Today we will tell you about a woman, Martha Mason, who, despite the fact that she spent almost all her life in a capsule, retained incredible optimism, and fortitude and was always grateful to fate!

Marta was born on this day in 1937. She was lively, joyful, attended school, and enjoyed playing in the yard with her friends, as do all children. The girl was diagnosed with polio at the age of 11 after contracting the disease from her brother. She kept quiet about her condition to avoid frightening her parents.

She was transported to the hospital where her symptoms could no longer be hidden. The girl’s muscles atrophied after approximately a month, and she couldn’t move or even breathe on her own. As a result, she was placed in an artificial breathing device known as “Iron Lungs.”

The theory behind the operation of such a capsule is that a change in air pressure inside it aids in the breathing of immobile individuals. To do so, the complete human body must be enclosed in an iron tank, with the exception of the head. Marta was born on this day in 1937. She was lively, joyful, attended to school, and enjoyed playing in the yard with her friends, as do all children.

The girl was diagnosed with polio at the age of 11 after contracting the disease from her brother. She kept quiet about her condition to avoid frightening her parents. She was transported to the hospital where her symptoms could no longer be hidden. The girl’s muscles atrophied after approximately a month, and she couldn’t move or even breathe on her own. As a result, she was placed in an artificial breathing device known as “Iron Lungs.”

The theory behind the operation of such a capsule is that a change in air pressure inside it aids in the breathing of immobile individuals. To do so, the complete human body must be enclosed in an iron tank, with the exception of the head.

Doctors did not give any chances to the girl, a maximum of a year of life. But despite everything, Martha lived for another 61 years. Marta in the capsule was able to graduate from school and two prestigious universities with a medal.

She majored in journalism and even worked for a local newspaper. At first, her mother helped her with this, but later computers appeared that could recognize the voice and convert what was said into text.

By the way, the editors note that Mason had an incredible talent because it was her articles that were popular with readers. Martha had a lot of friends, she never got depressed, but on the contrary, she was always the soul of the company. The journalist has released her book entitled “Inhale-exhale: life in the rhythm of an artificial respiration apparatus”