For Some Survivors, Polio Won't Fade Into the Past (article)

A New York Times article by Kirk Johnson, dated February 2, 2010. Features the "oral history" project at the University of Utah, profiling the current status of polio survivors coming to terms with post-polio syndrome.

Becky Lloyd, a researcher at American West Center, "imagined weaving a tapestry of memory filling in of details about quarantines and rehabilitation units and hospital wards, with their rows of iron-lung breathing machines that became the most chilling symbols of the disease’s attack. Polio cases peaked in the United States in 1952." The article features profiles of physicians working primarily with this population, many personal stories, audio clips and links to helpful information on the topic. Copyright 2010 The New York Times Company.