re: Paul Alexander - 'The Man in the Iron Lung' - dies after 70 years living in tank

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I had a friend, Dianne Odell, who at the time of her death was the longest living iron lung survivor. Look her up. She was amazing.

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Odell died on May 28, 2008, at age 61. A power failure and the failure of an emergency generator cut off her breathing device's functions. Family members attempted to use the emergency hand pump attached to the iron lung to keep her breathing, but their efforts were unsuccessful.

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