Texans recovering from Covid-19 needed oxygen.
Then the power went out.
The number of Texans dependent on home oxygen equipment was at “an all-time high” when a storm overwhelmed the power grid.
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Then the power went out.
The number of Texans dependent on home oxygen equipment was at “an all-time high” when a storm overwhelmed the power grid.
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@propublica @TexasTribune 44-year-old Mauricio Marin felt his heart tighten when the power flicked off at his Richmond, Texas, home on Feb. 14, shutting down his breathing machine.
He rushed to connect himself to one of the oxygen tanks his doctors had sent home after a 3-week stay in a Covid ICU. (2/6)
He rushed to connect himself to one of the oxygen tanks his doctors had sent home after a 3-week stay in a Covid ICU. (2/6)
@propublica @TexasTribune Between the two portable tanks, he calculated, he had six hours of air.
Marin and his wife heard there might be brief, rolling outages — 45 minutes or an hour, at most.
After more than two hours without electricity, he started to worry and tried to slow his breathing. (3/6)
Marin and his wife heard there might be brief, rolling outages — 45 minutes or an hour, at most.
After more than two hours without electricity, he started to worry and tried to slow his breathing. (3/6)
@propublica @TexasTribune For the next two days, Marin struggled for air and shivered under a pile of blankets.
Marin’s skin was slowly turning purple, and he began to cry.
“Honey,” he remembered telling his wife, “at least I’m going to die with you and my kids and not alone at the hospital.”
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Marin’s skin was slowly turning purple, and he began to cry.
“Honey,” he remembered telling his wife, “at least I’m going to die with you and my kids and not alone at the hospital.”
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@propublica @TexasTribune Marin says his life was spared when a neighbor showed up at the door with an oxygen tank a few hours later, sustaining him until the power returned.
But he says his doctors fear that the weeklong ordeal inflicted additional damage on his lungs.
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But he says his doctors fear that the weeklong ordeal inflicted additional damage on his lungs.
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@propublica @TexasTribune The human toll is still being tallied in Texas. Dozens of Texans have filed lawsuits against ERCOT and local power companies.
Among those demanding accountability are some Texans recovering from Covid-19.
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Among those demanding accountability are some Texans recovering from Covid-19.
More on this story: nbcnews.to/2PRvs7r
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