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Last Known Iron Lung User, Polio Survivor Martha Lillard, Dies

Last Known Iron Lung User, Polio Survivor Martha Lillard, Dies

Martha Lillard, believed to be the last person to use an iron lung after surviving polio, has died. Her life became a symbol of a past medical era.

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