Polio Survivors Network

Our Polio Network, managed by polio survivors and friends, is in service to bring support and information to polio survivors, their families, caregivers and healthcare providers. Known as the PA Polio Network (PPSN), we work with many professionals providing valuable information to help educate and spread awareness about the late effects of the poliovirus, and the importance of being vaccinated against this terrible disease. We serve others all across the globe.

Our Mission is to Serve All Polio Survivors. We are grateful for your kind words and generous donations.

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Stop, Look and See
Stop, Look and See

Jim Smith was totally paralyzed from the neck down at age 2. His parents were told “the hospital is full - take him home”. Jim has his own special perspective to life with the effects of this terrible virus.

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My Polio Experience
My Polio Experience

It was the summer of 1952 and our country was in the middle of its worst polio epidemic since 1916. Nearly 58,000 cases of polio were reported and more than 3,000 died. I was lucky.

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“In Search of Normal”
“In Search of Normal”

One August day I was outside in front of our home playing hopscotch with some of the other girls in the neighborhood, when I realized I did not feel well. A few days later, my right arm was paralyzed.

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Her “Funny” Foot was no Laughing Matter.
Her “Funny” Foot was no Laughing Matter.

I am an “inapparent” (often referred to as ‘non-paralytic’) polio survivor with PPS. My post-polio journey was long, painful and truly confusing. There was diagnosis, frightening mis-diagnosis and an enormous amount of self-doubt. Carol Ferguson

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About Us

The mission of our Polio Survivors Network is to serve ALL polio survivors, both in the US and abroad by providing information for them, post-polio support groups, survivors’ families, and their caregivers. We draw attention to the importance of being immunized against polio and all crippling childhood diseases.

We are survivors of a vaccine preventable disease who share a passion with Rotarians all over the US and abroad as we support Rotary International’s focus on disease prevention and immunization.

Contact Us

We are Polio Survivors, and are independent of any one particular group.

  • We serve ALL Polio Survivors, families and caregivers from the US and Abroad.

  • Polio survivors often feel alone.

  • Do you have questions about Polio, PPS, or the PPSN our work?

  • Are you seeking additional resources or support group information?

Please fill out the contact form below and one of our team members will be in touch with you shortly

Donate

We are truly grateful for your kind words and generous donations. Our Mission is to Serve All Polio Survivors and we do not charge dues. We are a licensed 501(c) (3) organization.

Donations can be made Online (see below) or by Check.

  • Please proceed to PayPal link below to enter credit card information.

  • Please make checks payable to PPSN, PO Box 557, Doylestown, PA 18901

  • Please note “In Memoriam” donations so we can honor your friend/family member.

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