Not Signed In - Woman in iron lung celebrates 60th birthday
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:36 AM EST
... A Jackson woman who contracted polio 57 years ago and continues to rely on an iron lung to breathe recently celebrated her 60th birthday, defying doctors' expectations that she could live so long and so fully. Dianne Odell, who turned 60 last week, is among only 30 to 40 people in the U.S. who depend on the devices. ...
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