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The polio survivor known as "the man in the iron lung" has died at the age of 78.

Paul Alexander contracted polio in 1952 when he was six, leaving him paralysed from the neck down.

The disease left him unable to breathe independently, leading doctors to place him in the metal cylinder, where he would spend the rest of his life.

He would go on to earn a law degree - and practise law - as well as publish a memoir.

"Paul Alexander, 'The Man in the Iron Lung', passed away yesterday," a post on a fundraising website said.
"In this time Paul went to college, became a lawyer, and a published author.

"Paul was an incredible role model."

His brother, Philip Alexander, remembered him as a "welcoming, warm person", with a "big smile" that instantly put people at ease.

"He was just a normal brother to me. We fought, we played, we loved, we partied, we went to concerts together - he was just a normal brother, I never thought about it," he told the BBC.

Philip said he admired how self-sufficient his brother was, even as he dealt with an illness that stopped him performing daily tasks such as feeding himself.
He was the master of his domain, helping people to help him," Philip added.

Paul's health deteriorated in recent weeks and the brothers spent his final days together, sharing pints of ice cream.

"It was an honour to be with him in his last moments," said Philip.

Xosh:
I m not madam Bee.

Xosh:
I think you should reach out to that pregnant lady call lightie you asked to reach out to you January this year her Edd date.

Wondering why you had to deactivate your former handle.

Warmest regards to the kids n madam.

PastorOlokonla:
Seriously Berem! Now your are the kind of lady I like. Lol.
How are you doing, longest time. We spoke last time I was in Nigeria.

Putindbutt:
So you didn't know before you opened your mouth and you expect me to educate you?. Google Africa continental free trade agreement and enlighten yourself more. busybody.

PDJT:
-I thought you're one of the Nairaland promoters of this APC right from Adam. What has changed?

Putindbutt:
You're asking for the economic importance?, go school you no gree.

Realz99:
Is there any way to know it's been destroyed

MumEmdy:
After stressing for some months the mom has to abandoned him, how can you abandoned a baby you gave birth to, be like say some women don't go through labor before giving birth to their baby.
It's well

Realz99:
Does salt water destroy it

Realz99:
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Beverlyjean:
I watched the just concluded THE RICH ALDO CRY on Telenovella .... woman A was to inherit her late dad's shares in the multinational company( she was adopted as a kid and was the only child ... Now the same father b4 he died impregnated a woman and she delivered a girl at about the same time she was adopted as a child .... now, the late father never disclosed this to anyone ... now let's call her woman B... woman B later lived with the late father's business partner after she rescued the man from a heart attack in the parking lot... now , to cut the story , woman A somehow suspected that woman B was the legitimate child of her adopted late dad... of course woman A wanted all her fathes shares to herself ...she did a DNA on woman B without her knowledge at behold , it was a 99.9% match ... she hid the result in her home ... and when her boyfriend who was a top manager in that company was in her house , he found the result .... he took the info to woman A who was his girlfriend and asked for 50% of her shares or he will expose her ... she then told him no wahala , when he was facing the other side, she struck and killed him and lied that he fell off the balcony ... everyone believed her if not for someone that recorded her acts.... she had a motive ... just like wunmi might have had a motive if she knew that child isn't for mohbad

wirinet:
Yes that's how it's done in advanced countries. The police would first of all determine if there were conflicts within the marriage/relationship, and if those conflicts could have been the cause of the murder. Paternity of Liam could be a cause of conflict. Infidelity could be a cause of conflict. If a husband suddenly discovered Paternity fraud by his wife and the child he had loved and invested so much in financially and emotionally, it could lead to a fight that could lead to a murder/manslaughter. Police cannot rule out any lead to uncover what actually killed Mohbad.
Also, the Aloba family would like to know if truly Mohbad's son carries their DNA. It would fostered a better relationship between the boy and the Alobas.