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“I saw the birth of the Paralympics games – but they were not called that then.”

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  Thursday 9 January 2020 by Polio Australia
  Category: I am a polio survivor

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

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  Friday 3 January 2020 by Polio Australia
  Category: I am a polio survivor, Media Coverage, Polio Survivors' Stories

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).

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My Dad is a Polio Survivor

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  Friday 3 January 2020 by Polio Australia
  Category: I am someone's daughter, Polio Survivors' Stories

My dad contracted polio in 1954 when he was 2 years old he was hospitalised and put in a cast, he has had polio ever since and even now at the age of 67 he has PPS (late effects of of polio) and I’m proud to say he is a post polio survivor.

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Pandemic; Margaret’s Experience | Short Film

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  Wednesday 30 October 2019 by Polio Australia
  Category: I am a polio survivor, Polio Survivors' Stories

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

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  Friday 25 October 2019 by Gary Newton
  Category: I am a polio survivor, Rotary

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

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  Monday 2 September 2019 by Rachel Ingram
  Category: I am a polio survivor, Media Coverage

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”

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  Thursday 25 July 2019 by Polio Australia
  Category: I am a polio survivor

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 →

“Polio effects not just in the past” – The Mercury Hobart

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  Tuesday 2 July 2019 by Rachel Ingram
  Category: I am a polio survivor, Media Coverage

Thank you to The Mercury for featuring this article.

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Polio Survivor Esther Simbi – “Beyond Calamity” Book Launch

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  Saturday 15 June 2019 by Rachel Ingram
  Category: Events, I am a polio survivor

Esther Simbi, a fellow polio survivor, has written a book “Beyond Calamity” – described as “My Journey from Disability and Disaster to Possibility and Empowerment”. If you would like to find … Continue reading →

Dr John Tierney is made a Member of the Order of Australia

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  Monday 10 June 2019 by Rachel Ingram
  Category: I am a polio survivor

Dr John Tierney, has been made a Member of the Order of Australia in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours, for significant services to people with polio and in his roles as … Continue reading →

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