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Edwarda O"Bara

World's Longest Surviving Coma Patient Dies, Mom Never Left Her

The woman who is the world's longest-surviving patient living in a coma has died at the age of 59 after spending four decades in a coma following an accident at the age of 16. Edwarda O"Bara entered the diabetic coma after dealing with an intense pneumonia.

The London Daily Mail newspaper featured a story today about her case and how her mother never left her side after all these years. Ref. Source 5

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Family Cares for Daughter in Coma for 42 Years Before Dying

An article written by Wayne Drash for CNN and published on December 23 recounts the love of a mother and family for their daughter and sister who lived in a comatose condition for 42 years. The article that was titled: Comatose since Christmas 1969: A tale of unconditional love and miracles focuses on the life and love of the O"Bara family for Edwarda who went into diabetic shock on January 3, 1970 and became comatose.

Edwarda was cared for, around the clock at home, by her mother Kathryn (Kaye) until she died in March 2008 and more recently she was cared for by her younger sister Colleen until Edwarda recently died on November 21, 2012. Ref. Source 2