Coolidge Unified School District

An Arizona mother, Karen Glaser, struggled to keep her son David alive during a 16-hour power outage that disabled his medical equipment. The outage, affecting over 4,000 customers in Coolidge, Arizona, caused extreme heat and forced residents to seek alternative cooling methods. Glaser’s attempts to manually sustain David’s health included using water-soaked rags and suctioning saliva as temperatures in her home reached 100 degrees.

An Arizona mother, Karen Glaser, spent 16 hours trying to keep her son David alive during a power outage that caused his medical equipment to fail. David, who is bedbound and relies on electricity-dependent devices, faced a life-threatening situation as backup systems failed and temperatures in their home rose to 100 degrees. Power was restored the next morning, but the outage created a critical medical emergency.

An Arizona mother spent 16 hours struggling to keep her son alive during a power outage that caused medical equipment to fail, as temperatures in her home rose to 100 degrees. The outage affected over 4,000 customers in Coolidge, with power restored the next morning.