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Woman, 78, who was last polio survivor to live in iron lung died because 1940s machine keeping her alive broke down and was too old to repair
A 78-year-old woman who was the last polio survivor living in an iron lung died after the 1940s machine that kept her alive broke down and could not be repaired.
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