Last U.S. Polio Survivor in an Iron Lung Dies After the Machine Started to Break Down and They Couldn’t Find Anyone to Repair It
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A US polio survivor who relied on an iron lung has died at the age of 78. The individual, identified as Martha Lillard in some reports, was reportedly the last American using an iron lung. The death occurred after the iron lung began to break down and repairs could not be made.
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