Hello Bob!
In a message to Leslie Parker  Bob Lantrip wrote:
BL>  Hi Les - I had Polio in 1945 at the age of 4 1/2.  I wasn't affected qui
BL>  as severely as you, though.  I never was in an iron lung, however I'm to
BL>  that the doctors expected me to need it and one was placed right outside
BL>  door.  I have total paralysis of both legs and ambulate with the use of
BL>  length leg braces and crutches.
Yeah, I wore leg braces and an arm brace until I was about 9
years old; I couldn't get out of them fast enough. My legs
recovered enough to walk, and although my right leg is getting
less trustworthy, I don't need braces yet.
BL>  I've also had 3 heart attacks and have been diagnosed with congestive he
BL>  failure, so the two sometimes get mixed.
Tough... Do they think the heart disease is related to polio
(stress, exertion, etc.) or independent of it? Polioers are sort
of know to be hard-driving.
BL>  Unlike you, I was too dumb to think that age would affect me and was sho
BL>  when things started happening.  I have less and less strength and mobili
BL>  with each passing month and now rely a lot on a wheelchair.
Yeah, I'm back on a respirator, which I expected some day, but
not quite the way it happened. I contracted a viral pneumonia
that had almost exactly the symptoms of the Hanta virus that
killed all the Navajos in New Mexico at the same time.
BL>  I forgot to note the date of your message, so this may be a little late
BL>  getting to you.  I was without a mail feed all last week and am just now
BL>  getting caught up.  Keep your chin up!
As you'll no doubt notice, I haven't exactly been prompt in
replying. As for chins, I have to be careful with mine: it's
almost the only hair I have left.
Bye,
Les
BL>  Hugs...Bob
BL> ... ...Initiated, Passed, Raised - 1968
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