We Are Dandelions
“We adapted to the best of our ability even though it took us a while and was not easy. We will continue to bloom where we are planted. We will survive! “ Millie Malone Lill
Itzhak Perlman - The Music that he Creates, Matters More Than Words.
“The Music that he Creates, Matters More Than Words”. Polio Survivor Itzhak Perlman - from Histroys Music
The Art of Self Advocacy
“We are not alone. We have all been there and done that. Reach out for help and advice, and who knows, you might even love your Masterpiece.’
Dianne Wall
Lora Duguay, Painter, Tells Her Story
“All my life I had been very independent and now I was given a wheelchair, a leg brace, and all kinds of meds. Feeling like I was in a hole all by myself, trying to dig myself out, I threw myself into my art and I just started painting.” Lora Duguay
I’m Able: A Woman’s Advice for Disability Change Agents
“My life was hard. It hasn’t been easy, but giving up wasn’t in my psyche so I soldiered on until I reached where I am today.” Sefakor G.M.A. Komabu-Pomeyie, PhD
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
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
