A child with polio learning to walk with crutches at Queen Mary's Hospital in London, England in 1947. Credit - George Konig—Keystone Features/Getty Images Last month it was reported that Robert F.

SARASOTA – A 72-year-old, widowed polio survivor whose unorthodox swimming style rated a Jan. 31 story in the Herald-Tribune has been blown away by a community determined to keep her moving. “My mouth ...

A friend of Minda Dentler texted her the news article of the recent case of polio in Rockland County, New York that led to a patient becoming paralyzed. "I kind of was in shock and disbelief to see it ...

George B. Molner of 71 Ridgeway Ave., won't be around this weekend to contribute to the March of Dives Blue Crutch solicitation. He'll be at Springfield's Wesson Memorial Hospital convalescing after ...

Answer the following questions as you view the film. View the Introduction to the film, which describes how polio ravaged the small town of Wytheville, VA. As a class, prepare an oral history of the ...

CLEARWATER — After the Sarasota community rallied to buy a polio survivor a new leg brace, the company that provided it gave her yet another surprise. Kathi Coleman, a widowed polio survivor who ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A man who was never expected to walk again due to polio and later became the subject of a Netflix documentary now has his sights set on outer space, and a South Florida ...

On a Thursday night, her pint-size wheelchair with the flashing front wheels was acting as an oversized tea cart; she was a teacup named Chip. Professional actress Leah Berry pushed her around a ...

As polio makes a comeback, Minda Dentler reflects on her life with the disease. Paralyzed as an infant in India, she's gone on to become a... Striving to outrace polio: What's it like living with the ...