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Hannah Giffin needed oxygen.
The 24-year-old who was recently diagnosed with four chronic illnesses relies on an oxygen concentrator to help her breathe, but when the power went out Tuesday in San Marco, Texas, she was forced to ration her oxygen. It s been emotionally exhausting, she said. Not knowing if we’re going to have power to supply my ability to breathe is terrifying.
No emergency services could refill her oxygen tanks, and because her lung disease puts her at high risk for COVID-19 going to the hospital wasn t an option. Feeling isolated and hopeless, she and her mother, Kristin, turned to social media to try to get a generator or oxygen tanks from FEMA.