Polio survivors thought they had conquered the devastating disease only to be stunned by its vengeance years later
When polio swept the nation in the early to mid 20th century, Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton had a ward full of cribs for sick babies. Some children spent weeks in the hospital, behind glass, not able to touch another human being, survivors…
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May 17, 2017 at 02:40PM