A woman who relied on an iron lung due to a childhood polio diagnosis has passed away. Martha Lillard was 78 years old when she died in Oklahoma. Her sister reported that Lillard's death was related to long-haul COVID-19, with a death certificate listing chronic pulmonary failure and post-polio syndrome as causes.

Lillard was diagnosed with polio at the age of 5 and used the iron lung to breathe. Despite initial predictions that she would not live past 20, Lillard persevered and made the most of her life. Further details about her life and passing are available from the source.

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