January 2025 Newsletter
Inside this Issue:
Polio Survivors - wanting to be heard, IPV and OPV what’s the difference, Temperature intolerance.
Please doctor, look at my X-Ray, look at my medical history, look at ME.
“My stomach aches every time I fill out a medical history form. Bypassing the long list of chronic conditions, I go straight to ‘Other’ and add Polio. Susan LoTempio
Our Advocacy Goal
“We believe that by working tirelessly and collectively, polio survivors can advance the quality of our care and the eradication of this terrible disease.” www.polionetwork.org
2014-2024. Our Ten Years of Service
Working together to serve others as we advocate to rid the world of this terrible disease has truly inspired us.
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.
The Vicious Case of the Viral Vaccine
“The Vicious Case of the Viral Vaccine” by Pedred Noyce and Roberta Baxter is a gripping medical thriller that delves into the captivating world of vaccine development and public health crisis.” A book review by Alexis
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.