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.
Continue reading →“Polio – every parents worst nightmare” – Adelaide Advertiser
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One morning
by Norah Jones ~ contracted polio at age 3 I was born in England and contracted Polio at the age of three. I only remember getting out of bed and falling down. … Continue reading →
Polio? Me? No, I Recovered from it as a Small Child
Thea had known that she had had polio in one leg as a small child but was unaware that the condition manifested in older age – for Thea this was in her late 60’s and early 70’s. However, once the post-polio effects were diagnosed, Thea understood the risks, and changes were made in her home to help her live with this ongoing and debilitating condition. …
Continue reading →There are Differences That Need to be Recognised
In my case I have never seen myself as anything less than an Australian making my way and trying not to have to rely on others (including Government) until I really need to. In this I have been successful for over 60 years. My message is this … in the greater number of cases, people who have had polio have contributed to our country with limited call on the health system. Even in later years we continue to contribute BUT we may need some support and some of us may need more than others. …
Continue reading →PPS is a Second Disability
In 1955 my mother and I contracted polio with devastating results. After we recovered from the acute phase of the illness we were both severely paralysed. My mother had no movement from the chest to her feet. I was a very small child (11 months) and so the polio went all over, with paralysis in all four limbs, predominantly on the right side of my body. …
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