1 Comments Posted by bweez

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I had polio in 1952. Paralyzed from the neck down. My diaphragm was paralyzed so my lungs collapsed. I was in an iron lung for 2 1/2 months. Many people who were in them, were "weaned" off of them so the diaphragm muscle could strengthen itself. I'm 64 and my breathing is sometimes shallow in very humid air, but by God's grace, I'm still kickin' with no breathing apparatus needed!