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DURHAM D

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5. My classmate spent a long time in an iron lung in the family living room.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 03:51 PM

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She survived but always wore a leg brace as one leg was 4 or 5 inches shorter than the other.
I visited her most days after school and read to her.

I remember well the day we got our first polio shot.

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Grandparents need to tell of life without vaccines [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sunday OP

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As a grandparent, i remember the horror stories my mom, an rn, told. mwmisses4289 Sunday #10