Last American Polio Survivor Living in Iron Lung Dies at 78

Martha Ann Lillard, the last polio survivor in the United States who depended on an iron lung, died on June 26. She was 78.

Last U.S. Polio Survivor in an Iron Lung Dies After the Machine Began to Break Down and No One Could Repair It

Martha Ann Lillard, the last U.S. polio patient who used an iron lung to survive, has died at age 78 after the machine, which ...

Martha Lillard, last known US polio survivor using iron lung, dies aged 78

Lillard, of Oklahoma, contracted polio when she was five and slept inside cylindrical metal device to help her breathe ...

Last U.S. Polio Survivor in an Iron Lung Dies After the Machine Began to Break Down and No One Could Repair It

Martha Ann Lillard died at age 78 following a struggle with long Covid and the breakdown of her iron lung ...
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Who was Martha Lillard? Last US polio survivor to depend on an iron lung who breathed her last at 78

Martha Lillard, the last polio survivor in the US to rely on an iron lung, recently passed away at the age of 78.

The remarkable life story behind America’s last iron lung user

Martha Ann Lillard, the last known U.S. polio survivor who relied on an iron lung, has died at age 78. Learn about her ...

Woman, 78, who was last polio survivor to live in iron lung dies because machine was too old to repair

But that's exactly how Martha Ann Lillard spent the last months of her life before she died aged 78 on June 26, 2026. Lillard ...
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Polio survivors share insight on importance of vaccines in new research

Wearing masks, avoiding large gatherings, shutting down schools—those scenes might sound familiar to anyone who experienced the most recent global pandemic. But this isn't a discussion about ...
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Last American polio survivor in an iron lung dies at 78

She lived more than 70 years at the mercy of the machine.
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Martha Lillard, last US polio survivor to rely on iron lung dies at 78

Martha Lillard widely recognized as the last person in the United States to rely on an iron lung passed away on June 26 in ...

Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma

Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. She died June 26 in ...
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Last US Polio Patient Using an Iron Lung Dies at 78

The death of Martha Lillard, believed to be the last US iron lung user, highlights the lifelong health effects of polio and ...