How did they fly her there in the first place?
Money talks. The airline probably sold her a roundtrip ticket in the US and reneged on the return trip.
she was smaller and was able to board. Her kidneys started failing and her water gain bloated her body.
There is nothing really funny about this case, it is just a tragedy. She did what she was supposed to do. She bought two tickets. I am surprised they airline did not just bolt down her seat to not recline. (have seen that with other obese passengers on airplanes)
The fuzzy part of the article is whether she was too big for the door.