The Last Few Polio Survivors - Last of the Iron Lungs | Gizmodo

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Paul Alexander is one of the last few remaining polio survivors that depend on iron lungs-half-century-old machines that force inhabitants to breathe. I met Alexander a few times in his small house in Dallas. He spends nearly every moment in his iron lung in the center of his living room, which is decorated with degrees, awards, pictures of family, and a drawing of the Scottish folk singer Donovan, who had polio. When people enter the front door a few feet away from him, he usually greets them with a warm upside-down smile, reflected in the mirror above his head.
One of the times I visited Alexander, I walked in on him editing a memoir that’s set to be published in a few months. He types and answers the phone with his mouth, using a capped pen attached to a plastic wand he clenches with his teeth. During another visit, his friend and mechanical savior Brady Richards stopped by to check in on Alexander.
Alexander, who got polio in 1952 when he was 6, is almost entirely paralyzed below the neck but that hasn’t stopped him from going to law school and becoming a trial lawyer. “When I transferred to University of Texas, they were horrified to think that I was going to bring my iron lung down, but I did, and I put it in the dorm, and I lived in the dorm with my iron lung,” he told me. “I had a thousand friends before it was over with, who all wanted to find out what’s that guy downstairs with a head sticking out of a machine doing here?”
Alexander, who got polio in 1952 when he was 6, is almost entirely paralyzed below the neck but that hasn’t stopped him from going to law school and becoming a trial lawyer. “When I transferred to University of Texas, they were horrified to think that I was going to bring my iron lung down, but I did, and I put it in the dorm, and I lived in the dorm with my iron lung,” he told me. “I had a thousand friends before it was over with, who all wanted to find out what’s that guy downstairs with a head sticking out of a machine doing here?”
-Jennings Brown
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  • @krissolos

    @krissolos

    5 жыл бұрын

    Kursedas rude

  • @maemaemae9032

    @maemaemae9032

    5 жыл бұрын

    Somebody give this guy Siri please. He survived alot already. He shouldn't be forced to use his mouth to click on a mouse.

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    5 жыл бұрын

    Gizmodo wow

  • @jasonhendry8136

    @jasonhendry8136

    5 жыл бұрын

    What kind of life is this? Why do scientists and doctors insist on keeping people alive regardless of the outcome, THIS ISN'T LIVING!

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    @kamzalot3

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@jasonhendry8136 fr

  • @justchuckles_
    @justchuckles_2 ай бұрын

    He died on March 11, 2024. Rest well buddy.

  • @picklecircumcissian4254

    @picklecircumcissian4254

    2 ай бұрын

    Rip

  • @elbalirachid2658

    @elbalirachid2658

    2 ай бұрын

    RIP Paul ❤

  • @ThePupil

    @ThePupil

    2 ай бұрын

    That news brought me here. RIP, what a inspiring attitude and view on life and it's struggles

  • @jetstreamsam6435

    @jetstreamsam6435

    2 ай бұрын

    it’s good to know that even though he’s passed, Paul is finally free from his pain

  • @user-mn4nc3cb6y

    @user-mn4nc3cb6y

    2 ай бұрын

    Holy shite he had a long life!

  • @arlindaismaili5575
    @arlindaismaili55753 жыл бұрын

    HE WROTE A BOOK WITH HIS MOUTH WHY IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THIS!!

  • @quoia1448

    @quoia1448

    3 жыл бұрын

    because we didn’t know

  • @arlindaismaili5575

    @arlindaismaili5575

    3 жыл бұрын

    SeQuoia Myles if you watched the video you’d know

  • @lookatthisshitbitchboy

    @lookatthisshitbitchboy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@arlindaismaili5575 dumbass, we have watched the video but nobody knew because nobody gave a shit till reality hit

  • @slimeuworse

    @slimeuworse

    3 жыл бұрын

    somebody give this man an award omfg 😳

  • @sheo6117

    @sheo6117

    3 жыл бұрын

    ariyanbutter 5:51 now do u see? -_-

  • @EvanBreitbeck
    @EvanBreitbeck2 ай бұрын

    Rest In Peace Paul Alexander 1/30/46-3/11/24. A man of incredible willpower, perseverance, and intelligence. To live in that state for so many decades yet still work in the legal profession and write a biography with solely his mouth is nothing short of incredible.

  • @icelandisniceland8508
    @icelandisniceland8508 Жыл бұрын

    This is impossible to understand how it is possible to survive this situation for 70 years and still be mentally ok. What a strong good mind in this man and all respect for this unbelievable acceptance he has and this will power to go to school and learn and everything when most people would give up and stop living life.

  • @niiskuvalilyontineiti8638

    @niiskuvalilyontineiti8638

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah..

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    @Hbdjk552

    Жыл бұрын

    Off topic but I love your name

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    @arghyaprotimhalder5592

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice name

  • @jngostyle

    @jngostyle

    9 ай бұрын

    No actually it’s quite easy to understand. It’s possible to survive something like this if you were born from a generation that existed before the internet. People born before the internet had a different outlook on life and simply just made different. Life to them had a completely different definition. Not like today where kids are a bunch of woke idiots being influenced by the internet not knowing what gender they are and go committing suicide because they’re not good enough for society. Mental health and all this extra shit we have these days didn’t exist back then. Surviving wasn’t a choice. It was something people just had to do and if they survived something, they were considered lucky and blessed.

  • @nickchampz2574

    @nickchampz2574

    8 ай бұрын

    @@jngostylethis comment started good until you brought up shit about wokism and crap

  • @gfuelsoccermom5307
    @gfuelsoccermom53075 жыл бұрын

    At first I was like “ awe man poor guy, he’s probably done nothing in his life because of that horrible machine” but when I saw that he had accomplished so much even with his holdbacks, it made me realize what a lazy sack of shit I am

  • @person8064

    @person8064

    5 жыл бұрын

    I laughed at the end part, that's sad

  • @Akalim

    @Akalim

    5 жыл бұрын

    Meeee too.

  • @MasayaTina

    @MasayaTina

    5 жыл бұрын

    same

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    @alexistheamazing2796

    5 жыл бұрын

    You’ll do great thing whether you like it or not 🤗

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    @mateoadame2020

    5 жыл бұрын

    Gfuel SoccerMom hey don’t worry, I’m a lazy sack of shit too!

  • @battery8792
    @battery87924 жыл бұрын

    lungs: iron face: gold voice: diamond heart: platinum

  • @arctus4272

    @arctus4272

    4 жыл бұрын

    Diamond is higher than Platinum

  • @oliverolsson8218

    @oliverolsson8218

    4 жыл бұрын

    hotel? trivago

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    @unnamed0845

    4 жыл бұрын

    His inspiration on people: bedrock

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    @zeixbruh7536

    4 жыл бұрын

    Star platinum

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    @doritorancho4735

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@zeixbruh7536 i was looking for a comment like this lmao

  • @beepboop3812
    @beepboop381211 ай бұрын

    The fact he was able to become a lawyer & start his own practice despite all this is incredible. Dude is an inspiration

  • @watchuwant1560
    @watchuwant1560 Жыл бұрын

    Can't believe there are people who are willingly risking their childrens health/lives by not getting the polio vaccine. It's rare now but polio never left completly This man is so unbelievably strong, and brilliant. He's accomplished so much.

  • @acacacacacacaccaca7666

    @acacacacacacaccaca7666

    11 ай бұрын

    Yes, we should worry about a disease that was cured 50 years ago, not about everyone becoming poor and more and more countries trying to start a war

  • @jakenguyen1150

    @jakenguyen1150

    11 ай бұрын

    ​@@acacacacacacaccaca7666 First of all, you are an idiot. Second of all, this disease is not curable. It is preventable by vaccination. Which is a main point of concern, now that more parents choose not to vaccine their kids with anything at all, basically bringing back easy-to-prevent diseases. And finally, what does everyone becoming poor and countries starting wars have to do with this video and comment? And when did diseases and health problems stop becoming a problem to worry about?

  • @watchuwant1560

    @watchuwant1560

    11 ай бұрын

    @@acacacacacacaccaca7666 The disease still exists, without vaccines it can come back. We can pay attention to more than one thing at a time, well maybe not you, but most people/agencies/groups.

  • @Mildain2000

    @Mildain2000

    11 ай бұрын

    @@acacacacacacaccaca7666 You have an incredibly myopic view of the world

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    @acacacacacacaccaca7666

    11 ай бұрын

    @@watchuwant1560 yes but we won't We will fight for non issues that affect nobody We will ignore the rest of the world We will eat mediacrap and shit mediacrap and when we are told something is wrong we won't ask why We will vote knowing nothing about what we are voting about And we will feel proud And it all will be by design Because decades and millions of dollars were invested in knowing exactly how you tick And a true facist society is a society where nobody knows what facism is

  • @calvinkulit
    @calvinkulit5 жыл бұрын

    He may have an iron lung, but he has a golden soul and a diamond heart.

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    @Opie22

    5 жыл бұрын

    Calvin Abad I want to like the comment but I don’t want it to change from 69

  • @hoomanbts5064

    @hoomanbts5064

    5 жыл бұрын

    Itsa me 😂

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    @mr.intruder1536

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@cjn9781 That's a metaphor

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    @mr.intruder1536

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@cjn9781 You should say god because it will probably offense someone

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    @mr.intruder1536

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@cjn9781 I dunno probably a religious guy from another religion

  • @360fishingadventures8
    @360fishingadventures83 жыл бұрын

    This man didn't let anything stop him. What an incredible person. Seriously. The amount of strength he has is amazing.

  • @sickandxtremetrackmania4968

    @sickandxtremetrackmania4968

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing that hes still here after all he went trough. this guy has all of my hopes and respect.

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    @sharonr2121

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi! I know you might find this weird, but I’m a Christian, and I try to spread the good news of God to people. Would you mind talking with me about God? Also, I’ll be glad to answer any questions you have! Have a good day!

  • @sharonr2121

    @sharonr2121

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Yusuf Karim, okay! So, Jesus lived on earth as a human about 2,000 years ago. He’s currently in Heaven. Jesus is (and was) simultaneously God and God’s Son. When Jesus was on earth, He was simultaneously God and a man. He faced difficulties and temptation to do wrong things like we do, but even as a child, He never did anything wrong. He was the only perfect human to ever live. Hypocritical religious leaders didn’t like Him, so they crucified Him. This needed to be done, because there needed to be blood to pay for sins. People used to sacrifice animals for sins, that’s why Jesus is called the Lamb of God. God was crucified as Jesus to give us the chance to be forgiven for what we’ve done wrong and to be saved, that’s how much He loves us! All we have to do to be saved is obey God fully (it may sounds scary, and it’s hard sometimes, but His burden is light) and accept and believe what He did for us as Jesus. You don’t have to do anything fancy to be saved: It’s a free gift! Just commit to God, do good works (They don’t save us, but we should do them if we love God) and believe what He did as Jesus for you! Have a good day!

  • @sharonr2121

    @sharonr2121

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Yusuf Karim, also, rest! Don’t stress yourself out!

  • @porkquad

    @porkquad

    3 жыл бұрын

    He THINKS to breathe. I cant even manage push-ups for over a minute, and this man has to make himself breathe all the time.

  • @natenelson2180
    @natenelson218011 ай бұрын

    I’ve realized that I’ve never had a bad day in my life Prayers for Paul and his amazing strength

  • @thejay2187
    @thejay21872 ай бұрын

    You were a true inspiration. Rest in Peace, Paul. You are now free from the Iron Lung ❤❤❤

  • @JustynHill-Hand
    @JustynHill-Hand4 жыл бұрын

    You're telling me that in nearly 70 years no one was able to give this man a more reliable and modern breathing device?

  • @JulianChesti

    @JulianChesti

    4 жыл бұрын

    They did but modern versions are more invasive and require a tracheotomy so he said he prefers the iron lung

  • @andreeliasharb5155

    @andreeliasharb5155

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ah

  • @Saitama-jk8tz

    @Saitama-jk8tz

    4 жыл бұрын

    They could but they risked him dying

  • @1214801

    @1214801

    4 жыл бұрын

    ...and yet ma took a stroll on the moon. Fo what?

  • @HumbertoRamosCosta

    @HumbertoRamosCosta

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think that Christopher Reeve used one of the modern alternatives.

  • @jojack1234567890
    @jojack12345678903 жыл бұрын

    CAN WE GET THIS GUY A VR HEADSET for the love of christ.

  • @silverbeb4e

    @silverbeb4e

    3 жыл бұрын

    That actually is an amazing idea !

  • @nein4995

    @nein4995

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@silverbeb4e it' is

  • @v0780

    @v0780

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's a good idea,but how will he moves in the vr tho?

  • @VonArchive510

    @VonArchive510

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@areserdogan9929 Awwww shit. Maybe let some one control the control and he can have the headset on.

  • @bakuisimpartialtoemu

    @bakuisimpartialtoemu

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@areserdogan9929 he cant just watch movies or ride coasters

  • @MON_MOSO_MON
    @MON_MOSO_MON2 ай бұрын

    今日亡くなられたというニュースを聞きました。この場を借りて哀悼の意を捧げます。 遠い異国の彼を見て人間の意志の力の素晴らしさを感じ、自身がつらいときやくじけそうになった時にポールさんのことを思い奮い立ったものです。 少しでも彼のような強く・優しい人間になれるようこれからも頑張っていきたいと思います。 本当にお疲れさまでした。そしてありがとうございました。

  • @Statchypoo
    @Statchypoo3 жыл бұрын

    This guy got polio, and is still an accomplished lawyer?! Truly inspiring.

  • @aprilleerose

    @aprilleerose

    3 жыл бұрын

    Inspiring!!

  • @dizagaming9302

    @dizagaming9302

    3 жыл бұрын

    fax

  • @sofialancioni6241

    @sofialancioni6241

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ariana Fedorczyk WTF, he didn't took the vaccine

  • @sofialancioni6241

    @sofialancioni6241

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ariana Fedorczyk im not a kid, but neither an adult, im 16 , im sorry, but i thought you were saying that to make people become anti-vaccine.

  • @sofialancioni6241

    @sofialancioni6241

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Ariana Fedorczyk i know that , that's why i got that angry. Im sorry.

  • @ronemilleysa4445
    @ronemilleysa44454 жыл бұрын

    Now THAT'S a man that doesn't give up respect 10000000000+

  • @lil8348

    @lil8348

    4 жыл бұрын

    VT_ gaimng he’s dead now.., rip..

  • @moonshatter785

    @moonshatter785

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@lil8348 how do you know

  • @droftrop4135

    @droftrop4135

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@moonshatter785 Google?

  • @Danzlol

    @Danzlol

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@droftrop4135 what if it does not show on Google

  • @Tri-Beam

    @Tri-Beam

    4 жыл бұрын

    [EVERYONE LIKED THAT]

  • @michellewilliston1937
    @michellewilliston1937 Жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad we have a vaccine for this now 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 R.I.P. to all the poor children who where affected by this😥😥

  • @destructionman1

    @destructionman1

    Жыл бұрын

    They should require all anti-vaxers live in an iron lung for a week.

  • @HowlingWolf518

    @HowlingWolf518

    Жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: its creator, Jonas Salk, had a chance to put a patent on his vaccine and make a fortune... instead, he gave it away for free. Direct quote: "There is no patent. Would you patent the sun?"

  • @comradebroosk9396

    @comradebroosk9396

    Жыл бұрын

    and RIP to all the kids of antivaxxers...

  • @dogenjoyer2480

    @dogenjoyer2480

    Жыл бұрын

    @@comradebroosk9396 antivaxxers should be fined imo they are literally killing childs in the long run

  • @lomarsloane1126

    @lomarsloane1126

    Жыл бұрын

    @@comradebroosk9396 brainwashed by government, history history history repeats itself

  • @popjele3761
    @popjele3761 Жыл бұрын

    His determination to survive is insane. I'm truly amazed at what the human mind can accomplish. God bless Alex, I would have given up so long ago. Mr Alexander your story is extraordinary. Your will and intelligence is incredibly fascinating. Thank you because I will never be the same again. You have inspired me.

  • @chrisdawson1776

    @chrisdawson1776

    Жыл бұрын

    🤓

  • @marialourainebanosia26

    @marialourainebanosia26

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@chrisdawson1776 your a disgrace to humanity calling him a nerd because he wrote a comment grow up

  • @cliprimate_EXtinted

    @cliprimate_EXtinted

    11 ай бұрын

    he was a racist tho

  • @domar6274

    @domar6274

    9 ай бұрын

    @@chrisdawson1776 ok

  • @FightfortruthJesusChrist

    @FightfortruthJesusChrist

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@chrisdawson1776weirdo

  • @Shinigami13133
    @Shinigami131336 жыл бұрын

    The lung isn't the only thing that's iron, so is his will. Guy's a badass, being able to write a memoir on a computer with only his mouth among the other things he's done

  • @andrewyork3869

    @andrewyork3869

    6 жыл бұрын

    jarrod nash yeah this guy has the will, spirit, and soul of a freight train. Incredible level of respect for him and his mechanic as well.

  • @UsedToBeMax

    @UsedToBeMax

    6 жыл бұрын

    Couldn’t agree more

  • @christokelly6492

    @christokelly6492

    5 жыл бұрын

    Andrew York no way I just got your 1500th like

  • @muffdiver240

    @muffdiver240

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@andrewyork3869 Never considered "freight trains" as having souls. Maybe passenger trains...

  • @andrewyork3869

    @andrewyork3869

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@muffdiver240 haha, but yes....

  • @ernesto7870
    @ernesto78704 жыл бұрын

    That hero lives near me. Rip he passed away a bit ago. Wish I could meet him

  • @tdog3787

    @tdog3787

    4 жыл бұрын

    RIP in peace. F

  • @efrenangeles7386

    @efrenangeles7386

    4 жыл бұрын

    whats his name lol

  • @blankblank5409

    @blankblank5409

    4 жыл бұрын

    efren angeles 😑🙆‍♀️

  • @antoniocarrillo498

    @antoniocarrillo498

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well at least he doesn't have to suffer the feeling of not being able to move

  • @youtubemoderator8455

    @youtubemoderator8455

    4 жыл бұрын

    I'm crying rn rip

  • @gillianclarkegonzales9919
    @gillianclarkegonzales99192 ай бұрын

    Just In; Mr. Paul Alexander has Already Passed Away Today 031224. My Deepest Condolences to the Berieved Family. Thank you for Sharing your Wonderful Life to Us. Your Story Will Never be Forgotten Sir! Salute.... From Philippines 🇵🇭

  • @wp_drive
    @wp_drive2 ай бұрын

    Rest in peace, Paul. God bless you.

  • @princesslazzziness
    @princesslazzziness3 жыл бұрын

    Everybody is crying about the condition he’s in right now, but nobody appreciates that this man had a long, successful life and is happy with what he has. We should all be happy for him, instead of just grieving 😃

  • @AndersGehtsdochauch

    @AndersGehtsdochauch

    3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely! 👍

  • @_Josper_

    @_Josper_

    3 жыл бұрын

    Definitely

  • @totallynotarobot5476

    @totallynotarobot5476

    3 жыл бұрын

    I really wish more people would have this mindset. Imagine how dehumanizing it would feel if you had a horrible disease but your entire existence involved you working your ass off and accomplishing more in your life than many people with no hardships at all do in spite of it and people who looked at your existence saw it as sad compared to everyone else's instead of something to be proud over. The people who made this video are probably the most at fault for using editing that seems to try to tell the viewer how awful this man's life is along with adding the sad music when this man probably just wanted to tell his story and how he had worked through everything and made something out of himself. I guarantee if they simply edited this with a more positive tone this would be a completely different comment section with completely different opinions.

  • @AndersGehtsdochauch

    @AndersGehtsdochauch

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@totallynotarobot5476 Yes! Thank you so much for this. 👏

  • @ishouldhaveknownthejediwer17

    @ishouldhaveknownthejediwer17

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm proud of him for sure

  • @TheTroupeMasterGrimm
    @TheTroupeMasterGrimm3 жыл бұрын

    I’m gonna be blunt with you. I would rather die than go through that. That is one of the strongest men I’ve ever seen in my life.

  • @-melody-1424

    @-melody-1424

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same..

  • @curryman1526

    @curryman1526

    3 жыл бұрын

    Is he still alive?

  • @dallasfrost1996

    @dallasfrost1996

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think I would also agree with you on that one. I just can't imagine how its like to live in his state and be bother living 😕. Props to him though for not giving up!

  • @epikhamzter4311

    @epikhamzter4311

    3 жыл бұрын

    he is so unlucky to get it a couple of monts before the vaccine

  • @trly429

    @trly429

    3 жыл бұрын

    Even though you said that, this man lived, and still lives a fulfilling life. He graduated school and college, got a bachelor's degree (He's a lawyer). In his classes, he was one of the best, only behind one other person. He also is not always in the iron lung, he can still breathe if he focuses on it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Alexander_(lawyer)

  • @milehighlife6986
    @milehighlife69862 ай бұрын

    Paul has now sadly passed away he did so much while trapped in that and still looked forward to life rest in peace

  • @JehielLyreLMalan
    @JehielLyreLMalan2 ай бұрын

    Rest in peace, sir. You lived well.

  • @PixelVarnox
    @PixelVarnox6 жыл бұрын

    it's a shame that this man had to live in an iron lung for most of his entire life. what a sweet old man.

  • @aaronlarson9472

    @aaronlarson9472

    6 жыл бұрын

    We should put ani vaxxers in the iron lung

  • @SuprSi

    @SuprSi

    6 жыл бұрын

    I honestly can't figure out why he doesn't have a modern ventilator, he could have a much better life.

  • @bojned

    @bojned

    6 жыл бұрын

    I've read about this man somewhere. He tried using newer types of ventilation, but he returned to iron lung because he was not satisfied with the way newer devices work.

  • @_flogan_4661

    @_flogan_4661

    6 жыл бұрын

    Pixel I would rather just be dead

  • @naphelim

    @naphelim

    6 жыл бұрын

    Logan Farris same

  • @jioarabit986
    @jioarabit9865 жыл бұрын

    I have no right to complain about anything in my life

  • @bigsmoke6476

    @bigsmoke6476

    5 жыл бұрын

    I will never complain again. He can’t move whatsoever, I feel so bad bro.

  • @LotarioRed

    @LotarioRed

    5 жыл бұрын

    I always complain after watched this i feel really dumb for doing it

  • @J3168

    @J3168

    5 жыл бұрын

    Just because there are people out there who've had greater tragedies happen in their lives than you have doesn't invalidate your own personal tragedies. It's all a matter of perspective. Yeah, he's been through a lot more than many many people; but that doesn't mean our own hardships are something we can't complain about. Honestly, the whole "I can't complain because somebody else's life is harder than mine" is an awful, terrible, toxic mindset. It's all based on perspective, all based on what opportunities you've been given, etc. So don't think that the bottom line is that something you struggled with is nothing to someone like him; instead, think that something you struggled with is just that. It was a struggle and you overcame it. And for that, you should be proud, and be allowed to complain, yell, and cry.

  • @loganhendon688

    @loganhendon688

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sure you do, why wouldn’t you? Just cause something is more bad than a problem you have, doesn’t make your problem less bad

  • @bethadryl4220

    @bethadryl4220

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hey your problems are still valid too 🖤🖤

  • @salonjuna
    @salonjuna2 ай бұрын

    RIP 💐🕊️ Now you are free

  • @dylanbetts8774
    @dylanbetts87742 ай бұрын

    Rest in Peace Paul, you were a true warrior 🙏

  • @spicyyellowpickles7025
    @spicyyellowpickles70255 жыл бұрын

    *"I'm crippled in most peoples minds, except mine. I've experienced everything in life that you have, and more."* Ladies and gentlemen, this is strength. Truly inspiring.

  • @nightfalcon799

    @nightfalcon799

    5 жыл бұрын

    Read this in total sync with the vid

  • @marcosdheleno

    @marcosdheleno

    5 жыл бұрын

    it would've been so easy for him to give up, and succumb, hell, most people would do so, and no one would blame him, and yet, he shows a force of will that is amazing to see, trully inspirational.

  • @mikeydaniel9478

    @mikeydaniel9478

    5 жыл бұрын

    keep fighting paul never give up you are an insperation to others and prove that no matter what you can move on in life so stay strong brother

  • @kinneyclausnitzer2791

    @kinneyclausnitzer2791

    5 жыл бұрын

    Except walk on the beach in maui or see the world but understand the message

  • @walruslover0446

    @walruslover0446

    5 жыл бұрын

    So does the vaccine make you immune to that shot or is it like the flu

  • @Fireflower20002
    @Fireflower200024 жыл бұрын

    Anti-Vax Moms: Protect them. Don't inject them. Polio: (Edit: Don't take this seriously, I feel bad about this guy too. I just want to give a little laugh in this dark area.)

  • @weinsen8048

    @weinsen8048

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@3akeking539 because of vaccine

  • @Churos

    @Churos

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@3akeking539 the fact that you're calling people idiots yet using incorrect punctuation and grammar amuses me

  • @Kevin-hx2ky

    @Kevin-hx2ky

    4 жыл бұрын

    kids amr

  • @adisgustingdegenerate8311

    @adisgustingdegenerate8311

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@3akeking539 very funny did laugh have a thumb's up kind stranger

  • @haziqpann2975

    @haziqpann2975

    4 жыл бұрын

    DIO DIO!!!

  • @TheVoiceOfJesusChristbyTurnerE
    @TheVoiceOfJesusChristbyTurnerE2 ай бұрын

    Rip Paul you will be remembered by everyone

  • @lumlumgilbert1179
    @lumlumgilbert1179 Жыл бұрын

    Paul is really an example of Saint Joan Arc's quote "All battles are first one or lost in the mind." He just encouaged me to do more with my life& bought his book. Thank you Paul. And God bless

  • @xdevil2782
    @xdevil27824 жыл бұрын

    RIP. This guy sadly passed away in 2019 :(

  • @Beauryllium

    @Beauryllium

    4 жыл бұрын

    XDEVIL seriously?! Dear lord, we're losing everyone. Stan Lee, Stephen Hillenburg, Cameron Boyce, now this amazing man..

  • @xdevil2782

    @xdevil2782

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Beauryllium IKR?

  • @pl0mo122

    @pl0mo122

    4 жыл бұрын

    I say it’s a better fate than him living

  • @xdevil2782

    @xdevil2782

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@pl0mo122 That is actually true. If I was in agony, I would want to die because then atleast u will not be in pain

  • @YUMA-jz9xx

    @YUMA-jz9xx

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@xdevil2782 i hope you heard him... He lived life to the full. He never thought of himself in agony. He pursued and finished his juris doctor degree, passed the board exams and became a lawyer, and made a living practicing law. He was far stronger and more positive than most of us. Weaker minds would have lost the will to live and died early. That man is an inspiration. He accomplished far more than many KZread watchers including this one. May he rest in peace. Thank you for the inspiration, good sir.

  • @katiekat3047
    @katiekat30473 жыл бұрын

    My grandma has polio. She's almost in her 70's now, She got it when she was 4. She was stuck in the Iron lung for a year straight. All the stories she's told me are the worst things I've ever heard. She couldn't see her family, and she was so young she didn't understand. She was in a hospital that was almost like an auditorium. There were hundreds of children in iron lungs, screaming in pain. She was the only one to survive out of all those kids, and she heard every single one of them die. I'm not entirely sure about the medical parts of it, but I know something happened to her right foot/leg. She can't move it. She has to use a scooter everywhere she goes, but she can still walk around the house short distances. Her and my grandpa have been married for about 55 years. He takes care of her full time, but they've somehow managed to take me traveling all over the US. They have an RV that accommodates to her scooter, so I've been able to experience amazing things with her. Such as seeing Niagara Falls, Las Vegas, New York City, Disney world, etc. I'm extremely grateful for her and my grandpa. Edit: To all the people that are replying saying they don't give a fuck, why are you taking the time to read my entire comment and then reply? Why'd you even click on this video if you don't care about polio survivors? Show some damn respect. Not for me, but for everyone that had to go through this.

  • @totallynotarobot5476

    @totallynotarobot5476

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's fucking horrifying.

  • @declanmcwhinney1249

    @declanmcwhinney1249

    3 жыл бұрын

    Your grandmas an absolute legend

  • @Shhmuckonwheels

    @Shhmuckonwheels

    3 жыл бұрын

    May god grant your grandparents good health my friend

  • @jocelynrambachan1735

    @jocelynrambachan1735

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Gummyxx have some bloody respect. I'm sure it wasn't easy for her to see the suffering her grandma went through and for you to say that is just so low

  • @Tee017

    @Tee017

    3 жыл бұрын

    @It’s ye boy I care so stfu

  • @-Dark-Lord-Sauron
    @-Dark-Lord-Sauron2 ай бұрын

    A warrior and champion who fought until the bitter end a true inspiration 🙏❤

  • @minion_luvr_
    @minion_luvr_2 жыл бұрын

    i cannot imagine being only 6 years old and losing my entire childhood. it’s rly amazing to see how he overcame it and went to law school.

  • @JosephKulik2016

    @JosephKulik2016

    2 жыл бұрын

    If I had been in this man's situation, I would've committed Suicide a long time ago. That he now thinks in old age that a life spent in an iron lung was worth living clearly shows he is mentally Ill as well. The Rational Decision would've been kill himself as a young teenager. For me, Life Is NOT Worth Living Unless There I Some Quality To That Life Too. I idea that a life in an iron lung is worth living would be Laughable if it weren't so Absurd.

  • @minion_luvr_

    @minion_luvr_

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@JosephKulik2016 1. why the hell did you comment this. that’s so messed up to call a paralyzed old man making the best of a bad situation “mentally ill”. 2. it’s extremely ableist to say that if you were disabled like him you would kill yourself, implying that someone who isn’t able-bodied is worthless. you are disgusting.

  • @whoknows852

    @whoknows852

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@JosephKulik2016 Who are you to tell someone else their life isn't worth living? Clearly he would rather be alive. On top of that he got an education and made something of himself. He's a far greater man than you'll ever be.

  • @wtfarethesehandles

    @wtfarethesehandles

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@JosephKulik2016 who are you to judge him?!

  • @jbegaj

    @jbegaj

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@minion_luvr_ what did he say?

  • @rdawg9033
    @rdawg90334 жыл бұрын

    Polio sounds a lot scarier than the coronavirus

  • @Frilabird

    @Frilabird

    4 жыл бұрын

    It is. It's way more dangerous than the coronavirus

  • @m0rk898

    @m0rk898

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yea sure is

  • @jessicafidler6337

    @jessicafidler6337

    4 жыл бұрын

    It is.

  • @pinkauras165

    @pinkauras165

    4 жыл бұрын

    It is

  • @rdawg9033

    @rdawg9033

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@HereticDuo I completely agree with you my friend thinks i'm insensitive because I always say the Government is taking this way too far and the fact I can't go to work and get money to buy groceries is insane

  • @kumalalakumalalakumalasave5776
    @kumalalakumalalakumalasave57762 ай бұрын

    RIP Paul Alexander One of the strongest men not physically but mentally to get over such a debilitating disease and live a good 78 years. May God embrace you in eternity, sir. ✝️🙏🕊

  • @dhirenchy6889
    @dhirenchy68892 ай бұрын

    परिस्थिति जस्तो भए पनि मनस्थिति बलियो हुन सके जीवनमा जे पनि गर्न सकिन्छ । हार्दिक श्रद्धाञ्जली पाउल एलेक्जेन्डर🌹

  • @wales2k4747
    @wales2k47476 жыл бұрын

    I feel terribly sorry for people with the iron lungs.

  • @The5streetThe

    @The5streetThe

    6 жыл бұрын

    wales2k he is the only one

  • @user-xg8yy7yl1d

    @user-xg8yy7yl1d

    6 жыл бұрын

    Well he's possibly the last one

  • @fuckyeah905

    @fuckyeah905

    6 жыл бұрын

    P77777777 no a epidemi could start at any time and then their will be a lot of pepole in iron lungs

  • @fuckyeah905

    @fuckyeah905

    6 жыл бұрын

    The5streetThe nope he is one of lots

  • @cheeseoftruth7293

    @cheeseoftruth7293

    6 жыл бұрын

    Antun There already is. It's called ECMO.

  • @Sxkiie
    @Sxkiie4 жыл бұрын

    this is honestly heartbreaking, i can’t imagine living this like this.

  • @Holosomething

    @Holosomething

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Trim_someone bro ur so Rude..

  • @justmarlon1910

    @justmarlon1910

    4 жыл бұрын

    blake vortex club bruh stop talking, how would you feel if somebody made fun of you if you were in one of those machines

  • @borisgameznl-gamingchannel2197

    @borisgameznl-gamingchannel2197

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Trim_someone lmao

  • @susanhernandez8200

    @susanhernandez8200

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Holosomething he deleted his comment hahahhahahahahahha

  • @martagil9158

    @martagil9158

    4 жыл бұрын

    i have claustrophobia tho

  • @rafaelvono9129
    @rafaelvono91292 ай бұрын

    Rest in Peace sir. You were an inspiration to us all.

  • @evie_rosie9804
    @evie_rosie98043 жыл бұрын

    THIS is why vaccines are important

  • @ezekielx5

    @ezekielx5

    3 жыл бұрын

    I know but try telling that to the brain-dead anti-vaxxers

  • @Nothing_2c

    @Nothing_2c

    3 жыл бұрын

    They’re incredibly important, just like the person’s right to choose whether they want a vaccine or not.

  • @feinschmecker9566

    @feinschmecker9566

    3 жыл бұрын

    No

  • @merishasmith6190

    @merishasmith6190

    3 жыл бұрын

    I disagree on that one mate. You see. When I was 3 I got a vaccine, I nearly died. They put poison in my vaccination! I have not had a vaccine for 9 years and im 12 now. I rely on different types of tea and tablets, and im fine!

  • @evie_rosie9804

    @evie_rosie9804

    3 жыл бұрын

    merisha smith ... as a med student, no. Any doctor will tell you the same. You might have had an allergy reaction or you just happened to get sick because of something else. Believe me vaccines are essential and no, they do not have poison

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache3 жыл бұрын

    Let's just appreciate the fact that he held on for so long, imagine how much persistence that takes.

  • @thegoldenpyro

    @thegoldenpyro

    3 жыл бұрын

    You again, I find you in every video lol

  • @fungusphil1263

    @fungusphil1263

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is all he has experienced for the decades he's been alive. What a horrible life.

  • @aki0162

    @aki0162

    3 жыл бұрын

    and agaaaain

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    Imposter! kau adalah imposter

  • @crayscrabitch696

    @crayscrabitch696

    3 жыл бұрын

    YOU

  • @jt-oq6rl
    @jt-oq6rl Жыл бұрын

    The fact that he endure so much and still managed to be so optimistic. Truly inspiring.

  • @beyondobscure
    @beyondobscure2 ай бұрын

    May he rest easy.

  • @tamayako2000
    @tamayako20005 жыл бұрын

    Five days. Wow. Five days. That's got to be terrifying. One day, your legs, another day, your arms, and finally your lungs. Bless this man.

  • @kimberlyhaines107

    @kimberlyhaines107

    5 жыл бұрын

    Tamayako I kind of have an idea of what it’s like, and yes it is. I developed undiagnosed PTSD November 2017, and the stress made it so I was eating less and less, not on purpose, it’s just that if I get too anxious or sleep-deprived, my body just automatically vomits. So I was getting enough nutrition. I was in and out of the hospital last spring when I nearly had my kidneys shut down, and a blood infection at the same time where people had to wear gowns and gloves, etc. to enter my room. By April I found I was having a hard time standing or walking. Even though my bathroom is only about 2.5 ft from my door - I couldn’t make it there. I had to have a portable commode brought up next to my bed, and needed help getting up on and off it. I even needed someone to wipe me. Soon I couldn’t walk at all. I could barely move myself up and down my bed. Then not too long after Mother’s Day my mom found me unresponsive, even the paramedics couldn’t get me to respond. For nearly 24 hours I was unresponsive and woke up confused in an ambulance as I was being transferred to a specialist hospital. Then I don’t remember much - I was constantly in and out of consciousness, and the next time I CLEARLY remember anything was to hear: “She has a 60/40 chance. I’m almost afraid to put her on the operating table.” I couldn’t respond that I could hear, but my mind was like, okay - death like this isn’t so bad. Ends up my liver was failing RAPIDLY. They barely had time to take a biopsy of my liver, and insert a feeding tube before it became too dangerous to leave me on the table. We thought perhaps we dodged a bullet - next day (at least to me), I wake up in ICU and not my room thinking I had pneumonia. What I had was respiratory failure - take away my oxygen and my saturation levels immediately went to 82%, and the body starts freaking out at 88 - 89%, so that’s how bad I was. For a week or more I was in ICU (I was ecstatic when I got back to my room, because my hospital had ONLY private rooms that were huge with huge flat screen TVs and nicer than some hotel rooms) with oxygen making me feel like I was suffocating (likely because my body was trying to let my lungs fail), I had no idea of passage of time, and I was hooked up to multiple machines to keep me going. I was constantly hallucinating, and I still don’t know if some stuff I think happened, actually did. My body was trying to kill me, but the doctors who did my gastric bypass, saved my fucking life, because if I had stayed at the other hospital I’d be dead. What ended up happening was that I had become extremely malnourished (my weight loss for the surgery was at the right pace before the November fiasco happened), and my liver was failing and I had jaundice. I had also lost pretty much ALL my muscle mass - my legs and arms were thin as boards - hence why I couldn’t walk and could barely use my arms. And just hooked up to sooo many machines, and so many things attached to your arm you’re paranoid to move sometimes. And having your machines waking you up in the middle of the night because your feeding bag is empty so nothing is coming through your feeding tube...The embarrassment of using a bed pan for bowel movements, or being unable to control your bowels (which happened a lot) and having to have you and your bed changed constantly. They HAVE to give you meds that make you urinate and have bowel movements sometimes every 15 or 30 minutes sometimes, just so they can get all the toxins out of your system since your liver couldn’t/can’t do it. And constant shots to prevent blood clots, and developing neuropathy (in my right foot), which is when the nerves are constantly firing off from little to no stimuli - the nurses moving it even gently could send me screaming, and even air hitting it could cause constant pain. And then I had to relearn how to eat, and actually keep food down - and now I can’t always eat the same foods because they’ll make me drastically ill. The worst - relearning how to even STAND and not fall even with 2 or 3 nurses holding me, never mind relearning how to walk. And even though my respiratory system was no longer failing, I got winded easily. Being aware as you’re dying, spending day after day confined to bed after the possibility of death (which lasted 2.5 weeks for my poor parents), being unable to do the simplest things for yourself...Many times I WISH I had died. I was stuck in hospital for 4 weeks, and a rehabilitation home for 3 weeks. I had a feeding tube from May to beginning of August, forcing myself even though I really no longer feel hunger anymore, to eat (and not using the feeding tube because it was a pain) on my own. Got my feeding tube out months before they thought I would. Same with walking - by August I could walk without any assistance (except a walker if I was feeling week for some reason). Before the end of July I was able to get my liver numbers back to normal, even though the liver doctor who saw me (and was my liver doctor in hospital) wrote me off as dead in May because my numbers were that bad. Yeah I survived but the after effects have been horrendous. I can’t eat like I used to, my thyroid is permanently ruined and now I have to take medication, I began to lose so much hair I was going bald and looked like I had cancer (I almost had to shave my head, but fortunately a great hairdresser was able to cut it so that the spots were less notable), my teeth have started rot away, and in less than a year I went from 300 lbs to 138. That is WAY too fast for someone at my starting weight - in the 600+ lbs starting weight, it MIGHT be fine, but not for mine. Even worse? It increased my PTSD to such a point that nearly every week I could have ended up in the psych ward, and I’ve been put on Xanax. Never mind the multiple falls I had before April when I was beginning to lose the ability to walk made my bad back (from a bad fall in 2015) even worse. So now I’m on about 4 or 5 meds to help with pain. Sometimes at night I wake up completely rigid and in pain, and I have to use my cell to call my mom, who lives in the SAME house, to pull my limbs. And when she does, the pain is so bad I cry, and nearly I scream and sometimes I do. And some days I walk perfectly fine but with a slight limp - other days I’m weak and need a cane, walker, or motorized cart - and other days I’m stuck in bed in too much pain to walk. And the worst - all of this happened when I was 28. 28!!! So I had a dinner party this January when I turned 29 - because according to nearly every doctor I had while in hospital (and I had a HUGE team), I should be in a grave right now. So even though I didn’t progress as fast as he did, and it took months instead of days to reach each stage, but I was fortunate to recover every faculty unlike him - God, yes. It’s horrible, something you wouldn’t wish on your wish enemy - not even on the ex-friend (who falsely accused me of physical assault on Facebook and her boyfriend - who claimed to get my number from public records even though he lives STATES away - hence she probably gave him my number, threatened to call the police and arrest and make up that he heard the argument and assaults she claimed happen) who gave me PTSD so severe that I suffered hallucinations (when I NEVER have even though I have mental illness), and in February for 2 weeks, lost all ability to feel ANY emotion - couldn’t even smile or cry. And many days I still wish I died, and I hate going out because of a fear having something trigger my PTSD. So I have to hand it to him to make it through all this with such a positive attitude - especially about the whole “cripple” thing - because on my worst days that’s what I feel like and I feel I would be better off dead instead of having to have people help me with things (though now it’s only a few minor things), and making my 70 something year old parents care for me. The psychological aspect is the worst - so I applaud him for overcoming it, and leading the full life he has.

  • @zahra225

    @zahra225

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@kimberlyhaines107 man you've gone through a lot . Hope you're doing well now. 💗❤

  • @epicfighter5273

    @epicfighter5273

    5 жыл бұрын

    Kimberly Haines One thing that you do have Is the biggest heart in the whole entire world you’ve had to overcome tremendous stuff. I hope you overcome everything and when you do, you will definitely have one of the greatest stories in the world. Respect

  • @rapidfirematt

    @rapidfirematt

    5 жыл бұрын

    Kimberly Haines fucking hell no one asked for you’re life story

  • @CannibalMan09

    @CannibalMan09

    5 жыл бұрын

    Its the stupid parents at that time who did this to him

  • @eliphne6395
    @eliphne63955 жыл бұрын

    I feel bad... 😭 he was so young That was a lot of years in that that...tube... Omg that you so much for the likes!

  • @xxvorlandxx52

    @xxvorlandxx52

    4 жыл бұрын

    It keeps him alive. I hope they make something so he move around freely in a wheel chair without needing to go back into it, but he might be dead by the time that does happen.

  • @galaxia867

    @galaxia867

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@xxvorlandxx52 Sadly he might be dead. 😭

  • @crimzondarling

    @crimzondarling

    4 жыл бұрын

    SAD LIFE

  • @whyareyourunninga6782

    @whyareyourunninga6782

    4 жыл бұрын

    You mean tub

  • @whyareyourunninga6782

    @whyareyourunninga6782

    4 жыл бұрын

    Paola Espinola ya

  • @actualartfyz
    @actualartfyz2 ай бұрын

    rip, i remember watching this years ago

  • @storyknowledge6775
    @storyknowledge6775 Жыл бұрын

    He is absolutly amazing man and a legend, realized most of the people how lucky they are, having good health.

  • @shitvideoquality4856
    @shitvideoquality48562 ай бұрын

    Rest in peace, an absolute legend🌹 showed the world how to never give up❤️

  • @i3dqzr
    @i3dqzr3 жыл бұрын

    I feel so bad.. he’s basically spent his entire life like that

  • @hawaiw1i180

    @hawaiw1i180

    3 жыл бұрын

    yooo, in my opinion, it doesn't seem to bother him. he lived a fulfilling life, and he said this at the end of the video. "I'm crippled, at least in most's people's minds, expect mines" and that's true wisdom.

  • @PaulBrown-uj5le

    @PaulBrown-uj5le

    3 жыл бұрын

    He can get out of it.

  • @i3dqzr

    @i3dqzr

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@PaulBrown-uj5le You’re right, but most of his day is just in there

  • @i3dqzr

    @i3dqzr

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@antarcticpenguin1151 Yeah, he’s been in those since he was little

  • @hawaiw1i180

    @hawaiw1i180

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Queue Tee I made a mistook there

  • @ExMachina70
    @ExMachina705 жыл бұрын

    This guy who lived his entire life as a head has done more than me in my entire life.

  • @jamesraddon6013

    @jamesraddon6013

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hey has a body too.. he’s not just a head.

  • @ExMachina70

    @ExMachina70

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sir, don't get me started!

  • @christopher3790

    @christopher3790

    5 жыл бұрын

    "Life as a head" that cracked me up more than anything else has in a long time lmao!!

  • @bryant7542

    @bryant7542

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeah. This makes me feel like a big whiner who doesn't deserve what he's got.

  • @TonySoprano007
    @TonySoprano00711 ай бұрын

    I play this video whenever I feel that life hasn't been fair to me..

  • @MyCatChloe
    @MyCatChloe8 ай бұрын

    Makes you realize our everyday first world problems are nothing. This is a real challenge and it’s inspiring to see him live his life through it

  • @paulovalera1249
    @paulovalera12494 жыл бұрын

    Dis guy passed in 2019 pray for him :( Edit: thx fir your like and alwayd remember be kind to others

  • @zenerashi5895

    @zenerashi5895

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@yunshobi7365 and nobody cares about you lmao

  • @paulovalera1249

    @paulovalera1249

    4 жыл бұрын

    I was saying that we need to pray for him ok im not talking about what are you saying ok....

  • @rxice9373

    @rxice9373

    4 жыл бұрын

    MatchlessLightskin Boi Bro life is short don’t spread negativity. Just be positive and god bless you❤️

  • @gailboyd5192

    @gailboyd5192

    4 жыл бұрын

    Maybe it is sad that he passed But god wanted him back he is not in misery any more and he is in heaven!!!

  • @its_yagirl._.makayla9023

    @its_yagirl._.makayla9023

    4 жыл бұрын

    :c may he Rest In Peace, he is a fighter

  • @pcktt
    @pcktt3 жыл бұрын

    This guy is literally a legend like he writes a whole thing with just his mouth like bruh im showing some big respect now for this guy

  • @V1_Ultrakrill

    @V1_Ultrakrill

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agreed, first he has survived Polio and now he's writing with his mouth which is amazing

  • @lololeloup4397

    @lololeloup4397

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@V1_Ultrakrill i think he is also incredible cause he spit facts

  • @loveslyricslyricer1763

    @loveslyricslyricer1763

    3 жыл бұрын

    How is that possible???

  • @josiahcharles2960

    @josiahcharles2960

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@loveslyricslyricer1763 bro I'm sorry but I couldn't live like that.... kill me one time ... this man is a legend

  • @AJofSteele

    @AJofSteele

    3 жыл бұрын

    Man writes articles with his mouth my head ass can’t even pass English

  • @f-xdemers2825
    @f-xdemers282511 ай бұрын

    Life is cruel for some and fragile for most. But this is beyond words. I feel for you Paul.

  • @gigiwolf7592
    @gigiwolf7592 Жыл бұрын

    Just Amazing! So many gems in Paul’s story. A true inspiration. Thank you ❤

  • @AB-cq5wo
    @AB-cq5wo3 жыл бұрын

    This person needs to win some world recognition, he wrote a book with his mouth. He became a lawyer, this is beyond.. needs to be in history book!!!

  • @C-RENITY

    @C-RENITY

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Jet Pistol420 oh fuck you man

  • @spongebobsquarepants3851

    @spongebobsquarepants3851

    3 жыл бұрын

    He needs a Hamilton style musical

  • @julesoxana3630

    @julesoxana3630

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yess

  • @wojciech8175

    @wojciech8175

    3 жыл бұрын

    Similar type of disability happened to Jean-Dominique Bauby. He was a chief editor of Elle magazine. He had a stroke and was paralized. He didn't even have facial expressions. He wrote a book only thanks to his only eye movement. I suppose there are not many people like them. History of Jean-Dominique is presented in a movie Le scaphandre et le papillon.

  • @AB-cq5wo

    @AB-cq5wo

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wojciech8175 amazing 🙆‍♂️

  • @stephaniesilva5912
    @stephaniesilva59124 жыл бұрын

    My heart hurts for him. He didn’t deserve this.

  • @Honeybeexl

    @Honeybeexl

    4 жыл бұрын

    Poor guy

  • @davidnguyen5647

    @davidnguyen5647

    4 жыл бұрын

    so does my mouth

  • @MrIceDragon22

    @MrIceDragon22

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nobody deserves the cruel things that happen to them, especially children. I've recently found out I have arthritis in my hand from an injury and I'm only 20 but I stopped thinking to myself how unfair life can be because reality is sometimes a cruel bitch.

  • @unays_ttv7301

    @unays_ttv7301

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MrIceDragon22 hopefully you get better

  • @not._.cappin4158

    @not._.cappin4158

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fr

  • @tyroot1158
    @tyroot1158 Жыл бұрын

    Iv watched a handful of videos on this guy and really I’m in awe of him. He is so strong, and such an awesome guy. Pretty cool that we get to all met him

  • @danitho
    @danitho Жыл бұрын

    He wrote a memoir using only his mouth. Omg, this man is truly amazing.

  • @charlottebarham7722
    @charlottebarham77223 жыл бұрын

    Heartbreaking: He's paralysed, he struggles, he barely ever leaves. I would have given up, but he does not. Amazing

  • @a.f.7246

    @a.f.7246

    3 жыл бұрын

    I couldn't go thru what he went thru

  • @atk_2kmonsta292

    @atk_2kmonsta292

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@NiceDiceAlpha I hope you know he could get doctors to do it

  • @flyman451

    @flyman451

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@a.f.7246 I wouldn't of wanted to go through that - but he literaly had no choice. Very troubling to me.

  • @flyman451

    @flyman451

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@NiceDiceAlpha Exactly! He can't kill himself due to the paralysis! Think about that.

  • @a.f.7246

    @a.f.7246

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@flyman451 I would have called dr. Kevorkian to ask him for a. Injection

  • @bradymarleymusic
    @bradymarleymusic3 жыл бұрын

    Hes tough. I'd honestly rather die than be paralyzed.

  • @kannatheweeb8836

    @kannatheweeb8836

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yup

  • @Shonty_on_gfuel

    @Shonty_on_gfuel

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @Shonty_on_gfuel

    @Shonty_on_gfuel

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you could walk with an iron lung then I'd be fine but I'll ask tonk stark to build it

  • @kompatybilijny9348

    @kompatybilijny9348

    3 жыл бұрын

    You have no idea what you are talking about.

  • @Orxy

    @Orxy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kompatybilijny9348 yes I'm.

  • @vanshrajbuttar
    @vanshrajbuttar2 ай бұрын

    Salute to this legend. You are a true soldier and will be missed. You taught me a lot about facing hardship through your story. May Jesus bless you. 🫡

  • @YourTypicalHispanic
    @YourTypicalHispanic2 ай бұрын

    Rest in peace Paul🕊️

  • @AnujFalcon
    @AnujFalcon6 жыл бұрын

    "I may be crippled, only in your mind not mine." Beats my perception on reality.

  • @deltafox52

    @deltafox52

    6 жыл бұрын

    Anuj Falcon I m a fucking stupid morron with my disability not doing much more of my life for now.... People are telling me I m courageous, people wishes me luck, if some aren't feeling pityfull. But the reality is that guy has so much good mindset, I cant stand half a second at my own position... He make the good point pointing at developing countries, we do have a nice situation in our western world (I m from France)... I m feeling bad about not doing something for every mediocre/bad disability situation.... I m not in the right mindset, I have to evolve now ! Thank you iron man showing me that path!!!!

  • @Skyhopperke

    @Skyhopperke

    6 жыл бұрын

    You’ve got my respect!

  • @patriotarmy9954

    @patriotarmy9954

    6 жыл бұрын

    deltafox52 j'ai pas très bien compris, j'ai juste compris que tu étais français :)

  • @kisut7

    @kisut7

    6 жыл бұрын

    Anuj Falcon yeah. He have that spirit and dignity.

  • @muscleandmath2910

    @muscleandmath2910

    6 жыл бұрын

    No matter what, this is a terrible way to live.

  • @matevo7745
    @matevo77455 жыл бұрын

    No one gonna talk about the kind man who fixed his iron lungs machine?. Thank u kind sir. Good people like u are indeed what this world needs. Salute👏👏👏

  • @SkySweeperSyn

    @SkySweeperSyn

    5 жыл бұрын

    Seriously, making parts from scratch is one of the most labor intensive things you could do. For that man to do that for him is truly something amazing.

  • @theghostofadeadsperm6086

    @theghostofadeadsperm6086

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sky Sweeper he wasn’t trying to be rude OK

  • @SkySweeperSyn

    @SkySweeperSyn

    5 жыл бұрын

    uh.... read my comment again dude, didn't say anything rude.

  • @bobsapp7597

    @bobsapp7597

    5 жыл бұрын

    10 points for griffendor

  • @lynnespike9415

    @lynnespike9415

    5 жыл бұрын

    Amen

  • @tonyyay1780
    @tonyyay17802 ай бұрын

    R.I.P 🌹 Paul Alexander🙏

  • @shahwalkhan5908
    @shahwalkhan59082 ай бұрын

    RIP legend. Not just Iron Lungs but you had an Iron Will too

  • @mrkitty777

    @mrkitty777

    2 ай бұрын

    Meow 😢

  • @kattturner922
    @kattturner9225 жыл бұрын

    This man is stronger mentally then 99 percent of all humans. Respect to the millionth power

  • @connorconnor2421

    @connorconnor2421

    5 жыл бұрын

    Respect^10^6

  • @simplyrise5217

    @simplyrise5217

    5 жыл бұрын

    More like 99.9%

  • @scriptedjava9265

    @scriptedjava9265

    5 жыл бұрын

    That’s a lot of numbers

  • @bendothemailman
    @bendothemailman5 жыл бұрын

    "I'm Paul Alexander, human being." That line put me to tears. This is genuinely one of the most touching stories I have ever heard.

  • @Scorpiocracy

    @Scorpiocracy

    5 жыл бұрын

    I broke down when he said that too. I feel sorry for him, but very proud of him.

  • @kenraali4829

    @kenraali4829

    5 жыл бұрын

    I can't imagine going through this for a month even. He has gone through it for 40 years and made the most of every second. Its amazing

  • @undeadash5890

    @undeadash5890

    5 жыл бұрын

    Let’s hope a cure is invented before he dies

  • @hannah-tl1yy

    @hannah-tl1yy

    5 жыл бұрын

    Knight Of the abyss There’s no possible cure for Polio. Treatments are the only thing that helps.

  • @JackProPC

    @JackProPC

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@hannah-tl1yy Do we know that for sure? If we invent immortality (or a way to live above 100 years old without fault) before we cure polio (and he's still alive when immortality is invented) then maybe he still has a chance at getting a cure before he dies.

  • @Ash-ky8jo
    @Ash-ky8jo Жыл бұрын

    What a truly amazing man. His optimistic and positive outlook is what has gotten him through his physical limitations. Just amazing. Evaluate your problems and put them into perspective.

  • @DavesGMC
    @DavesGMC2 ай бұрын

    RIP to Paul Alexander. He passed away on March 11th from COVID-19. He was 78 years old.

  • @Zapp33311
    @Zapp333116 жыл бұрын

    He’s actually typing a memoir only with his mouth and a homemade tapping stick? Incredible

  • @NyanicornSK

    @NyanicornSK

    6 жыл бұрын

    M Vee ikr

  • @gunnyman100

    @gunnyman100

    6 жыл бұрын

    M Vee And I have trouble writing a school research paper... Talk about motivation

  • @Zapp33311

    @Zapp33311

    6 жыл бұрын

    gunnyman100 Yeah exactly. I really admire those who can write and the words just flow out. I had trouble just finding the words to do a basic book report.

  • @mrnarason

    @mrnarason

    6 жыл бұрын

    M Vee please someone get that man voice to text softwares

  • @annasmith3723

    @annasmith3723

    6 жыл бұрын

    Fuck that insect picture freaked me out

  • @tanman7568
    @tanman75683 жыл бұрын

    He typed his memoir with his mouth, what a hero.

  • @Zane_Alto

    @Zane_Alto

    3 жыл бұрын

    i know not many ppl are talking about it like wth that's insane

  • @9072997

    @9072997

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good on him for making it work, but surely there are better input methods then typing on a keyboard with a pen attached to a stick.

  • @9072997

    @9072997

    3 жыл бұрын

    @The right honourable Matty Mc Hoon there's a program that more or less does that called Dragon. Windows and Mac OS also have versions of speech control built-in, though I've not used either of them extensively so I don't know how well they work.

  • @kishascape

    @kishascape

    3 жыл бұрын

    It really scares me when he reverse talks, ie during inhale.

  • @donttrustme6262

    @donttrustme6262

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Cocaine Cowboy Your definition of what a hero is so old school. These days you don't need to risk anything to be a hero but do something good, and be an inspiration to others and give them strength. People can still be heroes in your definition, but the definition has broaden currently.

  • @ZanDogg
    @ZanDogg2 ай бұрын

    RIP buddy

  • @kimyan2595
    @kimyan25952 ай бұрын

    REST IN PEACE PAUL ALEXANDER:(((

  • @KawserAMithu
    @KawserAMithu6 жыл бұрын

    Hats off to Jonas Salk (1914-1995), who successfully developed the first polio vaccine in 1955. He chose not to patent it, making it affordable for everyone. If it wasn't for him, #polio would still be a major health issue.

  • @erenyeager6015

    @erenyeager6015

    6 жыл бұрын

    Kawser Alam did you hashtag polio?

  • @doggocat4464

    @doggocat4464

    6 жыл бұрын

    #JonasSalkFTW

  • @KawserAMithu

    @KawserAMithu

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ken Kaneki, Yes I did. So did UNICEF Check out @UNICEF’s Tweet: twitter.com/UNICEF/status/527125880729251840?s=09

  • @SlyRyFry

    @SlyRyFry

    6 жыл бұрын

    Kawser Alam #TooSoon

  • @mr_niceman

    @mr_niceman

    6 жыл бұрын

    #lol

  • @ernestinaasiamah862
    @ernestinaasiamah8625 жыл бұрын

    God pls forgive me for been ungrateful😭😭😭

  • @someguy2594

    @someguy2594

    5 жыл бұрын

    Don’t start spanking yourself...

  • @moist9303

    @moist9303

    5 жыл бұрын

    forgive me too God 😭

  • @karolinen525

    @karolinen525

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@moist9303 Ernestina, In the ways of my uncle, who is a pretty high up priest in Sweden, you are forgiven in the name of The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit

  • @theantichrist5191

    @theantichrist5191

    5 жыл бұрын

    No god

  • @learnteach2learn729

    @learnteach2learn729

    5 жыл бұрын

    Amen!

  • @Aubrey187
    @Aubrey187 Жыл бұрын

    He's a hero what a awesome, strong, virtuous man! You'll inspire billions!

  • @ryantobolski868
    @ryantobolski8682 жыл бұрын

    Your not crippled in my mind Paul your a hero and the strongest man I have ever met in my life and an inspiration to me and so many others. I wish I could read your book three minutes for a dog. I am sure it has inspired so many people. You show that no matter how many problems you or any of us could be facing you can always overcome them. You have a golden soul and a diamond heart!

  • @jeffreymliss
    @jeffreymliss2 жыл бұрын

    I remember how terrified my mother was of this dreaded disease. She would never take me near crowds. When Jonas Salk brought us the miracle of the vaccine, she wept with gratitude for what he did. I will never forget those days.

  • @georgejob7544

    @georgejob7544

    2 жыл бұрын

    Doctor Salk is a saint his serum saved millions!! God bless that man !

  • @jeffreymliss

    @jeffreymliss

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@georgejob7544 Amen to that,

  • @ElenaAshe

    @ElenaAshe

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wasn’t water the real culprit?

  • @mor6469

    @mor6469

    2 жыл бұрын

    don't you find it a little shocking that they "found" a vaccine within a few months. Anybody ever wonder if they actually had it beforehand. How do you make something that works the very first time...no trial or error? Everything has trial and error when creating something we all know that. Things are not made perfectly the first time.

  • @mor6469

    @mor6469

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@confetti_kisses427 Polio had been around since 1894. It actually did not take a few months for them to find a vaccine. It went through tough trials and could not get it right.

  • @FSXNOOB
    @FSXNOOB6 жыл бұрын

    Sad story, Strong man..

  • @dakotaisntokay7054

    @dakotaisntokay7054

    6 жыл бұрын

    FSXNOOB - GᗩᗰᕮS & ᗰOᖇᕮ yeah he is a tough guy who's been through hell and back.

  • @vita2326

    @vita2326

    6 жыл бұрын

    1000th like coming in hot

  • @Hakimfarhat

    @Hakimfarhat

    6 жыл бұрын

    Very strong and patient indeed I can never do it If I get to his position I would try everything to end it But god gave him patience and that’s very hard to achieve

  • @bambamitoman

    @bambamitoman

    6 жыл бұрын

    S1l3nt Marksman why hell its palio. Bro

  • @bambamitoman

    @bambamitoman

    6 жыл бұрын

    Wayne Marion bruh theres only 1 god bro

  • @oreolester2266
    @oreolester2266 Жыл бұрын

    He wrote a memoir with his mouth. This guy is my hero!

  • @cartoonworldmemes
    @cartoonworldmemes Жыл бұрын

    paul you are a great person , may bless you

  • @AdachiLover
    @AdachiLover4 жыл бұрын

    He’s not useless,he’s not crippled,he’s not unlovable,he’s a survivor,a soldier who survived the worst outbreak.

  • @arifcso6633

    @arifcso6633

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Ekh0 worst outbreak in murica

  • @hemz5882

    @hemz5882

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@arifcso6633 probably worse than Vietnam flashbacks!

  • @FritzSchizter

    @FritzSchizter

    4 жыл бұрын

    A polio veteran

  • @crims0nfire991

    @crims0nfire991

    4 жыл бұрын

    I mean, the guy is my idol for surviving that, but Technicly he is a cripple

  • @sans7002

    @sans7002

    4 жыл бұрын

    Worst outbreak heard of Ebola?

  • @fanatic26
    @fanatic262 жыл бұрын

    Can we take a moment to appreciate the guy that took on rebuilding this life saving device with nothing but an instruction plate to go off of? Just think of how much of his free time and space he gave up to provide a lifeline to a stranger.

  • @yivunqp963

    @yivunqp963

    2 жыл бұрын

    That is real craftmanship. Being so good at what you do that you can do this. Too bad that skills in crafts are no longer valued in today's world. Everyone just want cheap, fast and disposable.

  • @MiGujack3

    @MiGujack3

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@yivunqp963 And not just that, the lack of right to repair making certain components proprietary and unrepairable.

  • @jackrodgersjr

    @jackrodgersjr

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@yivunqp963 If there was a market the Chines would clone one overnight. It would break in two days.

  • @jackrodgersjr

    @jackrodgersjr

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MiGujack3 Probably liability issues should a repair fail.

  • @MiGujack3

    @MiGujack3

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jackrodgersjr Not at all, in this case it's just old. I'm sure the schematics are available or the machine is easy to reverse engineer. If this happened today the manufacturer would not help you at all or rip you off, when an independent shop would fix it properly for 1/100 of the price and do a better job as well. This is what right to repair is all about and it applies to everything. Learn about it, it's something literally everyone would agree on.

  • @trishlangford5773
    @trishlangford57739 ай бұрын

    Can this poor man not go on a modern ventilator. He has an amazing attitude. Incredible courage. ❤❤❤

  • @parkerkrynen
    @parkerkrynen Жыл бұрын

    God bless Brady for helping repair that iron lung

  • @Deathkill06
    @Deathkill063 жыл бұрын

    "Paul just finished writing a memoir using only his mouth" This man is beyond inspiring oh my god

  • @gaminggoose2329

    @gaminggoose2329

    3 жыл бұрын

    I hope somebody told him about speech to text

  • @cathy2332

    @cathy2332

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ikr like

  • @sultansofschning

    @sultansofschning

    3 жыл бұрын

    @MrBéast hes on this comment too jesus christ, im gonna count every comment hes on

  • @kalpic11

    @kalpic11

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gaminggoose2329 technically you use your mouth for that so I assumed he did use it.

  • @hungryasian8631

    @hungryasian8631

    3 жыл бұрын

    He’s inhuman

  • @MaltShake
    @MaltShake4 жыл бұрын

    He said he has to breath manually , Holy shit that’s torture

  • @niandralades3661

    @niandralades3661

    4 жыл бұрын

    Experienced it once, didn't sleep at all (additionally, it was really hard to do it). Wonder how he mastered that...

  • @DrunkenSailors1

    @DrunkenSailors1

    4 жыл бұрын

    same, i almost gone mad breathing manually

  • @CosmicCanvas666

    @CosmicCanvas666

    4 жыл бұрын

    Its called "Ondine's curse".

  • @arina4030

    @arina4030

    4 жыл бұрын

    Niandra LaDes omg that sounds so scary...

  • @TheGaillot

    @TheGaillot

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have a nose problem mean that some time it come and I’m obligated to breath manually For like 30minute closely everyday it happens te hard in school when you do exam but I’ve mastered it while playing video game tho xD , then it go normally about 25-30mins sometimes less but never over 30mins

  • @DAatDA
    @DAatDA Жыл бұрын

    Paul is here to inspire all of us to be grateful for what we have

  • @blueishxx
    @blueishxx Жыл бұрын

    there are a handful of KZread videos I often circle back to to see again as they so inspirational like this one , the amazing human spirit

  • @P4r4k
    @P4r4k6 жыл бұрын

    The man is a legend.

  • @xit9590

    @xit9590

    6 жыл бұрын

    absolutely

  • @lilplays3773

    @lilplays3773

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yup

  • @pamir2593

    @pamir2593

    6 жыл бұрын

    hell yeah !

  • @sophiah686

    @sophiah686

    6 жыл бұрын

    y

  • @SILVERSTRIPE_

    @SILVERSTRIPE_

    6 жыл бұрын

    Mike Nie yes he is , what a man.

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