Martha Lillard, last known US polio survivor using iron lung, dies aged 78Published bytheguardian.comon •1 min readLillard, of Oklahoma, contracted polio when she was five and slept inside cylindrical metal device to help her breatheThe last known US person living with polio and relying on an iron lung has died aged 78.OklahomaPolioUS newsHealthSocietyMetaLearn moreShareLegalReport