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

Records as the person who had lived inside one for the longest time.

Like Lillard, he refused to let the disease stop him from building a full life.

Using a breathing technique known as glossopharyngeal breathing, Alexander gradually learned to spend time outside the machine.

He later earned a bachelor’s degree and a law degree from the University of continue reading …