2008 Passages: Lives lost this year Dec 26, 2008
Post-polio syndrome, March 19. Oliver Crawford, 91, who overcame the "Red Scare" blacklist of the 1950s to become one of television's most successful writers, for such shows as Star Trek, Bonanza, Perry Mason and Kraft Television Theatre. (USA Today)
Health calendar Dec 12, 2008
POST-POLIO SUPPORT GROUP, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., second Saturdays in January, April and July; Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific, first floor WO 2 conference room; 531-3511. "Doctor Health," radio show hosted by David Snow with guests discussing health topics and listener call-in; 9 a.m. Wednesdays; 690 AM KHNR; call-in number is 296-5476 during the broadcast. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Life after cancer Dec 10, 2008
Nitschke had polio as a child and in 2006 was diagnosed with post-polio syndrome. She uses a scooter but can walk for up to five minutes at a time. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Disability doesn't slow down this volunteer Nov 24, 2008
"It was post-polio syndrome," she said, referring to the condition that can strike polio survivors anywhere from 10 to 40 years after recovery from an initial attack of the poliomyelitis virus. Post-polio syndrome is characterized by a further weakening of muscles that were previously injured by polio infection ... As post-polio syndrome took its toll on her body, Roetman had to quit working and decided to volunteer at the hospital. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Marcia (Klinkebiel) Stalford (13) Sep 25, 2008
She retired from Key Bank in 1999, because she was suffering from post-polio syndrome. Marcia and her husband, Michael Stalford, moved to Sun City in 2000, because the climate was much better for her health. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Rosalnd Ragans, 75, sheds 38 pounds Sep 9, 2008
I have post-polio syndrome, my right arm and my right leg are very weak, she says ... Turning point: I have post-polio syndrome, my right arm and my right leg are very weak, she says. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
10 minutes with ... Jeff Christiana Sep 8, 2008
The second-largest group of handicapped people are post-polio ... She said the one thing she finds in the personalities of all the post-polio victims is they re not handicapped. (Albany Business Review, NY)
In final book, Clarke's last vision of the future Jul 30, 2008
Clarke, who lived in Sri Lanka until his death and had battled post-polio syndrome for decades, became bedridden after breaking bones in his lower back. Difficulties with memory meant he couldn't recall enough about what he'd written in his notes to help Pohl decipher them. (The Trentonian, NJ)
minefields of goose poop Jul 13, 2008
Not the crippling symptoms of post-polio disorder, and certainly not the advice of her doctors. But then the geese came. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Woman dies after life spent in iron lung May 30, 2008
Joan Headley of Post-Polio Health International in St. Louis said that about 30 people in the United States still rely on iron lungs but that few users are confined to them all the time. No one keeps records, she said, on the longest confinement. (CNN -- Law)
Fifty years after polio, a Brookline woman is fighting back May 8, 2008
Scientists believe this resurgence, called post-polio syndrome, is a result of natural aging and stress on the motor neurons that survive an initial polio attack ... Cole teaches post-polio patients how to save their energy, and recommends that many start using the braces and canes they once used as kids ... She wants to prove that other post-polio patients don t have to, either. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Home remains a dream for Haitian musician and poet Jan Sebon Apr 10, 2008
In recent years post-polio syndrome has caused pain and further weakened his legs. Although he got custody of his children in 2001, and continued to play music, he became depressed. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
A teary farewell for sci-fi master Mar 23, 2008
Clarke, who moved to Sri Lanka in 1956, died at a Colombo hospital Wednesday at age 90 after years of suffering debilitating post-polio syndrome. In the days since Clarke's death, students, space enthusiasts, politicians and Buddhist monks traveled to his Colombo home to pay their last respects and to salute a man who inspired many of them. (MSNBC -- International)
Remembering Sir Arthur C. Clarke, 1917-2008 Mar 22, 2008
Clarke suffered from post-polio syndrome and reportedly had trouble breathing before his death at 90 on Tuesday. During his lifetime, he wrote or co-wrote scores of books, both fiction and nonfiction, and won numerous awards. (Scientific American)
* World News Quick Take Mar 20, 2008
Clarke, who had battled debilitating post-polio syndrome for years, died after suffering breathing problems, aide Rohan De Silva said. Clarke was also credited with the concept of communications satellites in 1945, decades before they became a reality. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Sci-fi guru Clarke dies at 90 Mar 20, 2008
Clarke had battled debilitating post-polio syndrome since the 1960s, the statement said. Sources close to Clarke said the famous writer died of respiratory complications and heart failure. (Xinhuanet, China)
Co-Author of "2001: A Space Odyssey" Dies Mar 19, 2008
Clarke, who had battled debilitating post-polio syndrome since the 1960s, and sometimes used a wheelchair, died at 1:30 am local time after suffering breathing problems. Co-author with Stanley Kubrick of Kubrick's film "2001: A Space Odyssey," Clarke was also regarded as far more than a science fiction writer. (KWTX.com, TX)
Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke dies Mar 19, 2008
He died of heart failure doctors linked to the post-polio syndrome that had kept him wheelchair-bound for years. Pioneering science fiction writer and visionary Arthur C. Clarke, best known for his work on the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey," has died in his adopted home of Sri Lanka at the age of 90. (Xinhuanet, China)
High-Tech Tool Helps Disabled Parents Connect with Their Kids Jan 11, 2008
who has post-polio syndrome, used to miss out on his sons' activities because they were just too hard to get to. Bob Gregory of Chicago, Ill. (Pekin Times, IL)
Waiting for ET to call Dec 23, 2007
After inspiring the scientific community and science fiction authors to go beyond the limits of possibility, Clarke has been confined to his wheelchair on account of post-polio syndrome. But at age 90, he sleeps for 15 hours a day and feels that he has enough time to dream. (India Times, India)
Plenty of names are rising to the top Oct 28, 2007
He now copes with post-polio syndrome, which causes weakness in his legs and fatigue that worsens with age. Congress has become more grueling, with sessions often convening five days a week. (Albany Times Union)
After 10 terms, McNulty calls it quits Oct 26, 2007
He now copes with post-polio syndrome, which, while painless, can cause weakness and fatigue that worsens with age. McNulty uses a motorized cart to get around the Capitol and observers have noticed that it's been years since he's marched in local parades. (Albany Times Union)
Institute kicks off polio awareness campaign Oct 17, 2007
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP People from 15 states and several countries who had polio years ago travel to the John P. Murtha Neuroscience and Pain Institute in Richland Township for treatment of post-polio syndrome, Dr. William DeMayo, the center s medical director, said Monday at the kickoff of the We re Still Here campaign ... The weeklong observance, spearheaded by Post-Polio Health International, is an effort to raise public awareness about polio survivors ... An online registry of post-polio... (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Board honors doctor Oct 5, 2007
Sanders said he was stepping down because his post-polio condition was making his work physically more difficult, but said he was happy to leave on a positive note. Over the years, Sanders had offered much input and assistance to the hospital, always guiding us toward better patient care, Wernick said. (Albany Herald)
LTE--David France Aug 23, 2007
When post-polio syndrome set in, the pain started. Since no doctor could tell me how post-polio, brain damage, facet joint syndrome, spinal stenosis, crushed spinal disks and scoliosis, osteoarthritis, and a genetic condition that causes all of your spinal bones to grow together (fuse) could be effectively treated, I tried to find out on my own. (Chetek Alert, WI)
Immunizations a hot topic among parents Aug 15, 2007
On the other hand, a parent who sees their own parents or grandparents struggling with deformity, pain and fatigue of post-polio syndrome can't understand why a parent would not do everything possible to prevent their children from suffering the same fate. If there is one thing I have learned in my work supervising the Immunization Clinic at the Missoula City-County Health Department, it's that parents who immunize and parents who do not immunize are both acting out of deep concern for the... (Missoulian, MT)
Pain management focus of institute Aug 14, 2007
They are available to people with chronic neurological conditions, including post-polio syndrome, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Parkinson's Disease and Lou Gehrig's Disease. e don't expect to make them pain-free, we expect to make them more comfortable, Joltes said. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Lyle Detillion Aug 9, 2007
Thursday 9 August, 2007. Born April 21, 1936, at his parents' home in Wenatchee, Lyle graduated from Brewster High School in 1955, the same year he married Karen. (Grand Coulee Star, WA)
Life after polio: Dealing with pain, uncertainty and fear Jun 9, 2007
She also knows what it is to have post-polio syndrome, when new symptoms begin to occur, sometimes decades later, as damaged nerves are increasingly unable to tell muscles to work ... An area post-polio support group was started in April 2004, by registered nurse Annie Barber of Charleston, whose father was a polio survivor ... I wrote about a post-polio conference that was coming up, and I gave my phone number, she said. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Reaching back for 'forgotten' disease Jun 3, 2007
Post-polio syndrome, which attacks as many as half the people who once had polio, is still an enigma to doctors. Silver has a personal acquaintance with the disease: Her mother, uncle, and grandmother all contracted polio. (Boston Globe -- Local)
Support Groups Apr 1, 2007
Editions of the North County Times Serving San Diego and Riverside Counties. Last modified Saturday, March 31, 2007 7:30 PM PDT. (North County Times)
Device could free patients from ventilators Apr 1, 2007
They hope also to work with post-polio and muscular dystrophy patients. Recipients of the device have ranged in age from 18 into their 70s, and include both men and women. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Newswatch, Police/Fire Mar 30, 2007
Stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and post-polio support group meetings are open to the public at the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific, 226 N. Kuakini St. Meetings are held as follows ... Post-Polio Support Group, meeting quarterly from 10 a.m. to noon on the second Saturday of April, July and October in the first-floor WO 2 Conference Room. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Robert Anton Wilson, 74; Illuminatus trilogy writer Jan 20, 2007
Wilson had post-polio syndrome, which had severely weakened his legs and led to a fall that left him bedridden for the last seven months, his daughter Christina Pearson said ... In later years, when he began to suffer from post-polio syndrome, Wilson became a champion of medical uses of marijuana. (Los Angeles Times)
Obituary: Robert Anton Wilson Jan 18, 2007
Post-polio syndrome had weakened his legs and a fall confined him to bed. The trilogy - Eye Of The Pyramid, Golden Apple, and Leviathan, all published in 1975 and co-written with Robert Shea, who died in 1994 - grew out of their experience as editors at Playboy, particularly from the Playboy Forum, readers' letters which they answered and occasionally wrote. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
