Personnalités aux Etats-Unis : la maladie du sommeil de Patricia Maguire, 19/09/1937. - 1 photo - Photo n° 231098
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Sleeping beauty may slumber into old age. Four years in coma, may come to England for treatment. After being asleep for year, Patricia Maguire, a 31-year-old Chicago beauty, may slumber on into old age; it is believed by a celebrated French doctor who has just been called in. Patricia’s mother, Mrs. Peter Miley, says she may send her daughter to England to seek the advice of the greatest experts. Murmuring “Kiss me, mum”, the girl fell asleep on February 15, 1932. She has been in a coma ever since. At times she can open her eyes, express likes and dislikes by motioning with her head and fingers, and can recognise members of her family, but she always sinks into sleep again. Photo Shows: The last picture of Patricia Maguire before falling asleep. US June 8th 1936 PN.r. [Sipho] America’s “sleeping beauty”, has died at Chicago at the age of 32 after being asleep for more than five-and-a-half years. She became gravely ill early this month with abdominal trouble and phlebitis. Pneumonia developed and prevented an operation. Patricia fell asleep in a train in January 1932, and remained in a coma ever since. She remained in good physical condition and actually gained weight. Her case was diagnosed as encephalitis lethargica (sleepy sickness) photo shows: The last picture of Patricia Maguire before she fell asleep. September 29 th 1937 PN.r. [Sipho] [Planet News London]
