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.

Living through Polio and Covid-19: Historic Parallels

I contracted polio when I was 5. We lived in West Virginia, where there was only a small clinic. . .

As polio survivors we understand. Spinal taps, visits only through a window and no touch between a child an their parent.