Paul Alexander, known as 'The Man in the Iron Lung,' passed away at 78.
Paul Alexander, known as “The Man in the Iron Lung” or “Polio Paul,” passed away at the age of 78 on Tuesday , leaving behind a legacy of resilience and inspiration after surviving polio., USA, the polio survivor went on to spend the rest of his life encased in a machine known as an iron lung, also known as a “negative pressure ventilator,” a medical device used to help individuals with respiratory paralysis, a condition Paul suffered from.
“It allowed him to live his last few years stress-free. It will also pay for his funeral during this difficult time. Paul spent 72 years of his life lying flat on his back, with his body encased in a metal cylinder from the neck downAt 21, he became the first person to graduate from a Dallas high school without physically attending a class.
As per The Guardian, at a time when disabled people were seen less often in public – the Americans With Disabilities Act, which banned discrimination, wouldn’t be passed until 1990 – Paul was visible.
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