Polio and PTSD
Elizabeth, Charlene
Charlene Elizabeth?s life changed forever in 1943 when she sprang from her bed to get her doll and collapsed on the floor, her right leg folding beneath her.It would be the last time she would spring any where.She was taken to the hospital, diagnosed with polio, and put into isolation. No visitors were allowed. There was no telephone or television. Her grandparents were able to stand in the hall outside her door on Sundays, her father brought ...