And so it was that on Monday December 28, 1953 my parents returned me to hospital. Christmas was over and I don't remember any more of it than my dad throwing up. Friday January 1, 1954 I entered what was to be my first complete year as a rediscovered individual and that year would include … Continue reading Polio Diaries – Episode 5
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Polio Diaries, Episode 3
1953 saw the last of the major polio epidemics in North America. In Canada that resulted in almost 9000 cases with over 500 deaths. That was an 18% mortality rate and that figure climbs as high as 30% for adults. The mortality rate isn't as high anymore where polio still exists but then medicine has come … Continue reading Polio Diaries, Episode 3
