Life in the iron lung as the only option

Life in the iron lung. Close your eyes and imagine that your whole body is trapped in a large contraption made of steel. It might remind you of a scene from the Saw horror movie series. You can barely move your arms and legs, and you're spending your days staring at the ceiling hoping that someone will bring you water and food. In the following article, we will take a closer look at how unenviable life after polio, an illness against which we have effective vaccinations today, can be.