Name: Polio sufferer who was in an iron lung for decades dies aged 78
Uploaded: 2024-03-13T17:47:58-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: A Texas man who spent more than 70 years using an iron lung after contracting polio in the 1940s has died. Paul Alexander, 78, died on Monday at a Dallas hospital, said Daniel Spinks, a long-time friend. He said Mr Alexander had recently been hospitalised after being diagnosed with Covid-19 but did not know the […]

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Polio sufferer who was in an iron lung for decades dies aged 78

A Texas man who spent more than 70 years using an iron lung after contracting polio in the 1940s has died. Paul Alexander, 78, died on Monday at a Dallas hospital, said Daniel Spinks, a long-time friend. He said Mr Alexander had recently been hospitalised after being diagnosed with Covid-19 but did not know the […]

Polio sufferer who was in an iron lung for more than 70 years dies

A Texas man who spent more than 70 years using an iron lung after contracting polio in the 1940s has died. Paul Alexander, 78, died on Monday at a Dallas hospital, said Daniel Spinks, a long-time friend. He said Alexander had recently been hospitalised after being diagnosed with Covid-19 but did not know the cause […]