This is the 8th installment of my 86 year old Aunt Eleanor’s memoir. She’s had polio since she was four months old. (refer to previous posts) She’d been released from the hospital after having a blockage in her colon removed. Unfortunately, because of a mix-up in meds, she started retaining water and had to return to the hospital and spent one day in ICU. She was returned … [Read more...] about Overcoming Polio – Memoir – Part 8
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Overcoming Polio–Memoir–Part 6
This is the 6th installment of my 86 year old Aunt Eleanor’s memoir. She’s had polio since she was four months old and has just returned home from the hospital where she had a blockage in her colon removed. We were afraid for a time that she wouldn’t make it, but she’s determined to make it to her 90th birthday. I will post a video of my aunt talking about her life in the … [Read more...] about Overcoming Polio–Memoir–Part 6
Aunt Eleanor’s Childhood Memories – Part 3
This is the third installment of my 86 year old Aunt Eleanor’s memoir. She’s had polio since she was four months old and just entered the hospital because of a blockage in her colon. Part of it was removed and she’ll now have one of those colostomy bags. Her reaction was, “Now I won’t have to worry about laying in my crap all night waiting for my care worker to get me out of … [Read more...] about Aunt Eleanor’s Childhood Memories – Part 3