Paul Alexander, a man who lived in an iron lung for more than 70 years, reportedly died Monday at the age of 78 in Dallas, Texas. Daily mail.
Alexander contracted polio in 1952 when he was six years old, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. Since then, he began to depend on a breathing apparatus, the so-called “iron lungs.”
According to the same source, the device was a large yellow metal box in which patients were required to lie inside with the device secured to their neck. It worked by creating a vacuum to deliver oxygen to the lungs of patients whose central nervous system and respiratory function had been affected by polio, an infectious disease that can cause paralysis or even death.
ABOUT Daily mail explains that, despite the availability of more modern mechanisms, the man chose to continue using the iron lung device because he felt accustomed to it.
Despite his condition, Paul managed to graduate at age 21 without ever attending classes in person. He attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas and then attended law school at the University of Texas at Austin.
Over the years, he became a lawyer and represented clients in court using a three-piece suit and a modified wheelchair that kept the lawyer’s body paralyzed and upright.
Christopher Ulmer, an organizer and disability rights activist, mourns the death and says Paul’s story “has traveled far and wide, positively influencing people all over the world.”
“Paul was an incredible person who will continue to be remembered,” he adds.
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