@davidaugust @realcarlallen My friend Gary died of polio. I was five, he was seven. He was the boy next door. I remember playing with him in the stream where he likely contracted it. I remember going to the community centre for the sugar cube at the local vaccination drive that followed. Those of us that lived through it need to tell our stories.
@maryeffrancis @davidaugust Yup, lived it, including the sugar cube and classmates in leg braces and crutches.
@maryeffrancis @davidaugust In the interest of context, I should add that I was 6 to 8 years old at this time, but I remember it photographically. At that age I didn't think much of it. That's just how it is. Only years later did I realize I had inadvertently dodged a horrific bullet. Polio is no joke. It will fuck you up good.
