Martha Lillard

For Andrew MacLeish's third wife, named Martha Hillard, see Andrew MacLeish § Life and career.
Not to be confused with Matthew Lillard.

Martha Lillard
Born
Martha Ann Lillard

(1948-06-08) June 8, 1948 (age 76)
Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Known forBeing the last known person to use the iron lung
FamilyCindy (sister), Daryl (brother-in-law)

Martha Ann Lillard[1] (born June 8, 1948) is an American polio survivor who is still living in an iron lung. After Paul Alexander's death, she became the last known person to still live in an iron lung. She contracted polio in 1953, when she was five years old.[2]

  1. ^ "Martha Ann Lillard Essay – 1564 Words | Internet Public Library". www.ipl.org. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Kelly, Erin (October 25, 2021). "Decades after polio, Martha is among the last to still rely on an iron lung to breathe". NPR. Archived from the original on March 13, 2024. Retrieved April 14, 2024.