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Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma

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Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
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Martha Lillard, the last known U.S. polio patient to rely on an iron lung, has passed away at age 78 in Oklahoma. Lillard lived with the machine for over seven decades after contracting polio as a child, becoming a symbol of resilience for those living with chronic disability.

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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 last U.S. polio patient who used the machine, her sister said. She was 78.

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