You are invited to attend a free information session at 1pm on the 12th May at Tea Tree Gully Community Learning Centre hosted by Polio Australia.
Read moreRemembering Australia’s Polio scourge – by Professor Joan McMeeken, University of Melbourne
The movie Breathe reminds us of the days when polio indiscriminately cut down the fit and healthy, so what was it like in Australia for those who contracted the disease?
Houses were fumigated, people quarantined, and entire families ostracised. Desperately worried parents resorted to hanging pungent camphor around their children’s necks in a misguided effort to ward off the virus and some fled to the mountains to escape.
Read morePolio virus discovered at Melbourne sewerage plant – by Aisha Dow (The Age)
You are invited to attend a free information session at 1pm on the 12th May at Tea Tree Gully Community Learning Centre hosted by Polio Australia.
Read moreWalk With Me 2017
Peter Wierenga (Polio SA’s Treasurer) and Brett Howard (Polio SA’s President) participated in the “Walk With Me” event in Canberra on Thursday 30th November 2017. So far we’ve raised almost five hundred dollars, and it still not too late to support us!
Read moreSummer Newsletter 2017
Inside this edition
Swelling Issues and Polio
Survivors: why we need to take it seriously.
Polio Survivor Story by Trevor Jessop
Humour
Quiz
How to exercise if you are living with post-polio syndrome
How to exercise if you are living with post-polio syndrome
If you have post-polio syndrome, it’s vital to exercise moderately every second day to keep the muscles we have and avoid obesity, diabetes, stroke and heart disease.
Exercise also helps us accomplish more of those activities of daily living and can improve how we feel.
Read morePolio in my life – a story by Trevor Jessop
I was born in Victor Harbour in 1946 and when Polio came to visit me around 1950 I was probably 4 years old, too young to understand what was happening to me but definitely too young to remember much about it later. My family were living in Port Elliott at the time and I was the second in a line of four boys, luckily the only one infected by the polio virus.
Read moreSwelling Issues and Polio Survivors-Why we need to take it seriously By Dr. William DeMayo
Question: Dr. DeMayo – My right leg has always been very thin. It’s now terribly swollen from the knee down, and feels extremely heavy (I’m having trouble transferring into the shower). The doctor did an ultra sound to rule out blood clots. It was negative. I’ve been using a power chair for 18 years. What should I do?
Read moreBrett Howard's Polio Story
Polio SA President, Brett Howard shares with you his story of Polio
Read moreMy Polio Story - Ron Blackwell
I contracted the Paralytic Polio at the age of 9 and I led a fairly regular sort of existence once I got back into mainstream after being in hospital and enjoyed pretty decent health. By the time I was in my 40s started to experience difficulties which resulted in depression – stemmed from frustration not being able to do what you think you should be able to do.
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