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

Texas, became a practicing attorney in 1986, wrote a memoir, and even gained hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok by sharing his life story.

When Alexander passed away in 2024, Lillard became the last known American still relying on an iron lung.

Her passing now marks the end of an era that began before the introduction of the polio vaccine in continue reading …