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Laura Sharman

Unvaxxed mum almost died of Covid until elderly man sacrificed ventilator for her

An unvaccinated mum almost died from Covid before an elderly man offered to sacrifice his ventilator to give her a better chance of survival, her son said.

Michelle Fluegge, 56, shared a shocking photograph of herself lying unconscious with tubes in her nose after catching the virus in September.

The school dinner lad, of Minnesota, in the US, lost her voice and had to relearn to walk in daily physical therapy sessions after fighting for her life in hospital.

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