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American paralytic polio survivor, lawyer and writer
- 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.
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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.
Paul Alexander was six years old when he woke, terrified, to find himself inside a large metal tube, with only his head sticking out.
Mar 13, 2024 · Paul Alexander, known as Polio Paul, died aged 78 on Monday after spending most of his life inside an iron lung. Here’s everything to know about Paul Alexander - from his early life, to how he contracted polio and all the challenges he endured and overcame throughout his life.
Mar 13, 2024 · The polio survivor known as "the man in the iron lung" has died at the age of 78. Paul Alexander contracted polio in 1952 when he was six, leaving him paralysed from the neck down. The disease...
Mar 14, 2024 · Paul Alexander, who spent the vast majority of the past 70 years in an iron lung and defied expectations by becoming a lawyer and author, died Monday afternoon at the age of 78, according to...
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Mar 13, 2024 · After he was paralyzed by polio at age 6, Paul Alexander was confined for much of his life to a yellow iron lung that kept him alive.
Mar 21, 2023 · Meet Paul Alexander: the longest iron lung patient who, after surviving polio, has been living thanks to an iron lung for over 70 years.
