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Sjmarf to World News@lemmy.ml • 1 year 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

www.bbc.co.uk

Sjmarf to World News@lemmy.ml • 1 year 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.
  • davel [he/him]
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    275•1 year ago

    Seldom mentioned in the media is that he died from COVID-19.

    • @otp@sh.itjust.works
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      128•1 year ago

      Does anyone know if he has any pre-existing conditions?

      (This is a joke)

      • @Noodle07@lemmy.world
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        44•1 year ago

        He was perfectly healthy, truly had lungs of iron

      • @Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml
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        -66•1 year ago

        Don’t make jokes about people dying, jackass.

        • @crawancon@lemm.ee
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          32•1 year ago

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

          • @Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml
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            I hear that “Gallows humor” excuse every single time and it’s only ever used so assholes can feel good about being assholes. It’s basically the “Women like getting r–ed” excuse that incels use to justify their shitty behavior. Yes sometimes they say that, but it’s not a justification.

            You know full well nobody here was saying that to “get through hard times” you’re all safe on your computers punching down at dead people.

            • @Holzkohlen@feddit.de
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              2•1 year ago

              What are you the gallows humor police? Can I still joke about Hitler’s death or is that taboo now? I’m German so I have a Hitler given mandate to make fun of him and all the other nazis scum.

          • @tetris11@lemmy.ml
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            -7•1 year ago

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

        • @Gerudo@lemm.ee
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          9•1 year ago

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

        • Bob
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          1•1 year ago

          deleted by creator

        • PaleRider
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          1•1 year ago

          Why?

        • @Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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          1•1 year ago

          https://youtu.be/gyHh63zJQw4?si=x6sutSKjB2-O1T4f

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            1•1 year ago

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        • @Randomgal@lemmy.ca
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          0•1 year ago

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

          • @rimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.de
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            7•1 year ago

            their

            • @WarmSoda@lemm.ee
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              -6•1 year ago

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

              • @smeenz@lemmy.nz
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                2•1 year ago

                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.

                • @WarmSoda@lemm.ee
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                  You’ve never had your phone auto correct into a different but similar weird before?

              • @rimjob_rainer@discuss.tchncs.de
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                I’m just pointing out a common mistake so the person has a chance to learn. That mistake is not a typo.

                • @Randomgal@lemmy.ca
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                  IDGAF tbh

                • @WarmSoda@lemm.ee
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                  Get a life

    • @Coach@lemmy.world
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      76•1 year ago

      Ain’t that a bitch. One virus took his body. Another took his life.

      Both are preventable through safe, effective, and widely available vaccines. Vaccinate yourselves and your children, friends.

      • davel [he/him]
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        39•1 year ago

        Currently COVID-19 is not preventable through vaccination on its own, especially not at the currently recommended once-per-year schedule, because they don’t last anywhere near that long.

        • @Land_Strider@lemmy.world
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          25•1 year ago

          It is not preventable to get down with it, but the vaccines reduce its effects so much that even people with chronic breathing illnesses or organ transplants can handle it like a moderate flu. Mileage will vary from person to person, of course.

          Your direct point stands, but it is still a huge win for pro-vaccination.

        • Natanael
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          9•1 year ago

          But the vaccine reduce the risk! That’s the most important part

      • @OurToothbrush@lemmy.mlM
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        7•1 year ago

        Those are good but you also need to mask to prevent the spread of covid.

      • @Kbobabob@lemmy.world
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        4•1 year ago

        The COVID vaccine doesn’t prevent you from getting COVID. It just mitigates the symptoms. You can still get it and spread it.

        • @ThirdWorldOrder@lemm.ee
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          26•1 year ago

          Worth noting that being vaccinated makes it harder to spread

          • Natanael
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            8•1 year ago

            If anybody wonders how, it’s because vaccination means the immune system reduces viral load, so you spread much less virus and thus others exposed have a better chance of avoiding infection.

        • @Gabu@lemmy.ml
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          8•1 year ago

          In other words, it does exactly the same as any other vaccine…

        • @Coach@lemmy.world
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          -1•1 year ago

          And what do you think people die from? The symptoms, knucklehead.

          • @smeenz@lemmy.nz
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            Wow, did you get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning ?

            • @Coach@lemmy.world
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              3•1 year ago

              Just tired of the “well, actually…” comments that make no sense.

          • @Kbobabob@lemmy.world
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            4•1 year ago

            I’m aware of that but the comment I replied to says the virus is preventable. You really think I understand how the vaccine works but not what people die from or did you just need to make a degrading comment?

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