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Post-Polio Health©
(ISSN 1066-5331)
Post-Polio Health©, PHI's 12-page quarterly newsletter,
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Read selected articles from the Summer 2008 (Vol. 24, No. 3) issue ...
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Shingles Vaccine: Should Polio Survivors Receive One?
Although difficult to view, the cover photo is intended to be educational, so you will speak with your physician. My internist’s office does not keep the vaccine on hand, but after observing the excruciating pain my Uncle John endured, I had them place an order for me.
Inside this issue
Study Tour of United States and Canada
It is interesting to see ourselves as others see us. Among her observations of the tour sites, Community Officer Mary-ann Liethof, Australia, points out the need for outreach to younger polio survivors who have emigrated to the US. However, it has become more difficult for anyone to enter the US, and preference is given to nondisabled people. Typically, people with disabilities who enter the US now were disabled in a refugee camp.
My Story about Polio is an article by a younger survivor, Dai-Ming Tang, who describes his treatment by others as he grew up in Shenyang, China. Page 7 also contains information about a new book and a new blog, both by polio survivors.
Learn how you can participate in the 2008 WE’RE STILL HERE! campaign
and promote awareness of post-polio issues.
Need braces or modified shoes? PHI receives a grant to assist.
PHI’s (then Rehabilitation Gazette) first conference was held in 1981 in Chicago, Illinois.
The “Proceedings” from the 1981, 1983 and 1985 conferences are now online.
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Published in February, May, August, and November. Edited by Joan L. Headley (director@post-polio.org).