She died this February. God rest her beautiful soul.

@utahnancy

4 жыл бұрын

May she now spread her wings and fly. Amazing woman.

@gameralien9076

4 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. polio survivor 😩😓😭

@dawnmartinez9695

4 жыл бұрын

Amén

@danielkerr4100

4 жыл бұрын

@IDxzzy XBL maybe 60 years ago

@laurainthesky8372

4 жыл бұрын

@@danielkerr4100 What an insensitive comment. And she was beautiful still, inside and out.

Okay but shoutout to that 75yr old machine. Damn

@heatherking3139

5 жыл бұрын

lol omg

@marcmg4234

5 жыл бұрын

Built to last...

@Ericrambo99

5 жыл бұрын

Made in America!

@teevee7678

4 жыл бұрын

Eric ...that was uncalled for.

@grabber_blu_angel

4 жыл бұрын

@@teevee7678 Why?

I will never complain again, what a wonderful brave lady bearing such an illness.

@Trevorjennings679

Жыл бұрын

Hello Jane, how are you doing doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??

I had the honor of speaking with Mona before she passed away. She had a spirit that would not quit and a husband by her side that loved her dearly. This world has lost a beautiful loving soul, rest in peace sweet Mona.. I will always remember you!

Still shocked by the iron lung. We are so blessed to have the modern medicine we have now.

@MakkaPakka7999

5 жыл бұрын

Talking Kitty Cat Hello talking kitty cat, yes we are blessed, sad to see antivaxxers exist

@kristine8338

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine having salmonella without antibiotics.

@jamilletayar7483

3 жыл бұрын

We miss u :(

@XSHADOWTHELEGENDARYHEDGEHOGxX

3 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace Steve cash

@rosieposie6671

3 жыл бұрын

While vaccines can be effective, they do not prevent the illness from striking.

This is...so unbelievably sad. She was young, begining her life, and that came to a screeching halt when she got polio.

@dwightschrute8902

3 жыл бұрын

I Simxly I b

@NotMeteorite

3 жыл бұрын

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@nanogbft

3 жыл бұрын

@@NotMeteorite D

@theogwalnut1717

3 жыл бұрын

E

@funnygmemes

3 жыл бұрын

Jeez what is going on

What a beautiful lady, God Bless her and sad to hear she passed away, but finally she’s free of this disease and I really hope she’s in a better place 🙏🏻

You can just hear the amount of strength it takes for her to talk she was a trooper till her last breath

Some decades ago, I thought that people using the iron lung couldn't leave it even for a second or they would suffocate. I'm so glad to find out that many polio sufferers who use the iron lung are in fact able to leave it for hours at a time.

@NIHILWR

3 жыл бұрын

@Ao jun uses negative pressure to let them breathe.

@Ryan-re1rs

3 жыл бұрын

Some could and some couldn't, I watched the video with the guy in it and he couldn't get out. I'm not sure I could do it and would have given up along time ago.

@rossmckenzie2433

3 жыл бұрын

Don't think they ALL can though ....... depends on the degree of paralysis.

@beepbeep9043

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ryan-re1rs that guy also got out for hours at a time. He said so in another video

@redbearradrip424

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ryan-re1rs i saw that one too.

Mona Jean randolf August 26 , 1936 - February 18 , 2019 R.I.P

@AndersonChan

5 жыл бұрын

Denise Morrison wait she died?

@saraa-ol7nd

5 жыл бұрын

What no??? She dead!!!

@sexygirlnl

5 жыл бұрын

Yes she is

@pastelpotatoes8122

5 жыл бұрын

What I can’t believe it

@ryanfileger47

5 жыл бұрын

Sara Gacha Sadly, she did.

While at school one of my friends was struck down by polio, it was devastating to our whole class. The fact that some. People would not vacsinate against this scourge is unthinkable.

@mugogrog

11 ай бұрын

People don't know any better. It's the same with Covid, had people had the job of taking care of elderly people dying from it they'd probably would change their tune but there's a strange callousnes to this world these days so who knows.

@zanzah_

10 ай бұрын

Vaccinate*

@emmajones8590

9 ай бұрын

The antivax conspiracy theorists are gaining more and more ground these days unfortunately.

@josephnissenson3252

8 ай бұрын

​@@zanzah_vaxenaet*

@angieold

5 ай бұрын

​@@zanzah_ vacinate*

This video was 5 years ago wow... to think this video helped me learn about this illness........R.I.P to you Paul Alexander 🕊

She looks stunning, she must have a been a true beauty when she was younger

@poptart4927

3 жыл бұрын

They show a picture if you look back and she was beautiful when younger also.

@ttimtran

3 жыл бұрын

why is there only 1 reply

@HotLaxLP

3 жыл бұрын

myasian why not

@aleluciani9940

3 жыл бұрын

This is kinda a weird comment but also a nice one

@itzunspoken6887

3 жыл бұрын

OXY yo wtf😂😂

As a polio survivor who spent 3 weeks in an iron lung at the age of 4, I can't imagine having to use the machine again. She had an indomitable spirit to survive in one so long.

@iacovirina7390

3 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry for you

@ninacate9158

3 жыл бұрын

oh wow, what was it like??

@evakranjcevic5429

3 жыл бұрын

what was it like?

@stewartsa1

3 жыл бұрын

@@ninacate9158 I was pretty much unable to move, except for my upper body, and had to lie on my back all the time. I was given a stuffed toy to hold and that was my only bit of diversion. Being in isolation, my parents were not permitted to come in the room, and I could only see them through the window in the door.

@ninacate9158

3 жыл бұрын

@@stewartsa1 oh my goodness, that would’ve been terrifying, i just think how lucky we are now that we have the technology and more vaccines and stuff like that to prevent things like polio

There's a man named Paul who is still in a iron lung to this day. Very said God bless her

@dianebaugher3919

Жыл бұрын

I watched a video on him last week...he accomplished so much even though he's in that machine, it's so inspiring.

@traciegauntt1614

Жыл бұрын

I saw his video also on utube

@jasoncarswell7458

Жыл бұрын

This kind of iron lung was obsolete in the 1970s. There were better, more modern versions available that allowed people mobility and freedom. A very few (less than 1%) of people rejected them and chose to stay in there, mostly because they'd been in there since childhood and were afraid to come out. They don't even make parts for the old Drinker-style iron lungs anymore, nor will the insurance companies pay to have special ones fabricated from scratch. The few remaining users have to literally buy parts from India and repair them themselves.

@brianherrington7226

3 ай бұрын

Paul Alexander. He grew up in the neighborhood I grew up in although he was much older than me.

@abhaysingh-yt3jg

2 ай бұрын

He died today😢

Mona passed away on February 18th, 2019. RIP Mona 🌹

@crabman3920

3 жыл бұрын

RIP

@aspergersgirl3386

3 жыл бұрын

Rip Mona 😭😭

@serena_lovesjesus441

3 жыл бұрын

RIP miss MONA😘😭

@mattplayzgamezandstuff8790

3 жыл бұрын

RIP

@irina3755

3 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace

Damn. There's no way I could do what she did. I would break, maybe end it all, but she powered through. Mad respect

@instralikesoranges1659

5 жыл бұрын

Pb?

@ricksanchez8584

5 жыл бұрын

But for what? A long miserable life?

@savannahwright4558

5 жыл бұрын

Arsonist_Xpert ikr this isn’t living this is breathing

@Arsonist_Xpert

5 жыл бұрын

Prince Vegeta hell yes

@instralikesoranges1659

5 жыл бұрын

for 3x3...

I often come back to this video . Very touching lady and family

Thank you for sharing your story - brave lady

My grandmother was a polio survivor. She contracted it at the age of three and spent her youth in a very bad hospital. Though she was bound to a wheelchair, practically her whole life, her and my mother were the strongest women I knew. Both, her and my mother died from cancer, her on 9/18/09 and my mother 7/10/20. I miss both of you so much.

@alyssachecchio7558

3 жыл бұрын

im so sorry for your loss, i almost loss my mom to breast cancer 3 years ago. She had one of the most invasive and aggressive forms of breast cancer known. luckily it was caught 2-4 months after it started to develop. there were many days and nights spent fighting for her life, thankfully she pulled through and has been in remission for a little over a year now. cancer is one of the scariest things. im so so sorry for your loss. stay strong💕

@aniiyah5600

3 жыл бұрын

i am so sorry for your loss, rest in peace to them both 🕊.

@aniiyah5600

3 жыл бұрын

@@trenquility330 How was that funny..?

@antichrist6600

3 жыл бұрын

✨🥺💖

@samm9390

3 жыл бұрын

@@trenquility330 how is this funny dude its not unny

For me, this looks like one of the scariest and most sad diseases you can have. Just not being able to walk or be with your friends when they hang out, or be with your family is absolutely sad to me

@Wormworttea

2 жыл бұрын

But you know what's worse? What they put in the vaccine?!?!!!? /S

@luciaremolina4991

2 жыл бұрын

Back then it was even worse cause people were scared. They socially isolated them. My grandpa got it when he was 3 years old and was never able to walk withou help. He deffinitely had anger issues and other stuff carried inside. He had a wife, 3 children and 11 grandchildren, yet he had an emptiness due to his younger years. Even my dad was asked if he was really going to marry my mom, the daughter of a cripled (the phrase sounds even worse in Spanish).

@mrsombrero8797

2 жыл бұрын

@@luciaremolina4991 was it worse tho back then? Cause now (and I know, there are almost no cases of iron lung left now) people depend more on society’s outlook of them, and losing the ability to walk or go outside just completely isolates you from society. That’s why I’m so scared of it, I have this fear that no one will remember or care about me, because I’ll be isolated in this machine all my life

@luciaremolina4991

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrsombrero8797 I think medicine has moved forward a lot and is still changing. Also, people are a lot more open about disabilities and conditions, plus the focus on mental health. That's why we have to sorround ourselves with the right people, nothing different to most diseases. Although polio is no longer a huge thing, there's still a lot of cases in my country with a crappy health system. The pandemic has also taken a toll on vaccinations of little kids. People in the USA and Europe that don't vaccinate their kids are very negligent and acting in a very ignorant way (the world is bigger)

@shouygui4955

2 жыл бұрын

First time we forced people to take "vaccines" against their will. Was it the disease or the vaccine?

This is unbelievable I really appreciate this woman she survived very complicated life

My mom got polio in 1956 too was in iron lung for 3 years! Passed in 2002! 💖

Not gonna lie, she was freaking beautiful in her young age. And honestly, she is still beautiful. You can understand it by looking at her elegant face. May you soul rest peacefully. 😌😌

@zay_gzs5635

3 жыл бұрын

She did look pretty good hair day just why that pose it's kind of creepy

@syuhadarahman7834

3 жыл бұрын

@StarektTheGhost ya in 2019..

@yunitaamelia8918

3 жыл бұрын

Yesss shes soooo beautiful and a strong woman

@mf_flamethrower

3 жыл бұрын

She is, I just want to know how the iron lungs work

@cristinaarnett3299

3 жыл бұрын

As we age we are like books. The pages get a bit worn, but the story is just as beautiful.

Why is this recommended during the covid pandemic she even said “it’s better then letting it go epidemic again” like is this a sign or what

@firstmanproductions8714

3 жыл бұрын

Donovan i really don’t know

@spurdosparde9487

3 жыл бұрын

@Head N Shoulders dirty jo or because its sorted in an algorithm...

@sergioguerra7551

3 жыл бұрын

It’s recommended so antivaccers understand what happens when you don’t vaccinate your child, if this people would had a vaccine by the time they would 100% take it, but some people prefer their children to die suffering at the age of 4

@KrazyK707

3 жыл бұрын

Sergio Guerra that’s unnecessary, people have their reasons.

@KrazyK707

3 жыл бұрын

Sergio Guerra its never cause they want their child to suffer, plus a child isnt gonna die from not taking them.

Aww... she's so beautiful! God bless this wonderful lady. This made me cry. 😢Mona's dancing in Heaven now. Thank you for sharing her story!

i can’t even begin to imagine laying in that machine for more than 35 years.. she was such a strong woman and may she rest peacefully 🤍🤍

How heartbreaking that anyone would have to spend their lives going through this. If reincarnation exists, this poor woman is owed a wonderful life. God bless her soul.

@k8lynmae

2 жыл бұрын

Yet your same god planned her life to be like that.

@rihamy2nd

2 жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful thought.

@annabellethedoll

2 жыл бұрын

She is definitely owed a new wonderful life.

@akcat11

2 жыл бұрын

Reincarnation does exist, and its nothing good as you may think, death is, not like many think, the end of life, its the beginning of THE actual life. Reincarnation traps your soul once more in this artificial prison with the curse of flesh, and prevents your soul from ascending, unless your consciousness learned the right/true things of this world in a mortal lifetime.

@simonapeskova2223

2 жыл бұрын

@SR ❤❤❤

Who else had to keep taking deep breaths while watching this video?

@adeadratlol3516

5 жыл бұрын

Omg I couldn't stop breathing. It's a bad addiction and I have it. Plz pray for me it hard for me to live with it.

@eddiespaghetti54321

5 жыл бұрын

Me too

@barnyard835

5 жыл бұрын

I was still breathing 🤔😁

@PrestonBozeman

5 жыл бұрын

lol ur all gay

@maxstavrakis55

5 жыл бұрын

@@PrestonBozeman 🤣🤣🤣 Just noticed that. We're in our own bubble though so only the other 3 are gay.

Rest in Peace, soldier. You were always a huge inspiration to me and taught me that “quality of life” is up to the individual and their outlook on life.

My grandma had ALS and the only way she was able to home was in an iron lung. She lived the last 18 months of her life inan iron lung. She passed away in 1974. It was a happy and sad time when she passed. She was a pioneer of home health care. I still miss her but I know she is in a better place and not in pain.

I knew an old woman who literally lived her life in one of those machines...everyday all day it seemed. I used to stay with her as long as I could to keep her company. I would talk to her and brush her hair to help her relax and sleep through it. So sad 😔

@DoubleAAce

3 жыл бұрын

RIP

@tibor5675

3 жыл бұрын

@@quantumcatgaming1365 Thank you.

@quantumcatgaming1365

3 жыл бұрын

@@tibor5675 I was talking to kaykay

@DoubleAAce

3 жыл бұрын

Jude Morrow thank u

@quantumcatgaming1365

3 жыл бұрын

@@DoubleAAce NOT FUCKING YOU

If my parents were anti vaxx I would leave at night to get vaccines

@vocalthrower448

5 жыл бұрын

Have to be 18 unless consent from parents

@whatsupfuckers4078

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@linaoyara7529

5 жыл бұрын

@Majesty Hill Well once it does, it's too late 😂

@clemensJB

5 жыл бұрын

You should consider that the paralysis didn't came from the polio virus but from the DDT that were sprayed on crops....

@eliicd303

5 жыл бұрын

@Cleaning Up Not true, you can go to a county clinic and get one for free, no insurance needed.

God bless you.. what a beautiful soul enduring such an unimaginable hardship. You are flying free now. Godspeed.

I couldnt stop thinking of these people yesterday. God bless.

If you're reading this, stop, take a few deep breaths. You are blessed to be able to breathe and function normally. Have a good day.

@Skurpy_

3 жыл бұрын

I have a deviated septum so breathing through my nose is not really possible. I have a hard time breathing through my mouth because it’s just hard. I have gotten used to it but if you had my issues right now you would be dead.

@Skurpy_

3 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Jack lol

@taylor41

3 жыл бұрын

great now im breathing manually

@pissedinyourcornflakes2939

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I know this is serious but looking at your pfp just makes me-

@justinvo579

3 жыл бұрын

Yo I got asthma but thanks anyway :)

I would like to thank Mona's family for keeping this video of her available, even after her passing. She seems a brave and kind soul and a shining example to people wondering why vaccines are so important. Thank you and we are so sorry for your loss.

@northernsnow6982

2 жыл бұрын

People don't wonder why vaccines are important. People wonder why a shot is mandatory when it doesn't do what a vaccine is supposed to do. The polio vaccine has gotten rid of the disease. Anyone who questions that is a fool. However the covid shot, like the flu shot may help with your symptoms, and shouldn't be considered a vaccine. When you use me and my daughter as examples, the one with the shot was bedridden for 3 days, surrounded by a few days of stuffy head and sore throat. This is when we both got covid at the same time, from a vaccinated family member. Guess what? I had a sore throat for a few days, and a stuffy nose for a couple of those days, with having not gotten the covid shot. And I'm the one who's prone to getting sick, due to my immune system or lack thereof.

@drumbeatsoffline6804

2 жыл бұрын

Go get your 5th booster

@Roger__Wilco

2 жыл бұрын

@@drumbeatsoffline6804 I'll get my 2nd booster soon, if this shit keeps dragging on then maybe down the road sometime there'll be a 5th as well and I'll be thankful for it. Not sure I'll be too put out by dropping into a pharmacy for a few minutes and getting a free shot after doing my shopping, meh

@northernsnow6982

2 жыл бұрын

@@seriouscat2231 I guess you don't fit status quo, your comment is gone.

@Roger__Wilco

2 жыл бұрын

@@northernsnow6982 From what I can see in my notifications it was rambling garbage on the same level as a flat earther, whether it was filtered out because of being a massive wall of text or the person deleted it I don't know but either way thankfully it's not still there making people stupider.

It’s sad she had to wait so long for peace..I’m glad she’s found it and is now hopefully in a place full of beauty.

i am so glad that we've come a long way and invented vaccines against diseases like this.

I was so sad to hear she passed away about 6 months after this. May she rest in peace and condolences to her family and loved ones.

@scottluther2091

3 жыл бұрын

Luckily, she lived to an old age, but unfortunately, she did not have a good quality of life having to live most of the time in that iron lung!

@sargentdoggo297

2 жыл бұрын

She is in a much much better place now, not having to be in that iron lung anymore

@mistylouis4476

2 жыл бұрын

Old people die yo, it's not supposed to be a sad thing but stupid fucking west brainwashed idiots don't think for themselves that often.

@marie-angeornix8188

2 жыл бұрын

Dommage c est pas en français donc on ne comprend rien

@SMcCaskill

2 жыл бұрын

She was in her 80s and lived a long life.

She said :"It was a character blow,bc I was always independent.. I had to LEARN to depend on others'' she is so clam & patient 💕

@TheJoker-eg9dl

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely a patient.

@PureJosker

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheJoker-eg9dl not so much a clam though

@user-wf1xm3cf1m

2 жыл бұрын

You believe that life is in the hands of God, who created you and created the heavens and the earth. Why do you not worship God alone (Say: He is God, the One, the Eternal One, the Eternal One, the Eternal One, He was not begotten, nor was He begotten, and He was not His, no one is equal, I bear witness that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God.

@sfmike711

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-wf1xm3cf1m Your comment has absolutely nothing to do with the woman who was forced to use the iron lung for so many decades. As it is, there are many who do not ascribe to your overly rigid religious religion. They find the presentation of your faith, as exemplified by Iran, the Taliban, and ISIS, to be an affront to humanity. You'd be better off peddling your stuff in a nation which values a theocracy over people

@bunsenn5064

2 жыл бұрын

@@sfmike711 The Taliban, Isis, and other terrorist groups are extremist groups that misuse the religion to motivate their actions. Islam is a religion built on self-restraint and peace, but it is misconstrued by many. In fact, Islam is the same monotheistic idea as Christianity or Judaism. But this is off topic from the video anyway.

شكرًا يا رب على كل نعمك التي انعمت بها علينا ونسينا ان نشكرك عليها لأننا تعودنا عليها وعلى وجودها.. شكرًا يا رب 💙

I can’t believe how revolutionary this machine is. The fact this still works years and years later is amazing to think about. I’m appalled that such an old machine still works today. Whoever came up with this is an awesome individual.

She seems so nice and is really pretty!

@veuxi2381

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@justalpha9138

5 жыл бұрын

She is.

@MegaMarie

5 жыл бұрын

Aged beautifully such shame she couldn't enjoy life

My grandmother had polio and she is the number one reason I whole heartedly beleive in vaccines. I never hesitated to vaccinate both of my children! She lived in pain her entire life losing her independence and freedom and eventually the will to live she died of cancer at 53 years old. 😢

@wqtermelcn

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss.

@tessasky7159

3 жыл бұрын

@@wqtermelcn Thank you!

@mekhi3819

3 жыл бұрын

Rest In Peace Tessa Sky’s Grandmother. You will be missed..

@tessasky7159

3 жыл бұрын

@@mekhi3819 Thank you! She's definitely missed! 😢

@andreaalfoldy1689

3 жыл бұрын

@@thegreatfomo it reflects the 88% effectiveness of the vaccine. I could not find any evidence of the boosters being ineffective. Please have better taste than to post this as a response to someone sharing their grief over a suffering loved one. Shame on you.

God rest her beautiful soul. The pain is over Hun. ❤

The nightmare of my childhood returns. God bless you Ms. Randolph

Her and paul alexander are living proof of what the effects of polio are and shows how important vaccines are

@ginnundso

4 жыл бұрын

Well - not living anymore. Since February

@comeflynextome94

3 жыл бұрын

@Henlo I believe so. This is the most recently published article about him, dated late May 2020: www.theguardian.com/society/2020/may/26/last-iron-lung-paul-alexander-polio-coronavirus

@nicolevanbeek1994

3 жыл бұрын

My dad got polio when he was six. He is now struggling with the post-polio syndrome

Post Polio Syndrome is real. My father is a Polio survivor although it did not affect his breathing it affected his walking. He was 17. Now at 87 he just has no muscle strengh in his legs. He uses a scotter to get around with. Thank God for him being able to use the scotter. RIP lovely lady

@adelinecoan6544

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry he’s not able to use his legs but so grate he’s alive I hope you and your family lives a happy life😊

@mebeachgirl1

3 жыл бұрын

Adeline Coan oh yes we are so very thankful that he is one of the few who has lived this long after this terrible disease. Thank you for your kind words.

@naedatanner8832

3 жыл бұрын

@@mebeachgirl1 ✌🇨🇦💖🙏

@Valerie-uw8hz

3 жыл бұрын

My Memaw got it at a young age also. She had one small foot and one normal size foot her whole life. She always had to buy two pairs of shoes to have two different sizes. She got around good but with a limp her whole life. I miss massaging her sweet little foot. ❤️She passed away with cancer in 2012. Miss her so much.

@mebeachgirl1

3 жыл бұрын

@@Valerie-uw8hz my heart goes out to you as I know you miss your Meemaw. I can feel the love that you had for her in your words.

Just thinking about going in one let alone actually being in one feels like the start of a panic attack and also one of being claustrophobic. I guess you learn to do whatever you have to. She was and remains amazing. God Bless her and her family! Rest In Peace Dearest!

I saw one of these in a museum in the 80s, as a kid, and it never left my mind. It looks like a implement of torture, and I'm amazed someone still uses one. God bless this woman.

Rest in peace sad life to live condolences to the 👪

@synx2963

3 жыл бұрын

I hope that her family is doing well

@tyrelstott7932

3 жыл бұрын

You could just say family instead of 👨‍👩‍👦

@biancahotca3244

3 жыл бұрын

Did she die?

@ggezmihnovams1113

3 жыл бұрын

@@biancahotca3244 yes 1 year ago in february

@derekmorris89

3 жыл бұрын

@@tyrelstott7932 There's nothing wrong with using the emote. Stop griping over things that really don't matter.

Rest in piece to him and his wife, you truly showed the world that anything is possible, and to live life to its fullest 🕊🕊🪦🪦

Anyone who has issues with vaccines should watch this. They should listen to how exhausted and breathless she is, and see what she has to endure daily.

@savingprvtryan

3 жыл бұрын

You realize she could have gotten it from the botched vaccine when it first came out

@otgbaby4615

3 жыл бұрын

savingprvtryan Dude it was the 50s what do you expect?

@alcien5258

3 жыл бұрын

I’m against flu vaccines they’re useless

@adamrodgers9175

3 жыл бұрын

Reading the comments here I wouldn't attempt to try and change these people's minds. Just hope they get a disease and wish the best for them. Even with polio attacking people back in the day. So many people are diluted in their thinking, I'm amazed they even survive daily life.

@FBI-yd6co

3 жыл бұрын

You’re dumb,

His story is just too damn amazing.. He didn't let even polio stop him from achieving his dreams and becoming the best lawyer

@dijonvon4378

Жыл бұрын

Did you even watch the video??? XD

It’s amazing how much patience and perseverance polio survivors have. All the medical tools and ajusting to not being able to do anything. Those machines still scare me so much I don’t know why. But they where lifesaving tools back in the day.

And we complain about our life's sometimes... This makes me appreciate what life I was given. Thanks

@jessicacrosse2067

4 жыл бұрын

Please dont use Disabled people as your inspiration. Disabled people dont exist to teach able people to be grateful.

@kidthekid6320

3 жыл бұрын

Jessica Crosse whats the difference between citing her as an inspiration and an able bodied person as inspiration? This person took something from this woman’s story and if it inspired her to think more positively about her life that’s a great thing

@nathanmello4407

3 жыл бұрын

@@kidthekid6320 - It is a great thing if doesn't go to a harmful extent, there are people who, when you complain about pain in your leg, will answer with "well at least you have a leg, [disabled person] doesn't". The mindset of the original poster sometimes goes that far and becomes more harmful than good, you shouldn't be unable to complain about something just because someone has it harder

@cupofbleach3352

3 жыл бұрын

that’s like saying “my hand hurts” and an amputee says “at least you have a hand” that’s kinda disrespectful because you don’t know what type of pain they’re in. Just because someone else doesn’t have a hand that does not mean I can’t tell someone that I’m hurting.

I had a classmate in highschool that was a polio survivor. That was over 40 years ago. The polio vaccine was still fairly new when we were kids. I hope she is OK.

@DianaJG8

2 жыл бұрын

She passed away in February

@AccountInactive

2 жыл бұрын

@@DianaJG8 February a couple years ago.

@DianaJG8

2 жыл бұрын

@@AccountInactive - Yes, thank you. I saw numerous conflicting reports and did not see the actual date of 2019 on the obit until after I wrote this, so it's actually been 3 years now, sadly.

@prol1shed995

2 жыл бұрын

@@DianaJG8 2020 not 2019...

@LolLol-gb1ly

2 жыл бұрын

@@DianaJG8 granny pack hittin

😢 am so Sorry that you're going through that but I hope you get better soon when you get used to it

R.I.P this beautiful lady.. She had a great life but polio ruined it. ❤️❤️ Sending all my love to her soul and may she rest in peace as always.

all Antivaxxers should watch this. I hate antivaxxers and believe not vaccinating is child abuse. (unless the child cannot get vaccinated due to medical conditions/ allergies). She seems like a sweetheart.

@YayaSweetPea

5 жыл бұрын

They are really letting their kids down. As parents they should want to protect their kids from diseases and give them a chance at growing up. Right now the measles is going around and it's only a matter of time before hundreds of kids are sick and dying. Then they'll have another kid and do the same shit 🤦‍♀️

@theycallmen8

5 жыл бұрын

Sadly, if they watch this, they’ll just claim it’s all propaganda. They assert that all those photos of rooms full of people in iron lungs are staged by big pharma and the gubment. There is no reasoning with those whose argument depends on conspiracy as a foundation.

@zedah8315

5 жыл бұрын

I am an anti-vexer. I've watched this. It doesn't change my mind. I think that vexes like this one and more serious ones should be given but other small bs nah fuck a flu shot, hepB.. ect

@olivialiu9952

5 жыл бұрын

@@zedah8315 And...you also have horrible spelling.

@zedah8315

5 жыл бұрын

@@olivialiu9952 hey man...cant help wen typos hapen

When I was in high school in Broussard La. My mother was friends with a family, that had an iron lung. One day as I was complaining about my life as a teenager. My mom took me to Ms. Dorthy's house. Even though she couldn't breath on her own and couldn't move anything from her neck down, she had a smile that could melt any fear. She was looking for someone to help her get into the machine at 5PM everyday. I agreed to help and for everyday till I left Broussard, I would go to their house and ask how they were doing. With that same smile she would say," BLESSED!!!!!". That was an experience and woman I will never forget. She contracted Polio in her teens and lived till she was 68. She was just happy to be alive. One of the most influential persons that helped me become who I am today.

@crypticii3431

2 жыл бұрын

69

@syltekisbored

2 жыл бұрын

@@crypticii3431 😐

@YourJetsAreTrash

2 жыл бұрын

Your mom sounds like a loser, homie.

@_amoopoint_1458

2 жыл бұрын

That's an amazing story.

@mattboyer9689

2 жыл бұрын

That’s awesome I have family in Broussard what age are you

Mona is and will always be such an incredible person, RIP 🫶

It helped many, but this is such a hard way to exist. I would rather be gone than live a life like this. I give her alot of credit for her courage. God Bless her.

Mona - I, too, am a POLIO -SURVIVOR. I have never had to spend a minute in an iron lung but I have experienced many body weaknesses, shorter limbs, etc, from polio. I have endured multiple operations to 'fix' problems. Today I suffer from post-polio. Still, my life has been easy compared to yours. YOU are a REMARKABLE WOMAN. I cried when i watched this video. THANK YOU for being an inspiration to everybody who is a POLIO -SURVIVOR.

@user-wf1xm3cf1m

2 жыл бұрын

You believe that life is in the hands of God, who created you and created the heavens and the earth. Why do you not worship God alone (Say: He is God, the One, the Eternal One, the Eternal One, the Eternal One, He was not begotten, nor was He begotten, and He was not His, no one is equal, I bear witness that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God.

@selmasurer9166

2 жыл бұрын

I am also polio survivor. I'm much younger and life has been easier compared to Mona's generation.

@xunaxy8859

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-wf1xm3cf1m No.

@MelB868

2 жыл бұрын

Polio wasn’t around when I was a kid I think it was already done away with

@artemis3306

2 жыл бұрын

@@MelB868 polio still exists, very rare and not found in most places. Pakistan and Afghanistan still have an endemic

Polio is a terrible thing, and my heart goes out to her and her family for all they went through. I'm not sure if most people can appreciate what it was like to have polio, especially during the 50s, when it was at epidemic levels. The disease is brutally painful, and then as today, there was little doctors could do but give palliative care and assistance with breathing, while they watched and hoped. As a result, many thousands of people died or were permanently crippled each year. I'd like to share my father's story as an example of what people experienced during the 50s Polio epidemic. My father had polio right after I was born. The hospitals were overflowing with cases , where people in beds were literally lining the halls (picture hospitals in Italy during the worst of COVID), and there was a shortage of iron lungs. At that particular time there were none available west of the Mississippi. He was paralyzed down his left side, and having difficulty breathing. My mother was told he couldn't possibly live more than a day or two, with his diaphragm as weak as it was. They explained he would stop breathing if he fell asleep, and that eventually he would be too weak to continue breathing, even if he could stay awake. Then the doctors leveled the final blow; there was no room in the hospital for people who were terminal, and she must take him home to die. So this young woman with a new preemie to care for, did the only thing she could do; she brought her husband home. She never told him he was terminal. She was determined he wouldn't die, and he, it seems, was equally determined to live. Through sheer force of will, and in absolute agony, he would manage to keep himself awake and breathing on his own for long stretches of time. Each time he slept she sat next to him, watching for his breathing to stop. When it did, she would wake him. He would eventually fall back asleep, and she would continue waking him every time his breathing faltered. This went on for many weeks. Her only sleep was had through catnaps a couple of times a day, as she had me to care for, as well. Eventually he began to breathe through the night, but was still paretic (severely weak, to the point of paralysis) down the one side, in terrible pain, and bedridden. One day my mother was standing across the street, picking me up from a babysitting respite at my grandparents. She looked back at our house and saw my father standing on the corner, hanging on to the stop sign for dear life. He had dragged himself out of bed, using the walls, furniture, and hedges for support. She ran to him, asking what he was doing. 'I'll die if I lay there one more day,' was his reply. From that day forward, he made her walk him around the block, as far as he could go. The street was on a hill, but within a few weeks, he could make it around with her help. A few weeks after that, he could get around it under his own steam. He exercised his arm until he could use it again. He too experienced post Polio issues, including excruciating intermittent leg cramps that he had the rest of his life., He also developed issues with his vocal cords and more constant muscle pain, about 30 years later. For any of you even thinking about forgoing the polio vaccine for your child, please read this and think again. The disease is no less painful or debilitating today, just less prevalent, due to vaccination. The treatments are no more effective today, either. Polio is often a life sentence of disability and pain. It can mean life on a ventilator, or even death. So please think before you decide this vaccine is something your child should skip. Please just think.

@ayshaaslam3817

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@creamyicecat450

3 жыл бұрын

Your parents were amazing courageous, strong, loving people. You are a blessed child to have them. Thank you for a wonderful story. I too believe in vaccines and vaccinate myself and my kids.

@andreaverzicco5968

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@jwinnard

3 жыл бұрын

Your father is / was very strong

@karinacumberbatch8436

3 жыл бұрын

Your father is so strong, and determined. My dad also has polio... but he received the vaccine in time for it to have only affected one of his legs. Although he has a disability now.. he still manages to accomplish alot and provide for the family. I hope all is well with you and your family

I am in my seventies and when I was a child these iron lungs were common for polio victims. They are just so terrifying looking, especially for a child.

I saw an episode based on her story on the show The Good Dr. I cried. She's so lovely.

@spear5407

2 жыл бұрын

It’s all fake and it’s all staged out. Those are actors playing this video

My grandma was diagnosed with polio when she was 4 in 1952 and spent 12 years in the iron lung until it malfunctioned :( god bless this lady

@nicoler.wunderink_2874

5 жыл бұрын

How did she get pregnant? How did she go through pregnancy? How did she survive labor? Like, otherwise you wouldn't exist

@beaniestofbeanybeans

5 жыл бұрын

@@nicoler.wunderink_2874 I think they were just trying to say that it's amazing that this woman's iron lung still works after all this time

@some16yearold53

5 жыл бұрын

This makes 0 sense

@VinL82

5 жыл бұрын

16 and pregnant?

@Ittss_Just_Chriss

5 жыл бұрын

@@nicoler.wunderink_2874 so many fucking questions chill you annoying soccer mom anti vaccine blabber mouth bitch don't question

Listening to her and her story made me take several deep breaths to remind myself I can breathe. I have chronic asthma and I know it's nothing like what she's experienced but I had an asthma attack for 24hours before and it was dreadful. I'm glad she's in a better place now

@ahmet6144

2 жыл бұрын

Same. I've been struggling because of my asthma this past 7 months because of all the damage I got from COVID. It's been frustrating since I couldn't work in my field (I'm an electrician) and I had to quit doing sports for a while. I'm so thankful that I'm getting better, I'm thankful that it's not worse and I'm thankful for all the wonderful doctors and scientists who have saved millions of people over and over again with their work

@juneyellowsnek

Жыл бұрын

Omg, asthma? No way! Who fucking cares?

How sad and terrible for this poor lady .. may she R.I.P 🙏❤️

@Godwinpounds4333

Жыл бұрын

Hi 👋 how are you doing?

The human spirit is extraordinary 🙏🏿♥️✨

That’s pretty sad. As someone who lives with a lifelong debilitating illness, I see my future in this video. Not the iron lung, but the daily struggles of what will need to be done to stay alive. Rest in peace young lady.

@user-wf1xm3cf1m

2 жыл бұрын

You believe that life is in the hands of God, who created you and created the heavens and the earth. Why do you not worship God alone (Say: He is God, the One, the Eternal One, the Eternal One, the Eternal One, He was not begotten, nor was He begotten, and He was not His, no one is equal, I bear witness that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God.

@sjv6598

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-wf1xm3cf1m go boil your head.

@ethnicalbert

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-wf1xm3cf1m no need to bring fairies and unicorns into this

@weizerthanbud2989

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-wf1xm3cf1m God doesn't care about her polio... he maybe responsible for her having it.. that's why I atheist

@RussiaIsARiddle778

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-wf1xm3cf1m She may well have but didn’t say so here. If a person is religious and has their own faith (said she tells them to Rest In Peace) it would have appear that she does. Whether she is Jewish, Christian, or Muslim, she believes in the same God that you do. 🙏🏼

I got polio when I was 4or5 years old. The vaccine had been around for a few years already. I don’t know why my parents didn’t have us kids vaccinated. The muscle in my left leg is almost gone below my knee but I’m still able to walk and work. ThankGod for that! When I see what this lady had to go through, what happened with my leg is nothing!

@alyssataylora

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so happy to hear you’re doing well! It’s unfortunate that even today, some parents CHOOSE not to get their kids vaccinated. I’m sure if they saw this video or your comment they’d rethink their decision

@shornandkenny

3 жыл бұрын

Your strong like no modern day chaps will ever know. The things some people have been through. 💜

@annmarie1689

3 жыл бұрын

Doug...sure...

@clair8880

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly when parents stupidly decide that vaccines are “poison” for the kid, it’s the kid themselves that is gonna pay the damage for what they’ve done. Years and years of pain for something that could have been prevented. I’m sorry that happened to you but I’m happy that it wasn’t too bad ❤️

@doug8525

3 жыл бұрын

@@clair8880 thanks. Have a great day!

She is gorgeous and amazing. God rest her soul.

She has a golden soul and a diamond 💎 Heart ❤️ she will never be forgotten #LastSurvivorWithPolio

@Trevorjennings679

Жыл бұрын

Hello Gisela, how are you doing doing today, hope you’re fine and safe from the Virus??

As a result of having polio, I now have post polio syndrome. There are no healthcare providers who know how to treat it, especially since most have never heard of it. This courageous lady's story is incredible. Vaccines do matter.

@TapesNstuffS

2 жыл бұрын

When they work to prevent illness

@tbsdrummer87

2 жыл бұрын

Conservatives would disagree

@memethief4113

2 жыл бұрын

@@tbsdrummer87 there is a sad correlation of conservatives believing misinformation, conservatives are mostly reactionary, and reactionary people, left or right, have a significantly increased chance of falling for misinformation and getting sucked into a cult-like behavior, removing anything that would harm their world view

@TapesNstuffS

2 жыл бұрын

@@tbsdrummer87 Nah, I'm one of them.

@Megatron995

2 жыл бұрын

@@tbsdrummer87 Not all of us. A few years ago, I was even cracking jokes because of all the vaxxes I'd gotten that year. Flu, shingles, pneumonia, and tetanus. I got all of the other standards in prior years. I'm pretty much hot on it when a vaccine has been proven through the test of time. Now if you come at me with some BETA VERSION THING like the Covid vax, then no, I think it's foolish to just trust that - and will let you non-conservatives go first, second, and third, and then wait to make sure you don't all start dropping off like Raid-sprayed flies before I'll go anywhere near it. Also, no I'm not going to get a million boosters of anything. One booster a year is the max, just like with the flu shot. If it takes more, it's not really ready after all, and no amount of propaganda is going to fool me into thinking that it is. Nothing says "this stuff should have never been released as-is" like the claims that we need one, two, three, and I think it's now up to FOUR boosters in just one year. Get outta here with that.

This was both eye-opening and informative. I always assumed people in an iron lung were... condemned to use it 24/7. I'm glad for this woman that she can get out of it and move around independently during the day. It really is a dreadful disease.

@christinemeleg4535

2 жыл бұрын

Watch the video AGAIN AND PAY ATTENTION! Where did she get up and walk? Where did she feed herself? Brush her own teeth? She was paralyzed from the neck down, tiny movement in her arms to direct a straw to her mouth is not "moving around independently"

@Muscleduck

2 жыл бұрын

@@christinemeleg4535 no need to get your panties in a bunch over my less than perfect wording. She's more mobile than I thought. She can keep herself upright when sitting and can move her arms, though limited. That's more than I thought.

@rottenegg360

2 жыл бұрын

Christine. I’m sorry, but Muscleduck is right. She was ABLE to put the rube in her mouth. She is moving her hands around, not as much as I am NOW, but she is STILL MOVING. YOU should watch the video more. She can’t go outside to breathe fresh air, but still.

@reveude

2 жыл бұрын

@@rottenegg360 she died 6 months after this video

@mydogeatspuke

2 жыл бұрын

@@rottenegg360 being able to push a lever on a motorised wheelchair and move a straw to your mouth isn't independence lmao. She couldn't even get up out of bed, she needed to be placed into a hoist and moved by another person, so she definitely couldn't stand or walk, or get in or out of the wheelchair alone. Having a tiny bit of movement in an arm isn't independence.

God bless her, I hope she rests easy❤️

Update: He passed away yesterday. I found out from the SBSK channel who spoke to Paul Alexander’s brother

Is it just me, or does anyone else think this woman has an incredibly relaxing voice?

@4shotss

3 жыл бұрын

Nah man, this is kind of giving me anxiety. It's sad man..

@thecamillarose9806

3 жыл бұрын

Not as much the voice but how she speaks.

@captin_popsicle9374

3 жыл бұрын

Ngl, for me her voice seems like shes gonna break down at any second...

@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_

3 жыл бұрын

& great skin.

@TheJoker-eg9dl

3 жыл бұрын

@@Say_No-2_Animal-Abuse_ oh how I love the skin.

It is so hard to imagine they haven’t found anything better to help these people over the years.

@incumbentvinyl9291

2 жыл бұрын

How much research are you going to do for a few people out of 8 billion?

@BroccRR

2 жыл бұрын

How about you do it yourself then? Maybe you are the one destined to discover a “better” way

@brendataylor9276

2 жыл бұрын

It’s called a tracheostomy and a ventilator.

@walkertongdee

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a survivor no one cares never did, I've had a life of pain, at least I am somewhat normal, I've had a life...

@ImpendingJoker

2 жыл бұрын

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

This is such a moving story. ❤️❤️❤️

Bless her heart of stability. How sweet.

Here from Paul's video. God Bless these strong people. We truly are all blessed, beyond what we think. Others are way worse than us.

@jessduh5761

2 жыл бұрын

same. God Bless them

@ChosenQueen83

2 жыл бұрын

Same here

My dad grew up in a time where polio was the scariest thing ever, in the late 40's and 50's, he a my mother, vaccinated me and all of my siblings when we were babies or very young against polio and my other things

@veemyu

5 жыл бұрын

Oscar Korlowsky And you don’t even have Autism what a chance xD Anti Vaxxers are dangerously dumb

I have a friend that lost the use of one arm due to Polio & was in an iron lung at 12 to save her life. She survived & has had an awesome, & active life since then. Currently lives in Florida.

I hope she rests well she seemed very kind

I was a nurse those days.I remember caring for those precious lives.I still remember the faces of some of my patients and with this memory right now I have tears in my eyes.We also had beds that moved in such a way that it helped breathing.

@marylocke546

2 жыл бұрын

I too was on a ward caring for those indomitable spirits who spent 23 out of 24 hrs in those machines. One of my first jobs as a nurse. It is so easy not to truly appreciate the gifts we take for granted each day.

@caram6073

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I’ve just started my nursing training, this is all unbelievable to me

@walkertongdee

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I am a survivor thanks to people like you

@user-wf1xm3cf1m

2 жыл бұрын

You believe that life is in the hands of God, who created you and created the heavens and the earth. Why do you not worship God alone (Say: He is God, the One, the Eternal One, the Eternal One, the Eternal One, He was not begotten, nor was He begotten, and He was not His, no one is equal, I bear witness that there is no god but God and that Muhammad is the Messenger of God.

@christinemeleg4535

2 жыл бұрын

The things you experienced as a nurse!, I am a former RN myself, left the profession when my hearing deteriorated to the point it was dangerous to continue. In my old pediatric texts were old photographs of "pulmonary assist beds" with skeletal thin patients in them. Also Iron lungs and directions on how to manually operate them in case of power failures or mechanical break downs. By the time I was a nurse, polio vaccine had been available for decades, we still went through a measles epidemic, out of a staff of over 43 in our department ,ER, I was the only one immune. Saw patients die from that, I still see their desperate faces and that dreaded rash., If people could only see wht we did they would fight to get vaccinated! All the best from one Nurse to another!

Thank you for the reminders: 1) vaccinations can be life savers, 2) that modern medicine has not found a replacement for the iron lung (which surprised me), and 3) real courage comes from living with seemingly insurmountable odds. Thank you, Mona Randolph for your wonderful example of persistence, endurance and commitment to life.

@donalddodson7365

2 жыл бұрын

@Toby Keith interesting question: probably most of my life. I have close friends who are polio survivors. One is now dealing with post-polio syndrome. He describes it as a consequence of the well meaning effort to push children to their maximum and to not develop a "victim" mentality.

@garyspiegel365

2 жыл бұрын

Actually modern medicine has come up with miniature ventilators that are the size of a laptop computer. They blow air into a tracheotomy cannula. It does require a lifelong trache care but allows for mobility.

@thecrowsnest6963

2 жыл бұрын

@@garyspiegel365 why was that not an option for her? I just don’t understand the continued use of an iron lung if there is a trach option.

@garyspiegel365

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecrowsnest6963 I think the transition from iron lung to portable ventilator may be difficult after so long.

@AKindOfDog

2 жыл бұрын

@@thecrowsnest6963 I don't remember why, but I believe it just wasn't possible for her. Unfortunately, alternatives to treatment don't always work for everyone. :(

This is amazing. My grand uncle invented the iron lung. Dr Forest Bird. I used to love going to his aviation and invention museum in Sandpoint Idaho. I am very proud of my ancestors and their ingenuity and inventiveness I try in my life everyday to embody the spirit of invention myself as a value that my family holds dear.

I can't imagine being subjected to this all my life. I'd have to be put to rest

@dijonvon4378

Жыл бұрын

I swear so many of you people didn't watch the video... She just sleeps in it most nights. It sucks, but isn't that bad.

No matter what you think , she lived a better life than most will ever live..and she doesn't take this for granted

Honestly, I'm incredibly shocked at the reliability of the iron lung machines! I feel like not enough people talk about how well they were built!

@christinemeleg4535

2 жыл бұрын

Learn about communicable diseases also called "childhood" diseases, real eye openers for the unsuspecting public. vaccines save lives!

@Dark_Side_Productions

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah same

@sasquatchhunter86

2 жыл бұрын

Mid century American craftsmanship. Nothing is made like that unfortunately

@Fred_the_1996

Жыл бұрын

@@sasquatchhunter86 mid century craftsmanship period, not just american

@sinisterthoughts2896

Жыл бұрын

They really were designed to be bomb proof. Also capable of being manually operated in case of power failure, if I recall correctly.

I’m so sorry for what you went through 😔😔

MAY GOD BLESS THEM ALL FOREVER AND EVERMORE...❤️🙏

Let's be honest, we were all bottling up emotions trying not to cry. Edit: *Can yall stop arguing in the comments its annoying thank you*

@Zesty_Mcnutt

3 жыл бұрын

No I can’t cry my tear ducts blew up when I was repairing my dads car

@NotKij

3 жыл бұрын

enderboy727 wait... what?

@ngqp

3 жыл бұрын

@@Zesty_Mcnutt lmao damn

@justyourfriendlyneighborho4280

3 жыл бұрын

No not really

@dxrkerrxses

3 жыл бұрын

@@justyourfriendlyneighborho4280 then you are a cold blooded person.

People who don't believe in vaccinations should watch this. That poor woman.

@adamrodgers9175

3 жыл бұрын

They don't care if they see this. They come up with every excuse in the world.

@keykilla78

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamrodgers9175 this right here. motherfuckers are so stupid, arrogant and selfish that they will justify their beliefs however they can. useless wastes of oxygen.

@TrishDAYUM

3 жыл бұрын

Cutter incident

@AznTony360

3 жыл бұрын

Everyone has a similar belief... “it’ll never happen to me, it’s far to rare and unlikely”. While many don’t encounter something horrific, some aren’t so lucky. Sad to say.

@missiesmith949

3 жыл бұрын

@@AznTony360 good point. I've always thought it was better to have your kid be sore for a day or two than die or paralyzed then from the illness. I guess I'm to logical about that subject. As a side note, when I had my 1st son, insurance didn't cover well baby checks or shot. They would pay if the child got sick from them but nothing to prevent them. People fought with their insurance to cover it and it took a few years to get that change made. Then when it was finally changed, morons said that didn't want them

God bless sending my love xx

Imagine how much of a hassle modern insurance companies would give every day people if they needed machines like this in the modern day?