Martha Lillard, last known US polio survivor using iron lung, dies aged 78 | Oklahoma

The last known US person living with polio and relying on an iron lung has died aged 78.

Martha Lillard, who contracted polio at age five and spent most of her life dependent on an iron lung machine that helped her breathe, died on 26 June in…

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News Source: www.theguardian.com

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