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Polio Australia Posted on 4 February 2019 by Rachel Ingram4 February 2019

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Iron Wills – Polio Network Victoria

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This book is dedicated to all those touched by polio: young people, parents, siblings, extended family members and friends, doctors, nurses, splint makers, and physios, who made supreme efforts to get us through. Although it was inevitable given the impact of the virus, to our dismay the battle is on again and a new generation is called to arms. Many did not survive the illness and we salute them.

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Polio & us – Post Polio Support Group Ireland

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“Polio & us” is a very thought provoking book. It is an important part of the history of the polio epidemics and their survivors who have overcome their disabilities without anger, but with cheerfulness and a determination which has been associated with polio survivors, even when they may later have developed Post Polio Syndrome.

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The Calliper Kids – Knox-Yarra Ranges Polio Support Group

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I invite you to join our storytellers in celebrating the defeat of childhood polio through tenacity and determination. Many achieved careers, raised families and took on leadership roles – ordinary people who achieved some extraordinary tasks, just by living everyday lives.

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I Can Jump Puddles – Alan Marshall

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The value of the novel is not only in its characterisation of the time period, but it is also a poigant reflection on the treatment of the disabled, that still resonates with its audience today. It is constantly reflected in the novel that being a cripple is very much a mindset; the young Marshall does not think of himself as disabled and is quick to take offense when it is dared mentioned by anybody else, whether intended to be used against him or in his defense.

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Walking Isn’t Everything: An Account of the Life of Jean Denecke

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Jean Denecke’s account of her encounter with polio and her subsequent life dealing with permanent disabilities emphasizes the ordinariness of her experiences. As she puts it, “except for my physical condition, I feel that I lead a perfectly normal life” (p. 16). Denecke wrote the book in the mid-1950s, approximately eight years after contracting polio in 1946 when she was twenty-nine.

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Day 5 – Wednesday, 27 June 2014

Polio Australia Posted on 27 June 2014 by Mary-ann29 June 2014

The last day of the conference dawned . . . I attended a session titled “Clinical Practice: What can we learn from each other’s practices?” which included presentations on “Post-Polio Patients in Norway – Past and Present Rehabilitation” by Ingebjorg Irgens, “What can we learn from each other’s practices” by Dr Laura Bertolasi (Italy), and “Breaking the Silence: Coping with polio in a third world country” by Emmanuel Piki (Zimbabwe).

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Day 4 – Wednesday, 26 June 2014

Polio Australia Posted on 26 June 2014 by Mary-ann28 June 2014

Off I toddled to another interesting day of session presentations. I decided on the “Aging and Comorbidity” sessions which included “Aging and Muscle Function Including Sarcopenia” by Jan Lexell, “Osteoporosis” by Helena Burger, and “Medication for Comorbidities; Effects in Post-Polio Syndrome” by Lise Kay. All three sessions were really interesting and I have included photos of the key slides for each.

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Day 3 – Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Polio Australia Posted on 25 June 2014 by Mary-ann27 June 2014

Up and at ‘em, bright and early, this morning to dash down to the bakery which caters for the ‘Breakfast’ part of my B&B. Rush back to the Grand Krasnapolsky to retrieve my poster tube from Jill Pickering’s room so I can put it up between 8:00 and 9:00 am, as instructed . . . only to be told that this would now be put up at 12:00 pm after Princess Beatrix had left the building!

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