“Jonas Salk - How the Polio Vaccine Changed Public Health”
“Turning Points in History” was the theme for the 2024 National History Day Competition. We celebrate the work of Chloe and Daniela for their successful entry. “Jonas Salk: How the Polio Vaccine Changed Public Health”
Type A Personalities and Polio Survivors
It is exactly because of everything polio survivors have already experienced that they will survive in spite of PPS. To do this, polio survivors need to read these words again and again and take in the full depth and breadth of their meaning: I Am a Polio SURVIVOR
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.