"I have had dreams and I have had nightmares, but I conquered my nightmares because of my dreams" - Jonas Salk In 1952 Dr. Jonas Salk introduced the first polio vaccine. He was so convinced of its effectiveness that he inoculated himself, his wife and their three children. One of the driving forces behind his … Continue reading The Unexpected Legacy
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Polio Diaries, Episode 2
Memories from my early polio years are pretty vague so I do have to work at retrieving them. However with the 60th anniversary of the vaccine introduction to Canada coming up in 2015 I do feel it is important to log some of this before the first hand experience disappears forever. Particularly right now with … Continue reading Polio Diaries, Episode 2
A Poster Child's Perspective 