Edwarda O'Bara, the world's longest coma patient, who had been called
the "Sleeping Snow White" during the 42 years she remained comatose, has died
at the age of 59.

As part of her care, Edwarda’s body was turned every two hours to keep
away bedsores. Edwarda's mother, and
later her sister, would also lovingly braid Edwarda’s grey hairs, and suck the
mucus from her throat to allow her to breath.
They mixed baby food, milk, eggs, orange juice, Mazola oil, brewer's
yeast and a piece of white bread into a blender and then a wire mesh strainer,
pouring the concoction into Edwarda's feeding tube every two hours, day and
night. Family and friends would also
visit her, playing music and reading to the woman. Dr. Wayne Dyer later wrote a book about the family, A Promise Is A Promise: An Almost
Unbelievable Story of a Mother’s Unconditional Love and What It Can Teach Us. (O'Bara family website)
Wow, that is astonishing that she was in a coma for so long. And the title of the book is spot on – her mother's unconditional love is almost unbelievable. May Edwarda finally rest in peace...
ReplyDeleteIt was really bittersweet.
ReplyDeleteEdwarda O'Bara was a Polish-American. She oversaw the very last independence day of her homeland, Poland.
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