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Paul Richard Alexander (January 30, 1946 – March 11, 2024) was an American paralytic polio survivor, lawyer and author. He contracted polio in 1952 at the age of six and spent the vast majority of his life in an iron lung for more than 70 years.
Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander managed to train himself to breathe on his own for part of the day, earned a law degree, wrote a book about his life ...
Peg: Main character and narrator of the story, diagnosed with polio. Karen: Peg's best friend at school; Tommy: Peg's hospital roommate at University Hospital, in an iron lung. Renee: Sheltering Arms roommate, who goes home for Christmas. Shirley: Sheltering Arms roommate, who has the worst polio and likes marshmallows.
Paul Alexander, of Dallas, Texas, was paralysed by polio in 1952 and spent the rest of his life living in an iron lung Paul Alexander: ‘Man in the iron lung’ dies after living in tank for 70 years
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 ...
Paul Longmore lost the use of his hands to polio when he was seven-years-old and required breathing assistance from a ventilator at night and for part of the day. [3] [4] He received both his bachelor's and master's degrees from Occidental College, graduating in 1968 and 1971, respectively, and majoring in history and minoring in political studies. [5]
Created Date: 8/30/2012 4:52:52 PM
Paul Alexander, the man who lived inside an iron lung for over 70 years after contracting polio, died Monday after being hospitalized for Covid last month, his friends and family said.