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This article about the last of the polio survivors who still use iron lungs is a powerful look at history, and a strong case for vaccination and herd immunity. https://gizmodo.com/the-last-of-the-iron-lungs-1819079169
Wow, what an incredible woman (and incredible family). Thank you for sharing her story. <3
Also take a minute to read an obituary article (linked in the above) about Dianne Odell, who spent 58 years living in an iron lung. Because of changing communication technology, she was able to graduate high school, attend college, and write a book. (Her dad worked for the phone company and set up an intercom connected to the high school so she could listen and attend classes.) http://articles.latimes.com/2008/may/29/nation/na-ironlung29