[Sacajaweau]

Such a terrible disease. We had a girl at my grammar school with it and she wore the leg braces.

We worked as hard as we could for the March of Dimes, selling salt and filling those little cards with dimes.

A few years later, I remember us all lined up in the hall of the school..waiting for our dose of the vaccine.

[oh8eleven]

A few years later, I remember us all lined up in the hall of the school..waiting for our dose of the vaccine.
I was part of the Salk vaccine trials back in 1954.
They announced who received what shot (vaccine/placebo) over the radio and I remember sitting there all excited ...
... and how disappointed my mom was when we found out I had been given the placebo.
I was even more disappointed - I had to get another shot.

[crazycatlady]

You must be my age group. We had several girls in my high school with braces too.
I’ve often wondered if the girls( as opposed to boys) have something in their systems that makes them survive instead of dying of the disease.
Of course some famous men, like FDR and Alan Alda, have had polio so maybe it’s a coincidence.