Woman, 78, Last Polio Survivor Living In Iron Lung, Passes Away After Machine Becomes Too Old To Repair

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Her sister, Cindy McVey, said those illnesses forced Lillard to rely on the iron lung again around the clock.

At the same time, the machine itself was becoming increasingly difficult to maintain.

Many of its parts dated back to the 1940s, making replacements extremely difficult to find.

“Some of the parts are from the forties, and they’re hard continue reading …