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Paul Richard Alexander (January 30, 1946 – March 11, 2024) was an American paralytic polio survivor, lawyer and writer. The last man to live in an iron lung, he contracted polio in 1952 at the age of six.
May 26, 2024 · But most people have never had to experience what Paul Alexander did. He lived with his iron lung until his death in 2024 — but he never lost his optimism. Paul Alexander’s Inspiring Life In His Final Years. By the time he reached his 70s, Paul Alexander began to rely almost exclusively on his iron lung to breathe.
Mar 14, 2024 · 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...
Mar 13, 2024 · Paul Alexander, who died at 78, was paralyzed with polio at age 6 and relied on the machine to breathe. Still, he was able to earn a law degree, write a book and, late in life, build a...
Paul Alexander was six years old when he woke, terrified, to find himself inside a large metal tube, with only his head sticking out.
Mar 13, 2024 · Paul Alexander contracted polio in 1952 when he was six, leaving him paralysed from the neck down.
Mar 14, 2024 · A polio survivor, who lived inside an iron lung for 70 years, has died at the age of 78. Paul Alexander, widely known as "Polio Paul", contracted the viral disease in the summer of 1952 when he ...
