Remembering the extraordinary life of Paul Richard Alexander, the man who lived inside an iron lung for over 70 years. A true inspiration.
Paul Richard Alexander, who lived inside an iron lung for over 70 years, has passed away at the age of 78.
Paul went on to write a book on his life experiences that took five years to complete and is now read by people worldwide. Although Paul survived, the severe illness left him paralyzed from the neck down and unable to breathe freely. He could move just his head, neck, and mouth.wrote about this cylindrical device that covers the entire body but the head. It exerts negative pressure on the chest and belly to aid in the action of breathing.Despite the invention of advanced ventilators in the 1960s, Paul continued to use this iron lung. He was one of the last people in the world to continue using iron lungs to breathe.
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