American lawyer Paul Alexander died at the age of 78, he lived almost all his life in an “iron lung”.
About this write Daily Mail.
At the age of 6, due to a severe form of poliomyelitis, Paul Alexander remained paralyzed from the neck down, and his respiratory functions began to be supported by an “iron lung” device.
Paul graduated by distance learning and earned his BA and JD from the University of Texas at Austin. After that, the man worked as a lawyer and even traveled.
Father made Paul special pens, brushes and sticks, thanks to which he learned to draw, write and type. Over time, the American learned to breathe with the help of his tongue, but he might not live without the device for more than 3 hours. The man used a special chair to solve cases outside the home. During his student years, the parents of his beloved Paul Alexander forbade them to marry. Since then, the man had only professional and friendly relations.
After his 70th birthday, Paul might hardly do without the device. Since he was 74 years old, he did not sit in his chair, and in 2022 he entered the Guinness Book of Records. Alexander is the person who lived the longest with an “iron lung”.
On Monday, March 11, the man died at the age of 78. Paul Alexander outlived both his parents and a brother.
Earlier it was reported that the representative of the famous banking dynasty, the British financier Jacob Rothschild died at the age of 87.
And the Canadian actor Kenneth Mitchell, known for his roles in the series “Star Trek: Discovery” and the Marvel film “Captain Marvel”, died at the age of 49 following complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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