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  2. Paul Alexander (polio survivor) - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. The extraordinary life of man in iron lung who practiced as a ...

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    Joe Middleton looks at the life of Paul Alexander, who spent 70 years in an iron lung before passing away at 78 The extraordinary life of man in iron lung who practiced as a lawyer and ‘loved ...

  4. Paul Alexander thrived while using an iron lung for decades ...

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    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 ...

  5. Paul Alexander, known as the 'man in the iron lung' since ...

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    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 ...

  6. List of polio survivors - Wikipedia

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    Mason was affected with polio at age 11 and spent the remainder of her life in an iron lung. She wrote a memoir, Breath: Life in the Rhythm of an Iron Lung, which was published in 2003. [72] Rosalind Miles: born 1943: Author of fiction and non-fiction books. She caught polio, aged four, and spent several months in an iron lung. [73] Peter ...

  7. The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024

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    Paul Alexander, 78. A Texas man who spent most of his life using an iron lung chamber and built a large following on social media, recounting his life from contracting polio in the 1940s to earning a law degree. March 11. David Mixner, 77. A longtime LGBTQ+ activist who was an adviser to Bill Clinton during his presidential campaign and later ...

  8. Martha Lillard - Wikipedia

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    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. She contracted polio in 1953, when she was five years old. [2]

  9. Paul Alexander: ‘Man in the iron lung’ dies after living in ...

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    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 ...

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