Twin Voices: A Memoir of Polio, the Forgotten Killer

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Twin Voices, Aug 1, 2007 - Poliomyelitis - 284 pages
Today, 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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