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Paul Alexander, who lived in an iron lung, dies at 78

Alexander contracted polio in 1952, when he was 6. He became paralyzed from the neck down and he began using an iron lung to breathe. Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul ...
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Paul Alexander thrived while using an iron lung for decades after contracting polio as a child

DALLAS (AP) — Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander managed to train himself to breathe on his own for part of the day, earned a law degree, wrote a book about ...
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Paul Alexander, the 'man in the iron lung', dies aged 78

A man who attracted a large following and inspired millions with the story of his life in an iron lung has died at 78. Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander ...
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Paul Alexander, who lived in an iron lung, dies at 78

Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander managed to train himself to breathe on his own for part of the day, earned a law degree, wrote a book about his life, built ...