tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524422010346970111.post2315615013828434375..comments2024-03-14T11:09:03.875-04:00Comments on THE 3 R's - READING, 'RITING, & RESEARCH: HOW DO YOU USE THE BATHROOM IN AN IRON LUNG?Joyce Moyer Hostetterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05153114928220349251noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524422010346970111.post-49543761937456206042024-03-12T19:17:30.270-04:002024-03-12T19:17:30.270-04:00Paul Alexander sadly passed away yesterday Paul Alexander sadly passed away yesterday Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524422010346970111.post-42075523412993950392020-04-25T23:14:49.918-04:002020-04-25T23:14:49.918-04:00Your head sticks out of the machine so you eat and...Your head sticks out of the machine so you eat and drink as you normally do but since your body and arms are inside the machine I assume a nurse hand feeds you and brushes your teeth.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16143733241908052694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524422010346970111.post-73642241511136340442017-12-10T14:16:51.957-05:002017-12-10T14:16:51.957-05:00I've enjoyed reading several inspiring stories...I've enjoyed reading several inspiring stories about Paul Alexander. Thanks for sharing!Joyce Moyer Hostetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13479073021638987921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524422010346970111.post-27151559723438348052017-12-10T11:35:29.018-05:002017-12-10T11:35:29.018-05:00Paul Alexander is the man in Texas, still living. ...Paul Alexander is the man in Texas, still living. <br /><br />http://www.wfaa.com//article/features/original/man-in-the-iron-lung-finds-his-angel-10-miles-away/287-497801655<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231629329680930753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524422010346970111.post-75573892391796954422017-11-10T18:11:08.580-05:002017-11-10T18:11:08.580-05:00That’s bad math. That’s bad math. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524422010346970111.post-74964924434937837382017-07-03T02:18:12.431-04:002017-07-03T02:18:12.431-04:00Are spoon fed. There are 10 people in the world, ...Are spoon fed. There are 10 people in the world, according to an article I just read, who still use iron lungs, including a 60 something year old man in Texas who got polio back in the 50s, just before the vaccine came out.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03159807818374708102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524422010346970111.post-88372771852693403042017-05-13T14:16:48.425-04:002017-05-13T14:16:48.425-04:00Allie, your story is important and I am sorry that...Allie, your story is important and I am sorry that you cannot ask your parents about it. As I understand it, those in iron lungs were spoon fed by caretakers. If you get a chance, take a look at Martha in Lattimore. It's a documentary about a woman who spent 62 years in an iron lung. You can see at least some parts of it on YouTube.Joyce Moyer Hostetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13479073021638987921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4524422010346970111.post-19612496005578608882017-05-04T03:40:30.536-04:002017-05-04T03:40:30.536-04:00How did you eat while in iron lung? I was only 2 a...How did you eat while in iron lung? I was only 2 and do not know how it was done and my parents are both deceased and have noone else to ask.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191950823256223119noreply@blogger.com