In 1952... At just six years old, Paul Alexander contracted polio. The illness left him unable to breathe on his own. To survive, he was placed inside an iron lung—a machine that used changes in air pressure to help him breathe. While the world advanced around him... Paul continued living with a device first developed decades earlier. Despite the challenges, he earned a law degree, became a lawyer, wrote a memoir, and inspired countless people with his determination. For more than 70 years, the
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In 1952... At just six years old, Paul Alexander contracted polio. The illness left him unable to breathe on his own. To survive, he was placed inside an iron lung—a machine that used changes in air pressure to help him breathe. While the world advanced around him... Paul continued living with a device first developed decades earlier. Despite the challenges, he earned a law degree, became a lawyer, wrote a memoir, and inspired countless people with his determination. For more than 70 years, the
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