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Oz woman, in iron lung for 60 years, passes away at 83 | She was 83. June Middleton, who contracted polio at the age of 22, lost
her battle at Thornbury nursing home on Friday morning. Middleton celebrated 60
years with friends and her dog, Angel, by her side at her home at Yooralla's Ventilator
Accommodation Support Service (VASS), reports News.com.au She also made it to
the Guinness World Book of Records in 2006 for spending the longest time in an
iron lung. At the time, she described life in an iron lung in matter-of-fact terms.
"It's hard to explain but it's what you gotta do, make the most of it, get over
the obstacles on the way," she said. |
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