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Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still rely on an iron lung to breathe

Martha Lillard needed a large respirator called an iron lung to recover from polio, which she caught in 1953. She still uses a form of the device at nights. (Courtesy of Martha Lillard)
Martha Lillard needed a large respirator called an iron lung to recover from polio, which she caught in 1953. She still uses a form of the device at nights. (Courtesy of Martha Lillard)

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