Paul Alexander

Paul Alexander, known as Polio Paul, contracted polio in 1952 when he was just six-years-old and spent the rest of his life in an iron lung.

Paul Alexander, of Dallas, Texas, was paralysed by polio in 1952 and spent the rest of his life living in an iron lung.

Paul Alexander, aka Polio Paul, has died. Alexander contracted polio at the age of six in 1952, and was rushed to hospital in Texas.

Paul Alexander was struck down by polio in 1952 and was left paralysed. He could only move his head, neck and mouth and almost died before doctors put him ...

A LAWYER who lived in an iron lung for 70 years has died at the age of 78.Paul Alexander - widely known as Polio Paul - was left paralysed after suffe.

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

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

Texas native Alexander, who spent decades in an iron lung, died on March 11, 2024. He was left paralyzed by polio which he contracted as a child but lived ...

Paul Alexander has died after spending 70 years in an iron lung as a result of contracting polio as a child - but what did the life of 'Polio Paul' look ...

Despite becoming paralysed after suffering polio at the age of six, Paul went on to become a lawyer and a published author ...

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, ...

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, 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 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 ...

He was paralysed from the neck down at the age of six, but took himself to university in his iron lung and even represented clients in court.

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

It's hard to think of anyone with more dogged resolve than 'Polio Paul' Alexander, who spent most of his life in a metal tube.

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 ...

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 ...

To survive, he was put ...

His brother said: “He loved good food, wine, women, long conversations, and laughing. I will miss him so much.”

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 ...

Joe Middleton looks at the life of Paul Alexander, who spent 70 years in an iron lung before passing away at 78.