“He shouldn't be alive,” doctors said as six-year-old polio-stricken Paul Alexander lay flat inside his seven foot long ventilator – nicknamed his iron lung. Paul, 78, from Dallas, Texas ...

“[The iron lung] is my cage ... “and maybe make their lives better like I wanted to be.” Paul Richard Alexander was born Jan.

The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first line of defense against polio during the epidemics that occurred between 1948 to 1955. The device saved the lives of ...

The polio survivor, Paul Alexander, lived inside an iron lung for 70 years. But what is an iron lung and how does it work. Video by Sanjana Bhambhani The Erlitou site, dating back to 3,800 years ...

Rest in peace, Paul Alexander Cornish—a life celebrated with warmth and gratitude. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Paul’s memory may be sent to the American Lung Association, Donation ...