“你已经死了…… 你不能买药……”

得克萨斯州的一名老人去药店买药时，柜员告诉她：“你已经死了！”

这样离奇的事情，却真实发生在73岁的Sherry Ellis的身上。

Sherry Ellis, 73, of Magnolia, found out that she had been declared legally dead when she arrived at the pharmacy to collect her medicine prescription, ABC-13 reported on Saturday. At the counter, she learned that her Medicare had been discontinued, thus rendering her insurance incapable of paying for her life-saving pills.

据ABC-13周六报道，73岁的Sherry Ellis到达药房领取药时，发现自己已经被死亡。药房柜员告诉她，她的医疗保险被冻结了，导致她没办法刷医保买到救命药。

"As far as they're concerned, I am deceased," she told the news outlet, adding that the Social Security Administration made a mistake in linking her social security number with a death certificate.

她告诉新闻媒体说：“就他们而言，我已经去世了。”她补充说，美国社会保障局错误地把她的社保号和别人的死亡证明弄混了。

TEXAS WOMAN, 73, LISTED AS DEAD BY SOCIAL SECURITY IS ALIVE — AND SHE CAN'T GET MEDICINE OR ACCESS HER BANK ACCOUNT Via newsweek.com

这个工作失误，严重影响了Ellis的生活。

"With my bank card declined everywhere, I can't get gas, I can't get money for food, I can't do anything," she said. "I don't know how long I'd been dead before I found out."

她说：“我的银行卡到处被拒，我无法加汽油，无法买到食物，无法做任何事情。” “要不是及时发现，我都不知道我已经死了多久。”

A Texas woman was legally declared dead while still alive Via CNN

在系统中被死亡，就不能领取相关福利。这会给类似Ellis这样的人“造成严重的财务困难”。

She told CNN Saturday a social security check, her Medicare and secondary insurance were put on hold. She takes 10 different medications for blood pressure, a stomach condition and heart issues that can cost up to $1,400 without insurance.

她在周六告诉CNN她的养老金、医疗保险和二级保险被冻结了。因为患有高血压、胃病和心脏病，她要服用10种不同的药物。如果没有保险，费用可能高达1400美元。

A Texas woman was legally declared dead while still alive Via CNN

为了能继续使用医保和银行卡Ellis必须证明自己还活着。但是要让自己复活，可没那么容易。Ellis花了近一周时间，还没“活过来”。

She visited the Social Security Administration on Monday, but as of Saturday, she has still not been listed as alive.

周一她亲自去了社会保障局。但截至周六，她仍被列为“已死亡”。

"The Medicare office told me it might take up to 45 days to resurrect me," she said, adding that she was in limbo for the next week. She was given a letter that basically said she was alive, but her doctor and pharmacist weren't able to take it because she was still classified as deceased in their systems.

她说：“医疗保险办公室告诉我，可能最多需要45天才能使我复活。”她补充说，下周她就付不起药费了。虽然医疗保险办公室给了她一封信，证明她还活着，但她的医生和药剂师并不认可，因为在他们的系统中她仍被列为已死亡。

A Texas woman was legally declared dead while still alive Via CNN

据报道，美国社会保障局每个月都会发生1000起左右的被死亡事件。

The SSA said on their website that if someone thinks they've been incorrectly listed as deceased they should go to their local office as soon as possible and bring one piece of identification. This can be a passport, driver's license or health insurance card.

美国社会保障局网站显示，如果有人发现自己被死亡，应尽快带上身份证件去当地办事处，可以是护照，驾照或医保卡。

" If it only took the click of a key to pronounce somebody dead, why can't it take 30 minutes to make them alive?" she said. "Why can't they reverse it just as quick?"

“如果只需要敲一下键就可以宣布某人死亡，那为什么不能花上30分钟让他们活过来呢？” 她说。 “为什么他们不能马上让我复活？”

A Texas woman was legally declared dead while still alive Via CNN

综合：CNN ABC等多家媒体报道