Woman in Remote Area Saved by Facebook

Internet was only means of communication at homestead outside Denali National Park

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Story Created: Dec 23, 2011 at 8:55 AM AKDT

Story Updated: Dec 23, 2011 at 8:55 AM AKDT

Say what you will about Facebook, but a 68-year-old Alaska woman is alive today partly because of a connection she made on the social networking site.

Rena Ose lives on a remote homestead outside of Denali National Park. She wasn’t feeling well and knew she had to get to a hospital, but her only means of communication was her internet connection.

Ose contacted a Facebook friend in Massachusetts who was able to arrange a charter flight for Ose and her husband from their homestead to a Fairbanks hospital.

Doctors say Ose had suffered a serious heart attack and was lucky to have gotten medical attention when she did.

Ose says she’s forever grateful to her Facebook friend.

That makes for a great status update.

 

 

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Ethan said on Sunday, Jan 1 at 8:37 PM

So glad you're okay Rena!

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Markie J. Lapierre said on Saturday, Dec 31 at 9:40 PM

H A L L E L U J A H !! Wonderful story ... we love you RENA ♡ Markie (thailand) xo

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