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Hours each day in an iron lung kept her breathing, her will to live kept her alive
Martha Lillard, the last American polio survivor reliant on an iron lung, has died at age 78.
Martha Lillard
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Last American polio survivor in an iron lung dies at 78
Martha Lillard, the last known American polio survivor reliant on an iron lung, has died in Oklahoma at age 78.