Paul Alexander

Paul Alexander, widely known as "Polio Paul", contracted the viral disease in the summer of 1952 when he was six years old and was left paralysed from the ...

Throughout his life, Alexander received a law degree, passed the bar, opened a successful practice and became a published author, his GoFundMe says. The ...

Mr. Alexander, who was stricken with polio at age 6, earned a law degree and wrote a 2020 memoir about his life using the iron lung chamber to help him ...

Paul Alexander died March 11. He had spent over 70 years in an iron lung after contracting polio as a young child.

Polio struck Paul Alexander in 1952, when he was just 6 years old. Within days, the disease robbed him of the use of his body. But he fought through the ...

Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him.

Paul Alexander, who was also known online as 'Iron Lung Man,' spent seven decades living in an iron lung after contracting polio when he was a child in the ...

Polio survivor, recognised as 'longest iron lung patient' after using one for 70 years, became an inspirational figure.

Despite his ...

Texas man with polio who spent nearly all of his 78 years using an iron lung has died, longtime friend says.

Paul Alexander, who lived inside an iron lung for over 70 years and defied expectations by becoming a lawyer and author, died Monday afternoon at the age of ...

A Texas man who spent most of his 78 years using an iron lung chamber and built a large following on social media, recounting his life from contracting ...

To survive, he was put ...

Alexander earned a law degree, wrote a book about his life, and built a big following on social media and inspired people around the globe with his positive ...