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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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[-] diablexical@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

This guy could have gone trach/vent 60 years ago and been mobile on wheelchair.

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