{"product_id":"my-polio-memoir-1953d2016","title":"My Polio Memoir: 1953Ð2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eI was eighteen and diagnosed with polio. My only symptoms were a headache, high temperature, and the inability to eat. I soon discovered I was unable to move my arms. After a time, I was moved to Newington Home and Hospital for Crippled Children for treatment by physiotherapists, making friends in a ward of twelve girls, attending high school in a bed, and graduating from High School. During that time, I recovered the ability to use my arms, but not my legs, and met my husband-to-be. Using a wheelchair, I became independent enough to leave the hospital and return to my parentsÕ home.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe second part tells of my life in a wheelchair. I attended college, married, and had two children. My husband and I lived in eight different states and in British Columbia, Canada. The need to find accessible housing with each move was a challenge. In the last chapter I tell of the changes in views about what people with disabilities can accomplish and the changes in legislation that make all aspects of life more accessible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ida Curtis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44931421634721,"sku":"9781365530487","price":35.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1jzrj6p5-front-shortedge-384_00b112b0-3ce9-41b1-8411-1d66b9c2b9b2.jpg?v=1748327119","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/my-polio-memoir-1953d2016","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}