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Sweet.I only know one person who contracted polio, when he was 10 or eleven polio was nearly over in the US, he was one of that last children to get it here, and his case was relatively mild, he basically just lost functionality of his left calf muscle. He showed me his leg once, it's a really interesting contrast, one leg is full and normal looking and the other looks like it was taken from one of those starving african children, it's really just skin and bone.He's been a judge in Philadelphia for more than 30 years.

The unanswered question upon reading this article for me has been, "how do these two afford this kind of care for decades?" Wealthy parents? Generous relatives? Great national healthcare coverage in Brazil?It's just unthinkable for a normal family in the United States (I understand that these two are in Brazil) to be able to afford this, at least in this day and age.

Polio doesn't always leave visible long-term side-effects. My father had it and was partially paralyzed for a couple of years as a child, but is normal now. He got lucky! One can only hope that, when we're so close to the final goal, people continue supporting vaccination efforts to finally put an end to this disease.

This jumped out at me:"The danger of infection means that they have to live in hospital."Isn't a hospital like the worst possible place in regards to infection?

One short article that was equal parts inspiring, heart-rending and heart-warming.I look forwards to the animation.

This jumped out at me:"The danger of infection means that they have to live in hospital."Isn't a hospital like the worst possible place in regards to infection?

One short article that was equal parts inspiring, heart-rending and heart-warming.I look forwards to the animation.

Meet Paulo Machado, the man who has lived in hospital for 45 years

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Meet Paulo Machado, the man who has lived in hospital for 45 years

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