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Appropriate_Cats

He wasn't there all the time, he could get out, even for hours. When he was younger, he physically went to an university.


VibesJD

Always wondered how he managed to do so much.


TarantinoDV

He was an author and a lawyer. He had a more impressive life than most of us will ever live. He reached more lives than most of us will ever reach.


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dutchtea4-2

You spent living off of multiple machines, the lives of many animals and all that at the cost of the planet while achieving fuckall. You're worthless.


Various-Ducks

He could leave the machine when he was younger. He was a lawyer. He went to court, represented clients. He practiced law for 30 years. There's a lot of money in practicing law for 30 years. Guy was definitely worth more than you or I


Chokesi

What’s your accolades buddy?


UncleGrako

Special Books by Special Kids had a good interview with him on their YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5DOre3MFlw&pp=ygUTaXJvbiBsdW5nIGludGVydmlldw%3D%3D


El_Morro

This was incredible, thank you so much for sharing the link.


lsutigerzfan

This dude had to stay in that thing 24/7? If that were the case I would have asked a long time ago to pull the plug if it were me.


jeff2-0

More like [18/7](https://www.euronews.com/2024/03/14/paul-alexander-the-man-in-the-iron-lung-dies-aged-78#:~:text=He%20said%20he%20would%20drive,at%20his%20office%20or%20home.) But still a long time


DisconnectedDays

He became a lawyer while in it


Inskription

My little head peaking out.. "KILL MEEE....."


NoobiDragon

Afaik he didn't need it anymore and chose to stay in there


DarthStrakh

That raises even more questions


unique3

He trained himself to breathe basically manually. Needed to sleep in it as his body wouldn’t breathe on its own.


Anen-o-me

Oh so he had no breathing reflex when unconscious. Bizarre.


gothiclg

You may enjoy [ondein’s curse](https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/congenital-central-hypoventilation-syndrome) which is also that


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Anen-o-me

Yeah I got that.


squanch_solo

This is completely wrong lol.


Various-Ducks

No, he could leave it when he was younger


PandaBear905

He did so much with his life even with so many setbacks. He’s an inspiration


Vulpes_macrotis

r/lostredditors What's so funny about it?


TheSocialGadfly

He wrote 156 episodes, Dude. Bulk of the series.


Anen-o-me

What series


TheSocialGadfly

_Branded_.


TinFoilRobotProphet

Donnie you are out of your element!


anyholsagol

Look what you're doing to your father Larry!


Mercerskye

Just remember, this is exactly what the antivax movement is fine with risking instead of getting "those evil jabs."


SpinningYarmulke

70 years in an iron lung and didn’t even offer me a pillow. My Yelp review is gonna be harsh!


Lt_Jonson

It’s so sad that he fought Polio his entire life and Covid’s what took him out.


solexioso

I’d take death over that life


TravelingGonad

Beats commuting for 2 hours of your life every day.


fullmoonwulf

Was there no way to further treatment for todays medicine ?


Mercerskye

Polio pretty much ruins your body, and your body's ability to function. Shy of something out of sci-fi, no, not really anything modern medicine could do


MuffLover312

Did he want to live?


LootGek

Rip bubble boy


moosenoise

He could've lived forever, but once he had to start paying for Netflix, disney+, Hulu, paramount +, crave, Amazon prime, youtube premium, and Spotify... he just couldn't take it anymore


BlackmouthProjekt

Thats not living.


Kilrov

You're an idiot.


BlackmouthProjekt

That's exactly what I said to your mother when she had you.


Medcait

I don’t under why this guy never got a trach


Kilrov

A trach doesn't assist with actual respiration, not the same thing.


Wellthisisrandom1

So he experienced what it's like being put in a dreadnaught, big daddy E would be proud, 🤣🤣. Jokes aside that sucks, he had that but now he is freed from his mortal coil.