
The man who lived for 70 years in a machine that breathed for him has died
Paul Alexander, the man who lived 70 years old with lungs of steel, died at the age of 78.
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Alexander was forced to live in a 270kg metal structure after contracting polio in 1952, aged just six, and was paralyzed from the neck down, unable to breathe on his own.
He was rushed to a hospital in Texas after developing symptoms and waking up in a mechanical steel lung.
"After surviving polio as a child, he lived for more than 70 years with lungs of steel. He went to college, became a lawyer and an author. His story traveled far and wide and positively impacted people around the world. Paul was an amazing role model who will be remembered," wrote Christopher Ulmer, administrator of the GoFundMe page.
"I am very grateful to everyone who donated money to my brother. It allowed him to live the last few years without stress," Alexander's brother wrote.
The artificial lung, actually a ventilator that resembles a metal coffin, requires the patient to lie inside it while the device is tightly secured around their neck. The device works by mechanically drawing air into the lungs of a patient whose nervous system and respiratory functions have been destroyed by polio.
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