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    A woman who spent nearly 60 years in a 750-pound iron lung after contracting polio as a child died when a power cut shut down the machine keeping her alive.<\/p>\n

    Dianne Odell was diagnosed with polio at three and spent almost six decades inside her metal enclosure unable to exist beyond its confines, yet resolute in preserving her zest for life.<\/p>\n

    She accomplished remarkable feats: securing a high school diploma, pursuing college courses, and crafting a children's tale starring a "wishing star" named Blinky.<\/p>\n

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    Reflecting on her life in a 1994 interview she said: "I\u2019ve had a very good life, filled with love and family and faith. You can make life good or you can make it bad."<\/p>\n

    But in May 2008 at the age of 61, Dianne's life was cut short by a power cut that halted the airflow into her lungs. <\/p>\n

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    Despite attempts by family members, including efforts with emergency generators and hand pumps, they couldn't sustain her breathing. Her strength had dwindled significantly in the preceding months.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWe did everything we could do but we couldn\u2019t keep her breathing,\u201d brother-in-law Will Beyer. \u201cDianne had gotten a lot weaker over the past several months and she just didn\u2019t have the strength to keep going.<\/p>\n

    \u201cEveryone knew what we were supposed to be doing. It just wasn\u2019t working."<\/p>\n

    Contracting polio at the age of three, she lived under the care of her parents Freeman and Geneva Odell. Their residence near Jackson, Tennessee, was equipped with emergency measures, but these safeguards failed during the critical moment.<\/p>\n

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