Martha Ann Lillard, last known U.S. iron lung user, dies at 78
Martha Ann Lillard relied on a 1940s iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child, People reported.
Martha Ann Lillard, the last known person in the United States to rely on an iron lung after surviving polio, has died at age 78, according to reports, People reporfed. Lillard spent much of her life using the decades-old breathing machine that helped keep her alive after she contracted polio as a child.