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Last American polio survivor in an iron lung dies at 78
The last American polio survivor dependent on an iron lung has died, marking the end of a medical era.
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Hours each day in an iron lung kept her breathing, her will to live kept her alive
The death of Martha Lillard at age 78 marks the end of an era as the last known American polio survivor dependent on an iron lung.