Polio, a Dose of the Refiner's Fire - Surviving Polio - Bok av Jeane L. Curey Dille - Häftad
In October 1952, a twenty-eight-year-old mother of two young children was diagnosed with bulbar polio which affected shoulders, arms and breathing. Soon the patient was placed in a chest respirator (which assisted breathing) and a tracheotomy was performed (which provided a clear airway for breathing). Early in the hospital stay, pregnancy was discovered.After a total of 8 months in the hospital, isolated from the children, she returned home with both arms still in arm slings. She had only minimum..
