Paul Alexander, the man who lived inside an iron lung for over 70 years after contracting polio, died Monday after being hospitalized for Covid last month, his friends and family said.
Paul Alexander was stricken with polio as a boy and spent more than 70 years needing an iron lung chamber to help him breathe. He obtained a law degree and later gained a social media following as he recounted tales of his life.
Paul Alexander, who lived inside an iron lung for over 70 years and defied expectations by becoming a lawyer and author, died Monday afternoon at the age of 78, according to his brother Philip Alexander.
Paul Alexander, widely known as "the man in the iron lung," having spent most of his life living inside a metal chamber to help him breathe, has died aged 78.
Paul Alexander of Dallas, Texas, contracted polio at age of six, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down and reliant on mechanical respirator to breathe for much of the time
The long read : When he was six, Paul Alexander contracted polio and was paralysed for life. Today he is 74, and one of the last people in the world still using an iron lung. But after surviving one deadly outbreak, he did not expect to find himself threatened by another
A polio survivor who spent more than seven decades living inside an iron long has died at 78. Paul Alexander, widely known as "Polio Paul," passed away Monday in Texas, according to Christopher Ulmer, the organizer of his official GoFundMe account.
Alexander earned a law degree, wrote a book about his life, and built a big following on social media and inspired people around the globe with his positive outlook.
A Texas man who spent most of his 78 years using an iron lung chamber and built a large following on social media, recounting his life from contracting polio in…
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