On this day in 1928, the first clinical use of the “Drinker” iron lung took place at Boston Children's Hospital. The iron lung was invented by two Harvard professors to treat polio patients. | Harvard Medical School

Martha Mason has lived inside an iron lung for most of her life. When she was just 11 years old, she acquired a terrible disease and the only option the doctors gave her was to live inside a giant machine since her diaphragm was completely destroyed. However, despite this, they didn’t expect her to live over a year. No one imagined that she would break all expectations and spend 61 years in there. | Vitamin