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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.

"Paul Alexander, 'The Man in the Iron Lung', passed away yesterday," a post on a fundraising website said.

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

Phillip 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.

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

After years, Alexander eventually learned to breathe by himself so that he was able to leave the lung for short periods of time.

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