DALLAS (AP) A Texas man who spent most of his 78 years using an iron lung chamber and built a large following on social media, recounting his life from
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Alexander was 6 when he began using an iron lung, a cylinder that encased his body as the air pressure in the chamber forced air into and out of his lungs.
Polio was once one of the nation's most feared diseases, with annual outbreaks causing thousands of cases of paralysis. The disease primarily affects children.