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This is what polio can do to you.
Get vaxxed folks.
Sure polio can kill you or leave you with debilitating health issues. But at least it won't turn you into a gay trans autistic person unable to fight like the new works order wants! /s
Unfortunately the idiots aren't making choices for themselves, they're deciding for their innocent kids
I watched an interview with him a handful of years ago. He was an amazing individual, and I'm sad to see his passing.
Get vaccinated people. Stuff like this doesn't have to happen anymore, but the idiots among us are actively attempting to let polio back into our lives.
Some info that I found important that isn't in this article but is in the Wiki:
He spent 18 months in hospital, before going home. He was paralyzed from the neck down. His parents rented a portable generator and a truck to bring him and his iron lung home. Beginning in 1954, with help from the March of Dimes and a physical therapist named Mrs. Sullivan, Alexander taught himself glossopharyngeal breathing which allowed him to leave the iron lung for gradually increasing periods of time.
Alexander died from a COVID-19 infection on March 11, 2024, at the age of 78. He was one of the last two people still using the technology, alongside Martha Lillard, who first entered an iron lung in 1953.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Alexander_(polio_survivor)
(I haven't brought over the sources, they can be found on the Wiki link)
this post was submitted on 13 Mar 2024
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