Journey through life with POLIO

 LIVING WITH POLIO FROM CHILDHOOD TO GRANDMAHOOD

I've been wanting to start this blog for a long time. So here goes. Why do I want to share this? When
I was 4 years old I contracted polio. In the last few years I've wondered about others who have lived with this disease. What has their life been like. So many had it worse than me. How are they managing. Some had a slight effect from the disease. But, even they may be experiencing the awful 2nd round of polio called Post Polio Syndrome. What is this? After 40,50,60 plus years we have been diagnosed with PPS. Which is the wearing out of our good muscles, that have been working overtime for years to compensate for the dead or weakened muscles destroyed by the polio.

PPS hit me hard physically and mentally. I have always been able to do just about everything anyone else could do. I found my own way to do many things. I will get into that later. But, once PPS hit I had to face the fact that I no longer could do many things I previously could.
This was very hard to accept. I am very blessed to have my husband who has always been here for me. He has picked up more jobs around the house that I can't handle anymore. Or he is able to do it 10 times faster than me. When my daughters are with us, they are wonderful at helping.
My relationship with God has gotten me through every step of my life, without Him I probably wouldn't get out of bed. Wait some days I don't, HAHA just kidding.

I am closing today asking you to share this blog for me please. I really want to reach as many polio victims and family members as possible. I  would like to share with them, what has helped me. And hear their stories.