The Iron Lung prisoner admitted that his life is costly (5 photos + 1 video)

A man has lived on a ventilator for more than 70 years and still has to pay to keep himself alive.





Paul Alexander lives in Dallas, Texas, and has needed an iron lung since he suffered from a severe case of polio at age six.



He regularly talks about his life on social networks and also answers questions from his viewers.

Back in 1952, Paul went outside to play with his brother and returned home with a high fever, pain and fatigue. Soon his body below the neck was overcome by paralysis, the boy could no longer breathe on his own. Then he was placed in a special capsule.





However, Paul managed to overcome all adversity, graduated from school, university and became a lawyer. And he even wrote an autobiography.

He spoke about his main goal: "I want to tell the whole world about polio and about the millions of children who are not protected from it. They must be vaccinated before another epidemic begins."



The American said that he has to pay to stay alive because he needs special equipment and help that is not so easy to get.

Last week, he posted a video thanking the people who raised more than $137,000 for him.

He said, "I understand that there are people who actually donate to GoFundMe. But I'm just overwhelmed."

Alexander explained that his life comes at a cost. He requires two more machines in addition to the iron lungs, and he has two wonderful nurses who care for him around the clock.



“To all the people who help me, I just want to say that I love you. Your participation means a lot to me, because I can pay my expenses, I can continue to live,” the man admitted.

Viewers also expressed their support for Paul:

"Your positive outlook on life and your smile are inspiring."

"Every time graduate school gets difficult, I remember that you graduated from law school! You are an inspiration to many students."

"Love his agama sitting on the machine. God bless you!"