Carroll Lisby's polio series
PART 5: Warm Spring Polios Exhibit an Attitude of Determination to Walk Once More
(Editor's note: This is the fifth and concluding article in the personal account of a reporter for the Columbus Ledger who was struck down by polio. It was written at the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, where he is undergoing therapy.)
Carroll Lisby's polio series
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CARROLL LISBY'S POLIO SERIES
PART 3: 'I WAS STRUCK DOWN WITH POLIO'
After the virus strikes, there is an "incubation" period in polio. There is no treatment except complete rest. You just wait and let the paralysis run its course. It's like crouching on a levee and watching floodwaters rise, not knowing how high they will go or how long the levee will hold.
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CARROLL LISBY'S POLIO SERIES
Part 1: 'I WAS STRUCK DOWN BY POLIO'
You walk along and walk along from toddling days and you never see that fine wire you tread until you fall off it. On either side are the threats and dangers that were there all along and wonder, Well, how did I come this far?
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