'The Man in the Iron Lung' dies at 78
He was known by millions on social media as polio, Paul, Paul Alexander of Dallas was forced to live most of his life in an iron lung. After contracting polio, he died this week after achieving what few imagined would have been possible tonight, gave Bob Buckaloo takes a look back at Paul’s miraculous life for 72 years. Paul Alexander lived most of his life in and out of an iron lung. He contracted the poliovirus when he was six and lost the ability to breathe on his own. A cylinder that encased his body created the air pressure that
forced air into and out of his lungs. A cumbersome mechanical lifesaver, but that did not stop Paul from having a remarkable life. He earned a law degree from UT Austin, wrote a book about his life and built a big following on social media. Paul inspired people around the globe and was seen by millions in regular tiktok videos. Paul eventually taught himself to breathe on his own for a few hours a day and could leave the machine only to return and when it became difficult to draw breath, he had been a member of a generation of
mostly Children stricken with polio. A virus that struck fear in parents everywhere. In 1952 during the worst polio outbreak in US history, 57,000 people were infected, 21,000 were paralyzed
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