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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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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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