Polio Place

This photo of myself and husband David was taken on August 17, 2013, along the shoreline of Lake Michigan, north of Holland, Michigan. David and I have been riding motorcycles since 1983. We get many second looks as we ride along with my crutch tied onto the side of the motorcycle. Most people assume the crutch is from a motorcycle accident, but if I get a chance to talk to people about it, I always tell them the crutch and left leg brace are the result of polio that I had in 1952 as a 5-year-old child.

Some younger people may have never heard of polio, but many who are old enough to remember are surprised that I ride a motorcycle. I like to remind them that my disability has not kept me from doing whatever I decided I wanted to do. Our travels on the bike have taken us to all 48 contiguous states and Canada. We still ride as often as we can.

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