721K views · 191 reactions | The iron lung, developed in 1927 by...

The Man Who Lived 73 Years in an Iron Lung 😮💪📖 He was only 5 when polio changed his life forever. For 73 years, Paul Alexander lived inside an iron lung. Yet he never gave up: he read 📚, drew ✏️, studied 🎓, became a lawyer ⚖️, and even wrote a 150-page memoir with only his mouth. An incredible story of courage and resilience! 🙌✨ 👉 What would YOU do if you were in his place? #Inspiration #TrueStory #NeverGiveUp #PolioSurvivor #IronLung #Motivation #LifeStory #Courage #Resilience #History #

6.2K views · 143 reactions | On this day in 1928, the first clinical use of the “Drinker” iron lung took place at Boston Children's Hospital. The iron lung was invented by two Harvard professors to treat polio patients. | Harvard Medical School | Facebook

This man spent an unbelievable 71 years inside an iron lung—without taking a single natural breath. His name was Paul Alexander, one of the last survivors of the polio epidemic. The virus paralyzed his body when he was just six years old. Since then, the iron lung became his only way to breathe. It uses air pressure to pull and push air from his lungs mechanically. For over seven decades, he lived, studied, worked, and even became a lawyer—all from inside the machine. Every sound of that motor k