Power Outage Causes Breathing Trouble for Woman on Oxygen, Bosworth MO


A 69-year-old woman with multiple sclerosis and heart failure is experiencing severe breathing problems because a power outage stopped her oxygen supply.
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218. He's available trade apartment 312 312 for a 69-year-old scheme in all states that she was on oxygen.
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The power is out and she is unable to breathe.
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2036.
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My name is (name withheld).
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She's 13 years old.
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She lives near Enno Street.
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I'm Joe. I'm on the phone with her now.
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She's upset.
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She's worried her parents are going to be mad at her, but it's (name withheld), S-C-H-M-I-D-T.
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And it's 310 South Eno Street, I believe she just said.
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The 408 copy?
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Let auto route force.
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A little attempt to standby.
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North on 13 from 36 and then east on Chestnut there'll be the second road to the north, almost at the corner of Chestnut, Nina.
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Topman 312 for a 69-year-old female, she is conscious difficulty speaking between breath and alert.
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So she is shorter breath.
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And as I'm able to breathe through the power being out, she's not able to use her oxygen.
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So she has MS and congestive heart failure.
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She has used her inhaler and it is not working.
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2040.
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Location mentioned:
Near South St, Bosworth, MO 64623
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