Lady survives for 60 years using iron lung

June Middleton is a Melbourne, Australia woman who in 1949 contracted poliomyelitis with a high enough residual deficit (quadriplegia) to require ventilatory support from an iron lung. The photo shows her with an abdomional cuirass, which would have allowed her a degree of daytime mobility, but she probably returned to the iron lung for sleep. More details at the Daily Mail.

I contracted polio just three years after this lady did, and I'm thankful that my orthopedic problems have been minor in comparison to what some people have endured. Kudos to this brave lady - and to her caregivers.