Post-Polio Bransongoers, Year 25
In 1999, we began meeting in Branson, Missouri for a weekend of information and entertainment in 1999. I set off with my friend Jan Jacobsen for our 25th gathering. It was bittersweet, as we knew it would be our last one.
Fatigue – WHY am I so tired?
“Just thinking about fatigue can make me tired! There are so many aspects to this issue. People can mean so many different things when they use the word.” Marny K. Eulberg, MD
Ina’s Story
“I don’t want people to ever forget how vaccines continue to save generations across the globe from polio.” Ina’s Story - from Shotbyshot.org
Words of Hope from Bill Gates (Video)
“The world owes a deb of gratitude to the Rotarians, healthcare workers and volunteers who have knocked on doors, set up clinics and traveled across countries to make sure children are protected from this awful disease." Bill Gates, 2024
Photographer Reflects on 18 Years of Chasing Polio
"The experience of photographing polio vaccination was usually very positive. You arrive in places where there is poverty, there is war, and you’re coming in with a group of people who are simply there to help." Jean-Marc Giboux
How Polio and PPS Impact our Character, Personality, and Emotional Experiences (Video)
How Polio and PPS Impact our Character, Personality, and Emotional Experiences (PHI Video)
Traveling with Abililty
Who knew that traveling between each other’s homes would bring two survivors together in such a meaningful way.
Remembering the Beatles
The nurses rolled all the stretchers and wheelchairs as close as they could around the small TV. We all went wild when the Beatles sang their number one song, “I Want to Hold Your Hand.” It was a welcome reprieve from our pain and the long recovery we all had to endure.
Nemesis by Philip Roth
“Nemesis is a powerful book, one that will stay with you for some time. Roth’s sentence structure and ability to bring his hometown of Newark to life in 1944 is uncannily skillful and masterful and is why I included so many quotes from the book.”
By Pamela Sergey