He contracted polio in 1952 when he was just six-years-old.
Paul Alexander lived more than 70 years inside the lung A man who lived inside an iron lung for 70 years has died at the age of 78 after contracting Covid-19. Paul Alexander, widely known as Polio Paul, died yesterday after contracting coronavirus, Süddeutsche Zeitung magazine reports. He was rushed to hospital in Texas after developing symptoms, and woke up inside the mechanical lung where he would spend the rest of his life.
‘Polio Paul’ contracted the disease in 1952 and has been inside the lung ever since He was rushed to hospital in Texas after developing symptoms, and woke up inside the mechanical lung It read: ‘Paul Alexander, “The Man in the Iron Lung”, passed away yesterday. ‘After surviving polio as a child, he lived over 70 years inside of an iron lung. ‘In this time Paul went to college, became a lawyer, and a published author.
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