76-year-old man, paralyzed from polio at 6, was one of the last people with an iron lung: ‘My life is incredible’
Paul Alexander: The Man in the Iron Lung Paul Alexander lived a remarkable life. After contracting polio at age six in 1952, he was left paralyzed and required an iron lung to breathe—a machine dating back to 1928. Despite the odds, Paul refused to let his condition define him. “I’m not going to accept anyone’s…