The Internment of Polio Survivor Cardinal Edward Egan
Dr. Bruno’s Post: On the occasion of his interment, the International Centre for Polio Education and International Post-Polio Task Force give thanks for the generosity and compassion of New York polio survivor Edward Cardinal Egen. His eminence Edward Cardinal Egen asked that the following message be included in at least two of the Parish Bulletins published during the month of April.
Message from the Cardinal: Polio – Not Gone, But Forgotten.
"April marks the anniversary of the polio vaccine. Today, as many as 57% of Americans are not adequately vaccinated against all childhood diseases, including polio. At the same time, 1 million American polio survivors are reporting Post-Polio Sequelae (PPS), disabling mid-life fatigue, weakness and pain. Yet, too few doctors and polio survivors know that the symptoms of PPS exist and are treatable.
As a polio survivor, I personally know the consequences of this terrible disease and urgently encourage vaccination against it and for polio survivors to receive treatment for PPS.”
For more information about polio and PPS please go to the Encyclopedia of Polio and PPS.