Global News's video: Iron Lung Man dies at 78 after more than 70 years of paralysis from polio

Paul Alexander, an American man who spent more than 70 years living in an iron lung, died on Monday at the age of 78. Alexander, who was also known online as ‘Iron Lung Man,’ spent the last seven decades of his life living in an iron lung after contracting polio when he was a child in the 1950s. The Dallas, Texas resident was diagnosed with polio when he was six years old and was paralyzed from the neck down, leaving him unable to breathe on his own. Despite being confined to a 600-pound iron lung, Alexander was a go-getter with a zest for life. He obtained his law degree, passed the bar to become a lawyer and wrote a book, all while his entire body was immobilized in the machine. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10356211/paul-alexander-iron-lung-polio-death/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB