"Interesting I also have face blindness, I try to look and memorize what people look like and the next time I see them I flat dont remember them. I am pretty good at voice memory and a lot of time when they speak I know who they are. One time I met a…"
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Two bothersome conditions, probably polio related
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As the eldest of four children, with me at age 17, in 1949 all of us got polio. For the youngest two it was more like the flu, and it passed over them. My younger brother was hit the hardest and died…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by joseph m gifford Sep 3, 2018.
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I have always heard that if one is hit with Post Polio Sequale that may take place between 30 and 35 years after contracting polio. My polio was in 1949 when I was 17 years old. PPS hit me 54 years…Continue
Started Apr 9, 2015
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joseph m gifford replied to Larry Kueneman's discussion Two bothersome conditions, probably polio relatedDan Hicks replied to Larry Kueneman's discussion Two bothersome conditions, probably polio related"I have what is known as "face blindness" which I attribute to my polio (at age 2). This is difficulty recognizing people and connecting names with faces. Interestingly, it is also associated with difficulties with "map…"
Larry Kueneman posted a discussionTwo bothersome conditions, probably polio related
As the eldest of four children, with me at age 17, in 1949 all of us got polio. For the youngest two it was more like the flu, and it passed over them. My younger brother was hit the hardest and died at age 55. For me, the experience was like a college education where I paid close attention. By age 18 I was aware of two things that I can only attribute to the polio.The first problem was that I became aware my scalp itched badly. In the ensuing almost 70 years the itching goes away for a couple…See More
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- Are you a Polio Survivor?
- yes
- What year did you contract polio?
- 1949
- Do you have Post-Polio Syndrome?
- Yes
- When did you begin experiencing symptoms?
- 2003, 54 years after being stricken
- List any assistive devices you are using...
- Plastic brace on left foot and lower leg
- List any Polio Survivor Groups that you belong to online or in person.
- Rick's group in Hemet and a group in Perth, Western Austrailia
- Please describe how polio has changed your life.
- Polio initially limited my service in the Marine Corps, and PPS ended my career as a semi-professional singer.
- How did you find out about PolioToday.org?
- Online search
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- At 9:45am on April 15, 2015,
PAMELA SWIFT-LATOUR said… HI LARRY. YOU GOT POLIO THE SAME YEAR I WAS BORN. I GOT IN 1953. I WAS 3. I HAVE FRIENDS THAT LIVE IN IDYLLWILD. MY LEFT LEG IS VERY SHINNY AND DO MUCH TO HELP OUT. I HAVE A LEG BRACE, HAND MADE SHOES TO GO WITH LEG BRACE, SCOOTER, WALKING STICK AND BARS IN SHOWER AND BATHROOM. I DO ALRIGHT BUT GETTING SLOWER BY THE DAY. ALSO HAD BACK SURGERY SO ALL MY BACK IS PIPES AND SCREWS NUTS AND BOLTS. WELL THE NUTS ARE JUST IN MY HEAD. TAKE CARE AND ALWAYS BE SUNNY SIDE UP
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