Liliana Marasco Garrido and Faustino Navarro Santos explain medical problems facing polio survivors at a meeting in Mexico City, October 29, 2007.
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Robert Provan
The Provan Opportunity Center in Pflugerville, Texas, in memory of Austin attorney and polio survivor Robert Provan, who died July 6, 2007. Robert Provan (right) speaking in 2000 at PHI’s Eighth International Post-Polio & Independent Living Conference, held in Saint Louis, Missouri, which featured 89 speakers experienced with post-polio and independent living issues. Three hundred individuals – polio survivors, ventilator users, health …
C. Donald O’Connor. A Life Well Lived
During this season of thanksgiving and celebration, it is well to reflect upon the life of C. Donald O’Connor – a man who triumphed in spite of enormous odds, a man who lived his life with honor and dignity. On September 28, 2007, Don succumbed to complications of post-polio syndrome. Born in Elmira, NY, on July 1, 1929, Don graduated …
Fr. Robert J. Ronald, SJ
Month 3, 1932–January 2, 2009 FrRobertRonaldLtr FrRobertRonaldPix Fr. Robert J. Ronald, SJ, of Operation de-Handicap, Taiwan, Retires (Christmas 2003 Letter) My dear friends: It’s been a special year. On January 1, at age 70, I retired from my job at the Veterans General Hospital after 31 years as consultant for vocational evaluation. I now have a new job as an …
What Works: Results and Implications of Post-Polio Clinic Survey
The Post-Polio Clinic of Stanley Yarnell, MD at Saint Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco surveyed polio survivors who had been evaluated at their facility. One of the questions was what things polio survivors thought helped them to feel better. Stanley K. Yamell, MD, Saint Mary’s Medical Center, San Francisco, California Stanley K. Yarnell, MD, has been involved with the …
Donating Shoes
People with different-sized feet frequently ask if there is a place where they can donate or exchange the extra shoes. PHI welcomes updates to the following at any time: National Odd Shoe Exchange (NOSE) PO Box 1120, Chandler, AZ 85225 480-892-3484, www.oddshoe.org The One Shoe Crew PO Box 285, Rio Linda, CA 95673 480-892-3484, sally_tavarez@hotmail.com The Minus One Club OddShoeFinder.com …
Retailers providing single/mismatched shoe services
Nordstrom’s Birkenstock Express Online 301 SW Madison Ave, Corvallis OR 97333, 800-451-1459 Therapeutic Footwear: National Shoe Retailers Association maintains a database to allow one to search by zip code or area for shoes in special sizes and/or widths. Aetrex Worldwide – Therapeutic shoes. Markell Shoe Company – Orthopedic footwear, appliances and orthotic devices. One day when I went to pick …
For great help with all your special shoes, braces and/or orthopedics
I recommend International Limb and Brace, 3727 Montana Ave, El Paso, TX 79924, 915-564-3025. Mary H., Texas
Preparing for possibilities
After eight stitches to close a cut above my right eyebrow following a nasty fall, I visited my optician. I ordered a pair of prescription glasses with frames and lenses identical to those worn by people who participate in contact sports, e.g., racketball. The cost was about two-thirds of what I paid for my previous pair of glasses. (The looks …
Sip and Puff Technique video
View a video that demonstrates how sip and puff works. It was taken for a Korean TV science and technology program and is not the best quality and the language is Korean, but is great for showing this technique used for operating a wheelchair and other devices. www.makoa.org/jim