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# living with post polio syndrome

created by viney lugani, polio survivor

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- [My Dad and Mama...](https://www.postpolioreality.com/voices-of-polio-survivors/my-dad-and-mama/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]told me I contracted spinobulbar polio in 1946 when a pandemic brought 13 cases in a single day to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. By 1950, I was five years old and could walk with a steel and leather brace on one
- [Polio’s influence...](https://www.postpolioreality.com/voices-of-polio-survivors/polios-influence-on-relationships-goes-beyond-childhood/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]on relationships goes beyond childhood. I remember the prettiest girl in my high school class. She had childhood polio. In her senior year, her legs became weaker and she had to wear braces on both her legs.
- [Oh, the lessons...](https://www.postpolioreality.com/voices-of-polio-survivors/oh-the-lessons/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]I have learned about polio. I am still teaching medical microbiology at age 85. I give zoom conferences to polio survivors and health care providers around the world. My goal is to complete a book to help polio survivors,
- [The lesson I learned](https://www.postpolioreality.com/voices-of-polio-survivors/the-most-important-lesson-i-learned-from-polio/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]The most important lesson I learned from polio is that vaccinations are not just important, they are vital. While I was in boarding school in Kenya, there was an outbreak of polio. One boy was flown to South Africa
- [The greatest lesson](https://www.postpolioreality.com/voices-of-polio-survivors/the-greatest-lesson-polio-has-given-me/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] The greatest lesson polio has given me is to seek the support of other polio survivors. We all struggle. Being able to talk openly whether in person or online about our polio experiences with one another has made
- [My polio was a secret](https://www.postpolioreality.com/voices-of-polio-survivors/my-polio-was-kept-a-secret/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] My parents kept my 1948 bout with polio a secret. We had been vacationing when I became symptomatic. Since I did not suffer paralysis, my family died holding the secret inside. But not forever. I started to experience
- [Ankle reconstruction](https://www.postpolioreality.com/voices-of-polio-survivors/ankle-reconstruction/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] I’ve had two ankle reconstructions on my polio leg. One at age 14 and the later when I was 42. I am now 80 and balance is an issue for me. I use a walking stick when I
- [Asking for help is difficult](https://www.postpolioreality.com/voices-of-polio-survivors/asking-for-help-is-difficult/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] Asking for help is difficult. I find this hard to do. Getting the words out makes me feel like I am weak when I want to be strong. Now that I am 80, my eldest son helps me.
- [I was only 7 years old](https://www.postpolioreality.com/voices-of-polio-survivors/i-was-only-7-years-old/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]My parents were told I would never walk. I was initially paralyzed in all four limbs. Although I was only seven years old in 1954 when I had polio, I remember everyone was scared and their emotions often overwhelmed
- [My Kids just knew](https://www.postpolioreality.com/voices-of-polio-survivors/my-kids-just-knew/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]My kids just knew I needed help lifting and carrying things. I never asked them for help. They stepped up to the plate. In the mid-1980’s, my fatigue worsened. “Post-polio” was not talked about then. I know there will
- [I contracted polio](https://www.postpolioreality.com/uncategorized/i-contracted-polio/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] I contracted polio in Kampala, Uganda at age two and a half. My right leg and arm became weak. My right leg always has been shorter than my left requiring special shoes and bracing at night. My parents
- [Who is Susan L. Schoenbeck?](https://www.postpolioreality.com/stories-living-with-pps-leop/who-is-susan-l-schoenbeck/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]recently I received an email from a woman living in Arizona writing me that her doctor friend recommended me to her to contact me. I was flattered of course that my blog had become at least famous enough that someone from
- [Kay´s Polio Story starts 1952](https://www.postpolioreality.com/stories-living-with-pps-leop/kays-polio-story/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]I contracted Polio at age 2 in 1952 and was never very athletic growing up but had a fairly normal life. I married at 21, gave birth to 3 beautiful healthy children and worked first as a
- [Why is no one talking to me?](https://www.postpolioreality.com/stories-living-with-pps-leop/why-is-no-one-talking-to-me/) - Maybe the sun was shining, maybe the sky was covered with dark clouds. All I really know is that my little body was burning with a fever that did not want to let go of its grip, and my head was breaking apart. My legs do not want to carry me. I am falling outside
- [Blog in development](https://www.postpolioreality.com/stories-living-with-pps-leop/hello-world/) - this blog is being built step by step! Thank you for Visiting, please come back again. Thank you!
- [Kia ora koutou - may you all be well!](https://www.postpolioreality.com/stories-living-with-pps-leop/kia-ora-koutou-may-you-all-be-well/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” link_option_url_new_window=”on” sticky_enabled=”0″]My name is Karen Butterworth. I’m a Kiwi – not a small brown fruit or large wingless bird, but a fawny-pink New Zealander (I hate the words ‘white’ or ‘black’ applied
- [Can you eat 5 to 10 servings a day?](https://www.postpolioreality.com/myhealthsecrets/nutrition/can-you-eat-5-to-10-servings-a-day/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]Article coming soon. stay tuned and subscribe my newsletter![/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]
- [Farewell to my beloved wife Grit](https://www.postpolioreality.com/vineys-story/farewell-to-beloved-wife/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https://www.postpolioreality.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/room-in-emptiness-space-filling-with-love-her-body-is-gone-her-spirit-and-love-are-forever-with-us-AUM-SHANTI.jpg” title_text=”room in emptiness space filling with love her body is gone her spirit and love are forever with us AUM SHANTI” _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_image][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font_size=”16px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Part 1 – written between 12th and 18th
- [How I found out that I have the Post Polio Syndrome](https://www.postpolioreality.com/vineys-story/how-i-found-out-that-i-have-post-polio-syndrome/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] The idea of this blog came to me about 3 years ago. At that time I was but more busy than I expected and also it was the time were I started feeling more frequently fatigue and that

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.postpolioreality.com/) - welcome to my website on creating awareness on post polio syndrome and late effects of polio
- [Room V - Polio in Memory](https://www.postpolioreality.com/room-v-polio-in-memory/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Room V Polio in Memory Polio has almost vanished from the modern world — and with it, the memory of what it meant. This final room is not about facts alone, but about remembrance: how polio lives on in families,
- [Sources & References](https://www.postpolioreality.com/sources-references/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ theme_builder_area=”post_content” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″ theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] src=”https://www.postpolioreality.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/virutalmuseumofpolio-titelbild.png” alt=”” fetchpriority=”high” decoding=”async” Virtual Museum of Polio Survivors Sources & References The record behind the rooms Every room in this museum rests on published historical and medical research. The texts draw on the standard scholarly accounts of
- [The Day the Fear Ended](https://www.postpolioreality.com/the-day-the-fear-ended/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_code _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] src=”https://www.postpolioreality.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/openwindowemptypool.webp” alt=”A view through an open window on a summer day, looking out to an empty, sunlit swimming pool.” width=”1672″ height=”941″ fetchpriority=”high” decoding=”async” Room VI · The Vaccine The Day the Fear Ended How a drop on a sugar cube emptied the wards Everything in the
- [Virtual Museum of Polio Survivors](https://www.postpolioreality.com/virtual-museum-of-polio-survivors/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_module=”1276″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Skip to content Virtual Museum of Polio ☰ The Rooms Voices Newsletter Share Your Story A Digital Memorial & Archive Virtual Museum of Polio Survivors Remembering the past. Honoring the survivors. Preserving the legacy. Step Inside “ This
- [ Virtual Museum of Polio](https://www.postpolioreality.com/virtual-museum-of-polio/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”off|desktop” admin_label=”Header Title Photo” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f6efe7″ background_enable_color=”off” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(35,43,33,0.4) 0%|#232b21 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_color_gradient_start=”rgba(35,43,33,0.4)” background_color_gradient_end=”#232b21″ background_image=”https://www.postpolioreality.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/virutalmuseumofpolio-titelbild.png” overflow-x=”hidden” overflow-y=”hidden” custom_padding_tablet=”150px||150px||true|false” custom_padding_phone=”80px||80px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” z_index=”10″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”d72c0383-6487-4f2c-ac5c-7d48a6376757″ header_font=”Trirong||||||||” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_font_size=”100px” header_line_height=”1.1em” header_font_size_tablet=”60px” header_font_size_phone=”26px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”] Virtual Museum of Polio Survivors [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”aec0be99-8a53-4f75-abf2-64f29a8b4cc2″ text_font=”Inknut Antiqua||||||||” text_text_color=”#BCA274″ text_font_size=”20px”
- [Room IV - The Late Effects - PPS](https://www.postpolioreality.com/room-iv-the-late-effects-pps/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Room IV The Late Effects — Post-Polio Syndrome For many survivors, polio was not the end of the story. Decades after the original illness — often fifteen to thirty years later — new symptoms can appear: progressive muscle weakness, deep
- [Room III - Voices of Poilio Survivors](https://www.postpolioreality.com/room-iii-voices-of-poilio-survivors/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Room III Voices of Survivors History is told in numbers and machines — but it is lived in people. This room belongs to the survivors themselves: their memories, their words, their lives before and long after polio. Each story here
- [Room II - The Iron Lung](https://www.postpolioreality.com/room-ii-the-iron-lung/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Room II The Iron Lung No machine came to embody the polio era more than this one — a great steel cylinder that breathed for those whose own lungs no longer could. It saved lives, and it became the most
- [stories](https://www.postpolioreality.com/stories/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#b7b9c7″ custom_padding=”0px|0|0px|0px|false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Peoples stories on living with post polio syndrome” subhead=”for a better understanding of post polio and late effects of polio” text_orientation=”center” background_overlay_color=”rgba(83,90,128,0.3)” content_max_width=”90%” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”Noto Serif|700|||||||” title_text_align=”center” title_font_size=”70px” title_line_height=”1.1em” content_font=”Noto Sans||||||||” content_font_size=”18px” content_line_height=”2em” subhead_font=”Noto Sans||||||||” subhead_text_align=”center” subhead_font_size=”30px” subhead_line_height=”2em” background_color=”rgba(255,255,255,0)” background_image=”https://www.postpolioreality.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/thewheelchair_AI.webp” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_button_one=”on” button_one_text_size=”17px”
- [Room I - The History](https://www.postpolioreality.com/room-i-the-history/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] Room I The History From an ancient affliction to a worldwide terror — and finally to the brink of eradication. A walk through the rise of polio, the fear it spread, and the response that changed medicine forever.
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