Last American to use an iron lung dies at 78 years old after childhood polio diagnosis
Martha Lillard contracted polio at age five and relied on an iron lung to breathe, but COVID-19 left her dependent on the machine nearly 24 hours a day.
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Martha Lillard, last US polio patient dependent on iron lung, dies at 78
Martha Lillard, the last U.S. polio patient using an iron lung, has died at 78 in Oklahoma
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Martha Lillard, last known US polio survivor using iron lung, dies aged 78
Lillard, of Oklahoma, contracted polio when she was five and slept inside cylindrical metal device to help her breathe The last known US per
Last US Polio Patient In Iron Lung Dies At 78 [VIDEO]
The Associated Press reports: Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. She d
Martha Lillard, last known US iron lung polio patient, dies aged 78 in Oklahoma
Martha Lillard, believed to be the last person in the United States still relying on an iron lung due to polio, has died at the age of 78 in
Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. She died last month in Oklahoma, th
Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. She died June 26 in Oklahoma, the l
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