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Paul Alexander, the polio survivor who spent over 70 years in an Iron Lung, has died at 78(www.bbc.co.uk)

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He was able to leave the contraption for short periods of time. He was able to breathe on his own, but not well and would become fatigued quickly. He wasn’t as stuck as it seems.

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