Paul Cavendish and Robynne Clifton – radio interview on ABC Capricornia
An interview on ABC Capricornia featuring Polio Australia’s Health Educator, Paul Cavendish and polio survivor and coordinator of Rockhampton Support Group, Robynne Clifton. … Continue reading →
Ideas and Innovations – my exercise regimen to overcome polio
This is M.May’s account of overcoming polio written in December of 1956. I had been in the hospital over a month, when the nurse came in to tell me that they … Continue reading →
“Living with polio’s lingering effects” – Star Journal Dandenong
By Cam Lucadou-Wells “We encourage people to come to these seminars to learn about what’s available,” says Ms Bates – who is co-convenor for a regional polio support group. “A lot … Continue reading →
Me and my twin: one had polio one didn’t
I contracted polio aged about 2 in Sydney in late 1952 or early 1953. I am an identical twin, but my sister did not contract the virus. It was picked up … Continue reading →
Gary’s Polio Project to India
Gary Newton We made this exhausting (and exhilarating) trip to help keep India polio-free and rid the world of polio forever; to support polio survivors in India and Australia; and, as … Continue reading →
The aftermath of surviving polio on Life Matters
Gillian Thomas and Paul Cavendish were interviewed by Amanda Smith on Radio National for the program ‘Life Matters’
Continue reading →Polio Survivor – Gillian from NSW
Gillian is a polio survivor living in NSW and is the President of Polio Australia and Polio NSW. The following is a presentation Gillian did at Parliament House on 10th March … Continue reading →
Polio Survivor – Ann from South Australia
Ann is a polio survivor living in Adelaide, South Australia. There was no epidemic in South Australia when I contracted Polio early in 1944 but it was one of those infectious … Continue reading →
Polio Survivor – Christine from Queensland
Christine is a polio survivor living in Hervey Bay, Queensland. I contracted polio when I was around 9 years of age. I was treated in the Sylvia Moffet Ward at Brisbane … Continue reading →
Polio Survivor – Barbara from Victoria
Barbara is a polio survivor living in Ocean Grove, Victoria. I contracted Polio in 1955 when I was 12 years old living in Mannum, South Australia. Now, at 74 years of … Continue reading →
Polio Survivor – Jane from Victoria
Jane is a polio survivor living in Coburg, Victoria. Sometime between 1954/55, Jane contracted polio at just 11 months old whilst living in Melbourne, Victoria. As a result of the virus, … Continue reading →
Polio Survivor – John from Victoria
John is a polio survivor living in Burwood, Victoria. My polio story started when I was 18 months old and living in The Netherlands. In the summer of July 1943, I … Continue reading →
Polio Survivor – Joy from NSW
Joy is a polio survivor living in Cooranbong, New South Wales. I am probably one of the more fortunate polio survivors. As a small child, I was diagnosed with a mild … Continue reading →
Polio Survivor – Neena from NSW
Neena is a polio survivor living in Sydney, New South Wales. It was a meek October morning in 1967, only a month away from my third birthday, I had worn my … Continue reading →
Polio Survivor – Sally from Victoria
Sally is a polio survivor living in Kyenton, Victoria. Sally doesn’t have much memory of her early life; not specifically remembering contracting polio. Sally grew up in Wagga Wagga during the … Continue reading →
Polio Survivor – Sue from Victoria
Sue is a polio survivor living in Geelong, Victoria. Sue was born in 1960 in the Mallee Region of country Victoria. At the age of 18 months old, her mother remembers … Continue reading →
Polio Survivor – Terry from South Australia
Terry is a polio survivor living in Adelaide, South Australia. It was 1946 and the war was finally over. The family had moved from London to Essex and I attended the … Continue reading →
Florence Jean Barber – “Australia’s Longest Living Polio Survivor”
The story of Florence Jean Barber – “Australia’s Longest Living Polio Survivor”.
Continue reading →“Polio: Then and Now” – ABC Radio National – The Body Sphere
An interview titled “Polio: Then and Now” featuring Kerry Highley, Gillian Thomas, Billie Thow and John Tierney. The interview was featured on the ABC Radio National program, ‘The Body Sphere’ on Saturday 13 February 2016.
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