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Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Paul Alexander, the polio survivor who spent over 70 years in an Iron Lung, has died at 78

www.bbc.co.uk

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Paul Alexander, the polio survivor who spent over 70 years in an Iron Lung, has died at 78

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Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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Paul Alexander: 'Man in the iron lung' dies at the age of 78
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Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him.
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    Does anyone know if he has any pre-existing conditions?

    (This is a joke)

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      He was perfectly healthy, truly had lungs of iron

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      Don’t make jokes about people dying, jackass.

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        some people get through trauma with various flavors of emotive tools, including sarcasm and humor.

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          yeah, if they have a mutual emotional connection to the deceased. I don’t think these two ever met.

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        I’ve seen interviews with this guy. He had a surprisingly bright outlook on life. I think he would have found this funny.

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        deleted by creator

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        Why?

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        Why? It’s not like they’re feelings are gonna hurt. Lol

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          their

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            Don’t do that shit. Go back to reddit if you can’t understand typos.

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              It’s not a typo when its a correctly spelled, but incorrect word. A typo is where you mash keys or type them in the wrong order - a typographical error. Writing the wrong word entirely is an error.

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