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The Last Iron Lung Survivor | Tucson News
Martha Lillard, the last known American to rely on an iron lung, passed away at 78 after a life of extraordinary resilience—diagnosed with polio at age five and told she wouldn’t live past 20, she defied the odds, educated herself through phone systems, lived independently, wrote poetry, composed music, and even penned her own obituary. Her death, attributed to long-haul COVID-19 and post-polio syndrome, marks the end of an era for a disease once feared nationwide, now eradicated in the U.S. since 1979. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn…
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