42 years in a coma

42 years in a coma [PHOTO] results in death, A Miami woman who spent 42 years in a coma has died.

Ewarda O'Bara was a high school student in 1970 when she fell ill, threw up her medicine and slipped into a diabetic coma. She passed away Wednesday at age 59, reports the Miami Herald.

The Herald reports that before     young girl lost consciousness, she asked her mother, Kay O'Bara, to never leave her side. She kept her promise. She died Wednesday morning, at 59 -- five years after the death of her mother -- who posted sentry at Edwarda’s side since she slipped into a coma. Go here for more including a photo of Ewarda.