Longest surviving coma patient dies at 59 after 42 years in coma

The world's longest coma patient, a Miami woman who had been called the 'Sleeping Snow White' during the 42 years she remained comatose, has died at the age of 59. 

O'Bara [left] fell ill at 14 to go into a 42-years long coma till she died after her 59th birthday

Edwarda O'Bara was a cheery high school student in 1970 when she suddenly fell ill, threw up her medicine and slipped into a diabetic coma. 

But before she became comatose she turned to her mother and pleaded with her to 'promise ... you won't leave me.'

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Her mother stayed true to her word, enduring a grueling schedule to constantly stay near her daughter until the mother died five years ago and the woman's sister became her primary care giver - until Edwarda passed away on Wednesday. 

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