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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 ...
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, 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 ...
The polio survivor spent more than 70 years being kept alive by the medical device.
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.
The longest documented and verified human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France, a woman who lived to age 122 years and 164 days. As women live longer than men on average, women predominate in combined records. The longest lifespan for a man is that of Jiroemon Kimura of Japan (1897–2013), who lived to age 116 years and 54 days.
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 ...
She entered the iron lung on 5 April 1949, and remained dependent on the machine for the rest of her life. [1] Middleton spent up to 21 hours a day in the iron lung to help her breathe. [5] Her husband-to-be stayed with her for five years before eventually marrying another woman and starting a family. [6]