“Someone could have fixed it. I suspect the family either wants to sue someone or just wanted a clever story to explain the death of a 78 year old paralyzed woman.”
There are some REALLY GOOD mechanics in the country and likely some even better than myself. I agree, it could have been fixed. There’s more to this story.
I knew a guy a long time ago who had a machine shop in his barn. He could recreate a part from scratch and made a decent income on the side making parts for obsolete machines.