Man who has lived inside 7ft iron lung for 70 years ‘shouldn’t be alive’

Man who has lived inside 7ft iron lung for 70 years ‘shouldn’t be alive’

A MAN has shocked doctors after surviving inside an iron lung for over seven decades. Paul Alexander, dubbed ‘polio Paul’, has lived inside the lung ventilator ever since he contracted the deadly disease in 1952 – when he was just six-years old. YouTube / Nick IsenbergPaul Alexander in his iron lung (pictured) which helps him breathe[/caption] YouTube / Nick IsenbergDoctors said Paul “shouldn’t still be alive”[/caption] “I lost everything: the …

'Polio Paul' who has been inside 7ft iron lung for 70 years 'shouldn't be alive'

Paul Alexander is thought to one of two people still living inside an iron lung. He and fellow American Martha Lillard need help from the machine to breathe after contracting polio seven decades ago