How did iron lung patients use the restroom?

Why even be kept alive at this point? I’d rather take a bullet to the head.

One of my friends had polio, he recently passed away at the ripe age of 77 but he told me stories of being in an iron lung when he was younger

The tube just slowly fills up over their lifetime

yeah you could just kill me with polio fuck it

I would just rather die at that point.

@grok is anyone alive still using this?

Yes, as of March 2025, Martha Lillard is the last known person still using an iron lung in the U.S. She has relied on it since contracting polio in 1953. Iron lungs are largely obsolete, replaced by modern ventilators, but Martha continues due to specific medical needs. Finding replacement parts is a challenge, making long-term use difficult.

It was vape “Poo” rized

With the anti-vax Kennedy, Jr., get ready for a comeback soon in the 🇺🇸

Most people got polio from the vaccine. Didn't see that one coming, did you?