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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 last month in Oklahoma, the last U.S. polio patient who used the machine, her sister said. She was 78.
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What happenedMartha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. She died last month in Oklahoma, the last U.S. polio patient who used the machine, her sister said. She was 78.
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Left / center-leftMartha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
Philadelphia Inquirer · Center-left · News report
CenterMartha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
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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 last month in Oklahoma, the last U.S. polio patient who used the machine, h...
Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
In this photo provided by Cindy Mc Vey, her sister Martha Lillard rests in her iron lung on Friday, February 6, 2026 in Shawnee, Okla. (Cindy Mc Vey via AP)
