Category Archives: I am a polio survivor
The after
By Colin Ogilvie Just a few words that express my problems seventy years after. Quite often, roughly monthly, severe aches (pain) occurs in various sections of the body which have been … Continue reading →
Beware of operations
By Jessie McKay I contracted polio when I was 3 but didn’t get the symptoms of post polio until I was well into my 60’s I am writing this to make … Continue reading →
Poetry and other things
By Bob Cowley I was a happy and popular toddler. Then, just after my third birthday, I got polio. I had it for eighteen months – confined to bed, hours of … Continue reading →
Polio Schmolio
Thankfully at age 16 the doctor declared that nothing further could be done and I put the very unpleasant experience to the furtherest place in my mind. I studied visual arts … Continue reading →
“I saw the birth of the Paralympics games – but they were not called that then.”
By Sheila King In about 1946/7 I was a patient at the Stoke Mandeville Hospital. Nearly all patients in the ward I was in were there for the long term. The … Continue reading →
Neena Bhandari on SBS Hindi
Polio survivor, Neena Bhandari spoke in two interviews on SBS Hindi, to help outreach to polio survivors from CALD backgrounds (all interviews are in Hindi).
Continue reading →Pandemic; Margaret’s Experience | Short Film
Margaret is a polio survivor, currently living in NSW. The following video was completed by a student for his HSC Visual Arts major work: Margaret has been kind enough to share … Continue reading →
Gary Newton speaks at Horsham Rotary Clubs
Polio survivor and Polio Australia Board Member, Gary Newton, spoke at a Rotary event in Horsham. There was almost 70 attendees, and Gary spoke to the auidance about Rotary, Living with … Continue reading →
“Paralympic swimmer Elizabeth Edmondson’s 1964 Tokyo Games record still stands 55 years on” – ABC News
The following article is from ABC News: At just 14, Elizabeth Edmondson became the youngest Australian to claim an individual gold medal for swimming at either an Olympics or Paralympics. It … Continue reading →
“My New Leg”
A personal story by Jan, a polio survivor living in Queensland. “I feel in general, many polio survivors tend to have the attitude that if something works for you, don’t change … Continue reading →