Other Contributor 8/1/22 Other Contributor 8/1/22

Ordinary People Change the World: I Am Frida Kahlo

I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint.

By Pamela Sergey

Polio Network 6/29/22 Polio Network 6/29/22

Bill Peacock’s Survivor Story (Video)

Polio Network 6/1/22 Polio Network 6/1/22

Arlene: In Our Own Words

For fear of exposure to the virus, the ambulance would not take Arlene and another little girl to the hospital: they were taken to the hospital in a hearse.

Other Contributor 6/1/22 Other Contributor 6/1/22

Millie Lill: What If . . .

I answer the door and stare. I realize that most of my friends are, shall we say, unique, but this person has silver hair in an elaborate updo, a tutu, and ballet slippers. Also wings! Yep, those transparent fluttery things are definitely wings.

Polio Network 5/14/22 Polio Network 5/14/22

Painting Light in Polio’s Shadow: One Artist’s Struggles

“Joyfully returning each day for new adventures at my easel, I engage my jerking arms and trembling hands.” Sharon (White) Richardson

By Pamela Sergey

Polio Network 5/8/22 Polio Network 5/8/22

John T. Margie - Always a proud Marine.

According to John T. Margie, US Marine Corp, Retired “It’s the training that makes the difference”.

Polio Network 5/1/22 Polio Network 5/1/22

The Polio Paradox: A Book Review

I just finished reading Dr. Richard Bruno’s book, “The Polio Paradox.” I learned so much about polio that I never knew.

By Laura Vittorioso

Polio Network 4/30/22 Polio Network 4/30/22

A 70th Birthday to Remember! The Story of Bonnie Kittle - Polio Survivor

Bonnie was only two; one minute she was walking and the next she was not. At age 22 she started a 45-year journey as an International Public Health advisor that would take her around the world.

Other Contributor 3/15/22 Other Contributor 3/15/22

Polio and COVID19 – Then and Now From Three Polio Survivors

Living through Polio and Covid-19: Historic Parallels

Polio Network 3/10/22 Polio Network 3/10/22

Laura Vittorioso: In Our Own Words

"I was told as a young child by the physical therapists that I would have to work harder and be better, than those who were not disabled. 'The world doesn’t owe you a living' I was told.”

Polio Network 1/25/22 Polio Network 1/25/22

Perspectives on Covid-19 Vaccine for Kids: Kathy for CHOP (Video)

Polio Network 1/25/22 Polio Network 1/25/22

Perspectives on Covid-19 Vaccine for Kids: Janice N. for CHOP (Video)

Polio Network 1/12/22 Polio Network 1/12/22

Living a Good Life: Shirley Smith

She remembers the day she felt too tired to feed those chickens, and was too tired to hold her 9-month-old niece. Finally, the family doctor was called and her parents were told she had the “the flu or grippe”