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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. Alexander earned a bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor at the University of Texas at Austin, and was admitted to the bar in 1986. He self ...
The polio survivor spent more than 70 years being kept alive by the medical device.
Joe Middleton looks at the life of Paul Alexander, who spent 70 years in an iron lung before passing away at 78. ... “He loved good food, wine, women, long conversations, and laughing. ...
Paul Alexander, 78, spent more than 70 years confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child in 1952. Despite the challenges, Alexander still managed to make significant strides in ...
On March 11, 2024, Paul Alexander of Dallas, Texas, United States, died at the age of 78. He had been confined to an iron lung for 72 years from the age of six, longer than anyone, and was the last man living in an iron lung.
Martha Ann Lillard [1] (born June 8, 1948) is an American polio survivor who is still living in an iron lung.After Paul Alexander's death, she became the last known person to still live in an iron lung.
Paul Alexander, of Dallas, Texas, was paralysed by polio in 1952 and spent the rest of his life living in an iron lung ... flat and about a foot long with a pen attached, which he used to write ...
In 2006, Guinness World Records recognised her as the person who had spent the longest amount of time living in an iron lung. [1] This record has since been surpassed by American lawyer Paul Alexander [2] and Martha Lillard. [3]