Woman, 78, Last Polio Survivor Living In Iron Lung, Passes Away After Machine Becomes Too Old To Repair

over two years after another well-known iron lung survivor, Paul Alexander, passed away in March 2024 at the age of 78

Image credits: KFOR Oklahoma’s News 4/YouTube

Image credits: KFOR Oklahoma’s News 4/YouTube

Alexander contracted polio in 1952 when he was six years old and spent nearly 72 years using an iron lung, earning recognition from Guinness World continue reading …