Last American polio survivor in an iron lung dies at 78

faced death head-on at 73 years. She fought with courage, breath by breath.

On the last Friday in June, she took her last.

She died eight days after her interview with KFOR.

Lillard was removed from the vacuum, and for the first time in 73 years, slept outside the iron lung in eternal rest.

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