Last American polio survivor in an iron lung dies at 78
Martha Lillard, the last American polio survivor in an iron lung, has died at 78
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Martha Lillard, the last American to use an iron lung, has died at the age of 78.
Coverage from KIRO 7 News Seattle, Наша Ніва, KOSU, KFOR.com, and NewsNation reports on her death.
The circumstances of her death and her life with the iron lung are not detailed in the coverage.
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Quick answers
Who was Martha Lillard?
Martha Lillard was the last American polio survivor in an iron lung
How old was Martha Lillard when she died?
78
Where did Martha Lillard live?
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Coverage (5)
- Martha Lillard, last American to use iron lung, dies at 78 KIRO 7 News Seattle · 1d ago
- The last living woman with an "iron lung" died in the USA Наша Ніва · 1d ago
- Martha Lillard, last American using iron lung, dies in Shawnee KOSU · 1d ago
- Oklahoma woman, the last American in an iron lung, dies at 78 KFOR.com · 1d ago
- Last American polio survivor in an iron lung dies at 78 NewsNation · 1d ago broke it first
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