Hours each day in an iron lung kept her breathing, her will to live kept her alive
The sister of the last known polio patient in the US to use the life-saving machine spoke to the BBC about her sister's life.
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"[Lillard] was resilient, she would find a way, or make do."
— Cindy McVey , Other
"It recharged her and made her feel better."
— Cindy McVey , Other
"Martha woke up and she couldn't lift her head off the pillow, she said she knew right away that she had polio, because she heard so much about it."
— Cindy McVey , Other
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The sister of the last known polio patient in the US to use the life-saving machine spoke to the BBC about her sister's life.
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