'You can see how Mr. Alexander lives in the iron lung in the video below.The giant tank-shaped machine placed in the middle of the room is the iron lung containing Mr. Alexander. In his later years, he began spending most of his time in an iron lung, but in 2020 he published his autobiography , Three Minutes for a Dog: My Life in an Iron Lung , and in January 2023 he became an ironlungman . Mr. Alexander was diagnosed with the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in late February 2024 and was hospitalized, as reported by his social media manager. Later, on the GoFundMe page of the crowdfunding site set up to support Mr. Alexander, it was reported that Mr. Alexander had passed away on March 11th. Today, airway inserts and face mask ventilators are provided to polio patients who need help breathing.


Source:   The Guardian
March 14, 2024 03:36 UTC