Iron Woman
Posted on May 29th, 2008 in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
What a poignant story: A woman spends almost 60 years living inside an iron lung, then dies when a thunderstorm causes a power outage….
She began her life in the iron lung after being stricken with polio at age 3; the LA Times has this remarkable photo of a polio ward from the 1940s or ’50s.
Sometimes we do forget how lucky we are….
2 Responses
5/29/2008 10:20 am
Oh what a sad story of loss- but inspiring to think of how the family adapted and was able to keep her at home .
4/7/2024 3:54 am
so terrible