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‘Polio Paul’ Alexander’s sad final days revealed as he battled COVID inside iron lung — before death at 78
He added that Alexander appeared somewhat confused and struggled to eat and drink. see also While “Polio Paul” has been known to older Americans for many years, his TikTok page @ironlungman ...
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Paul Alexander, polio survivor in iron lung for over 70 years, dies at 78 after Covid diagnosis
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. He was 78.
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How Paul Alexander lived in iron lung for 70 years but still fell in love and became a lawyer
“He shouldn't be alive,” doctors said as six-year-old polio-stricken Paul Alexander lay flat inside his seven foot long ventilator – nicknamed his iron lung. Paul, 78, from Dallas, Texas ...
Paul Alexander, who spent seven decades using iron lung, dies at 78
He came inside, flushed and feverish. His mother gasped. “She knew right away that I had polio,” recalled Paul Alexander. “I ...
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‘The Man In The Iron Lung’ Paul Alexander’s Cause of Death Revealed
Paul Alexander, known as "The Man in the Iron Lung," passed away at 78 after living over 70 years in the apparatus. His death was confirmed by a healthcare fundraiser organizer. Alexander ...
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Remembering Paul Alexander, One Of The Last Polio Survivors Who Lived In An Iron Lung
Paul Alexander was known by many names, such as “Polio Man” and “The Man in the Iron Lung.” He’s one of the most inspiring ...
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Paul Alexander: 'Man in the iron lung' dies at the age of 78
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 ...
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Paul Alexander: ‘Man in the iron lung’ dies after living in tank for 70 years
Paul Alexander, of Dallas in Texas, US, was paralysed from the neck down after contracting the virus at the age of six in ...