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Last US polio survivor in iron lung dies after machine breaks down
Martha Ann Lillard, the last U.S. polio patient who used an iron lung to survive, has died at age 78. The Shawnee, Okla., resident first experienced symptoms of the disease on her fifth birthday in 1953, she told KFOR 8 days before her death. “I woke up and it was sunny outside, and I started []...Click to read more
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Fark
· Jul 11, 2026
The last polio survivor who used an iron lung died at age 78, because they couldn't find anyone to fix it. Mr. Frump inconsolable [Sad]
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Metro
· Jul 11, 2026
Patient living inside iron lung for 70 years dies after machine became too old to repair
Patient living inside iron lung for 70 years dies after machine became too old to repair
Times of India
· Jul 12, 2026
Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies
Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies
FOX News Health
· Jul 12, 2026
Last American to use an iron lung dies at 78 years old after childhood polio diagnosis
Martha Lillard contracted polio at age five and relied on an iron lung to breathe, but COVID-19 left her dependent on the machine nearly 24 hours a day.
Associated Press
· Jul 11, 2026
Martha Lillard, the last US polio patient using an iron lung, dies at 78
Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
KSAT San Antonio
· Jul 11, 2026
Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
Martha Lillard, the last U.S. polio patient using an iron lung, has died at 78 in Oklahoma.
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Related coverage for "Last US polio survivor in iron lung dies after machine breaks down": Fark — The last polio survivor who used an iron lung died at age 78, because they couldn't find anyone to fix it. Mr. Frump inconsolable [Sad]. Metro — Patient living inside iron lung for 70 years dies after machine became too old to repair. Times of India — Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies. FOX News Health — Last American to use an iron lung dies at 78 years old after childhood polio diagnosis. Associated Press — Martha Lillard, the last US polio patient using an iron lung, dies at 78. KSAT San Antonio — Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma