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8. I knew someone whose mother got polio as an adult--

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Wed Nov 19, 2025, 07:23 PM

Nov 19

She was in an iron lung until she died. It was catastrophic for the whole family, of course. She used to be wheeled up to the front window so she could see (in the mirror above her head) her kids go off to the bus stop in the morning.

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The anti-vax movement's wildest claim yet: "Polio wasn't so bad." [View all] red dog 1 Nov 19 OP

BATSHITERY knows no bounds. B.See Nov 19 #1

Unless you died montanacowboy Nov 19 #2

Those people are despicable. Biophilic Nov 19 #3

Wait til Neil Young sees this Norbert Nov 19 #4

Joni Mitchell is too. I only learned about that recently. Crunchy Frog Nov 19 #7

In the US, while Salk was developing his vaccine, polio killed more annually than 9/11. RockRaven Nov 19 #5

Much as some people have a penchant for blaming "Boomers" for everything in life, Sparkly Nov 19 #6

I knew someone whose mother got polio as an adult-- viva la Nov 19 #8

How horrible. Boomerproud Nov 19 #9

Ask Mitch McConnell if he thought polio "wasn't so bad". no_hypocrisy Nov 19 #10

Back in the early 1950's... MrsCheaplaugh Nov 19 #11