A man who lived inside an ‘iron lung’ for seven decades after contracting polio as a child has died. Paul Alexander was paralysed from the neck down after contracting the virus in 1952. He died on ...

A man known for living his life in an iron lung for over 70 years after contracting polio as a child has died. Paul Alexander, also known as “The Man in the Iron Lung,” died on Monday at the age of 78 ...

A man dubbed “Polio Paul” has lived inside a 600-pound iron lung for seven decades, reportedly refusing to upgrade to a modern machine. Paul Alexander, 77, contracted polio in 1952 when he was 6 years ...

The last man in the United States living in an iron lung died May 12, according to a GoFundMe account set up on his behalf. Alexander contracted polio in 1956 when he was just 6 years old. Despite ...

On March 11, a man named Paul Alexander died at the age of 78. He held the world record for number of years living inside an iron lung. Alexander contracted polio in 1952, at the age of six. His ...

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new video loaded: Paul Alexander on Living Inside an Iron Lung transcript The iron lung is home to me now. It’s my friend, and it’s — my enemy. In the end, it keeps me alive. Polio is watched very ...

A 78-year-old man who had been living inside an iron lung since surviving polio in the 1950s has passed away. The medical device didn’t stop Alexander from becoming a lawyer and opening his own ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (WJW) – Paul Alexander, known as “The Man in ...