Man Who Lived in Iron Lung for 72 Years Passes Away

 Paralytic polio survivor, Paul Richard Alexander, a man recognised by the world and the Guinness World Records, for having lived the longest in an iron lung, has died at the age of 78. Paul Richard Alexander who was one of the last people living in an iron lung after he contracted polio(which left him paralyzed from the neck down) in 1952 at the age of six, died from an infection caused by COVID-19 on March 11, 2024, at the age of 78.

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Despite being bound to and relying on an iron lung to breathe for more than 70 years, Paul Richard Alexander studied(he studied by learning to memorize instead of taking notes) to become a lawyer, earning a bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor at the University of Texas, Austin. Alexander self-published a memoir, "Three Minutes for a Dog: My Life in an Iron Lung", in April 2020 with the help of his friend, Norman D. Brown RN (retired). According to The Guardian, Alexander revealed in an interview that: "It took him more than eight years to write it, using the plastic stick and a pen to tap out his story on the keyboard, or dictating the words to his friend."

May the deceased soul of Paul Richard Alexander rest in peace.