Woman Walks Home After Beating Respiratory Failure
After pneumonia and septic shock left Deborah on a ventilator with a breathing tube, doctors at a Florida hospital helped her breathe on her own again. She walked out the door just months later.
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After pneumonia and septic shock left Deborah on a ventilator with a breathing tube, doctors at a Florida hospital helped her breathe on her own again. She walked out the door just months later.

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