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Last American Iron Lung Resident Passes | US News
Martha Lillard, the last known American to live with an iron lung, passed away at 78 after a life defying odds — diagnosed with polio at five, doctors predicted she’d live past 20. She attended high school through an intercom, road-tripped in a custom trailer, and lived richly as a poet, musician, and animal rescuer. Her death, attributed to long-haul COVID-19, closes a chapter on a medical relic once feared, now fading with her — and her family’s quest to repair her iron lung ends with her final breath. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn…
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