonsense. For us, Christians, He is our Wisdom, Power and Glory.

[bellavoce2]

I believe that this woman is an inspiration. Despite her obvious obstacles, good things came from her life. Negative comments do absolutely nothing to honor her accomplishments, so why don''t you ignorant idiots keep your pathetic, closed-minded comments to yourself? If you can''t respect someone who suffered yet made the best life she could, then no one wants to hear from you anyway.

[karl2m]

I can''t even begin to imagine how i would have survived even 1 month of living like this. People like this teach us all a lesson about courage and love. Even just reading this story was inspiring to me. Thank you madam.

[nothappyatall]

"A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung

Dianne Odell, 61, had been confined to the 7-foot-long machine since she was stricken by polio at 3 years old. "

Their math doesnt add up, "Nearly 60 years" is around 59 years, she was 61 and struck by god''s polio at age 3, so she was in it 58 years. She was in it "nearly 59 years" is what it should have said.


"well i think that now shes in a better place...she lived a very long time with her condition..god bless her

Posted by fush2 "

You gotta be joking right? god BLESS her? this must be the SAME god who destroyed her life with polio, the same one who blew her off and let her rot, yeah god blessed HER alright, with ''blessings'' like that suicide is a highly viable alternative!