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Also we were taught that some of our great grandparents' contemporaries had to spend their entire lives in an iron lung. Was that true? Their entire lives? Like they were never able to get up and walk around and participate in life in between iron lung sessions?
"Most people used the iron lung for a few weeks or months depending on the intensity of the polio attack. However, those with chest muscles permanently paralyzed by the disease need it for their lifetime."
I am not any kind of medical professional so I can't personally vouch for it, but here's where I got the quote
https://www.medicinenet.com/how_long_can_you_live_in_an_iron_lung/article.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gplA6pq9cOs