Twin Voices: A Memoir of Polio, the Forgotten KillerToday, more than fifty years after the Salk vaccine was declared safe and effective against polio, the virus remains an active killer and crippler in several Third World countries'a fact that most of us around the globe have forgotten. But Janice Flood Nichols will never forget. A childhood victim of the 1953 Dewitt, New York, polio epidemic, her personal and professional life have been profoundly shaped by her experience. Nichols lost her twin brother, Frankie, to the disease and suffered temporary paralysis, leading her to choose a career as a rehabilitation counselor. Despite setbacks, Nichols has never lost her optimism. In this heartwarming memoir, she offers an intimate account of her miraculous steps to healing, the simple ways she continues to celebrate her brother's short but joyous life, and her unwavering determination to help eradicate the virus from the world.Twin Voicesprovides a unique and timely glimpse into one of the twentieth century's most deadly diseases. |
Contents
JaniceSo Here We Are | 14 |
Frankie My Last Days on Earth | 29 |
FrankieHeaven | 47 |
Janice Funeral Burial a Headache | 62 |
Remember | 85 |
Mrs Betty Anne Read and Mrs Jeanne LaVoyMothers Unite | 99 |
Mrs Louise DeMartinoParental Request to Participate | 111 |
Alice Jaros Turek MD MPHSalk Results the Cutter | 117 |
JaniceLife Direction | 147 |
Mary Jane Reid MaidmentAnniversaries | 153 |
Janice Choices New Adventures | 160 |
DaveMedical Care Update | 167 |
Alice Jaros Turek MD MPHChanges Eradication Update | 183 |
FrankieHeaven Update | 199 |
About the Author | 221 |
Consulted Works | 243 |
Bonne Paltz Hall and Bob PaltzVaccination in the Late | 129 |
JaniceProgress Struggles Reflection | 137 |
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