I will never complain about my life again

[Wathen1955]

Paul Alexander, polio survivor who spent over 70 years in iron lung, dead at 78

Paul Alexander, known as "the man in the iron lung," having spent most of his life living inside a metal chamber that helped him breathe, has died aged 78, a fundraiser for his health care confirmed Tuesday.

Alexander, of Dallas, Texas, contracted polio in the summer of 1952 when he was 6 years old, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down.

He was forced to live inside the chamber for the rest of his extraordinary life, yet was known for his positive and graceful attitude.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/paul-alex...130904181.html

[Aerovette]

By 10 years old I would have begged to die.

[Rodnok1]

Id be bad enough to be a quadriplegic let alone be stuck in one spot literally forever. Guess he had the mental fortitude to deal with it.

[lrobe22]

Tough ass dude.

[04 commemorative]

I will never complain either now








well.....I still might a little

[Dan47]

I’ll still complain but know it could be much worse. I can’t imagine spending an entire lifetime in such a state.

[jw38]

My wife showed me this today and said, "We will never compliain about anything again". I agree. May he Rest in Peace. He's most certainly earned it.