Polio Stories

Based on true events, this story shows some of miracles and hardships that were endured in the mid-1900s. This short story is based off of my great-grandparents, who obtained a future never thought possible for an American/Japanese couple. And Yes, I took the cover picture myself :)

22 year old Lucas Watterson is hit by a car and is in the hospital with 2 broken legs and some slight paralysis. He meets 21 Eadalyn Campbell, who has suffered from Polio since she was 12. The two bond instantly but when it's time for Lucas to go, will he forget all about Eadalyn? Or will he let their love grow to something bigger?

Dear diary....

All I ever do is look up at the moon, I observe the light paneling out from the outer edges getting dimmer and dimmer as it flows out towards space; our sky. A trip to space is my dream. And I will achieve that dream. I will go to space. I will ditch this chair that I am forced to sit in because of gravity, and maybe walking will become more of a reality to me than just a dream.

Frances Noble is asked what she does all day, and she answers the reporter with these short vignettes.

Two children, both best friends. One is an anti-vaxxer child, without vaccinations The other's immune system was compromised since birth, causing vaccines to be too dangerous to use. Both unvaccinated they must face the dangers of these deadly illnesses... Together.

As these letters go to show you, no one could escape the chaos of the 1940s. With newlywed couples being torn apart by the war, the stress of day to day life takes an even greater toll on everyone. Katie Mae turns to her aging mother Momma Helen after her husband enlists and leaves for his combat training. Homesick for her hometown of Charleston, she deals with more than just Baltimore's harsher winters: a deployed husband, an unfamiliar town with quite the rumor mill, and a pregnancy to top it all off. Momma Helen does her best to guide her daughter through these times, as does Katie Mae's husband Noah. But they both have their own problems to deal with, problems that might just take them away from Katie Mae for good.

The human population increased from 1 billion to 7.8 billion between 1800 and 2020 because of sewage treatment, clean drinking water, vitamins, vaccines and antibiotics. In the USA in 1800, 46% of babies died before their fifth birthday; in 2020 less than 1% died. (Breastfeeding babies up to 12 months should be given 400 IU of vitamin D per day; 600 IU thereafter). In 1536, Jacques Cartier's crew were cured of scurvy with a tea made from the arbor vitae tree's needles (which have 50 mg of vitamin C per 100g). In 1796, Dr.E.Jenner developed a smallpox vaccine from cowpox. In 1812, When Napoleon invaded Russia only 40,000 soldiers survived a typhus epidemic; over 400,000 died. Between1848 and 1870, life expectancy in Liverpool, England, increased from 19 years to 40 years because of the new sewage system. In 1854, Dr. J. Snow identified a public well as the source of a cholera outbreak in London. In 1865, J.Lister applied a carbolic acid solution, to a boy's broken leg and was amazed when the leg bones fused back together without gangrene. WHO THE HELL ARE WE? is a series of short books and videos describing the evolution of civilization. Almost everyone on the planet is five times wealthier than their ancestors only 50 years ago. This astonishing phenomenon has also improved health, education, and longevity. The cause; an explosive growth in ideas and productivity. It began when we learned to control fire, evolved articulate speech and stumbled onto the way to create infinite wealth; free trade. The discovery of agriculture made us richer but we also learned how to destroy wealth. Great civilization grew up but then disappeared leaving only incredible ruins and ideas. Later books detail some of the ideas and developments that increased the average life span from about 40 years to more than 80 and the average world income from less than $3 to more than $33 per person per day (and to $140 per day in some countries).

A collection of poems based on happiness, guilt, war, rememberance, and any other act on earth you can imagine.

When 24 year old Lucy Swan is suddenly crippled by polio, her dreams of becoming a dancer are crushed. However, she won't let it stop her from carrying on her fantasy to others. Started: January 1st, 2019 Finished: The story is told from the perspective of my character, Lucy Swan, growing up dancing and eventually struggling through her hardships. I hope anyone out there reading this likes it. I won't update very often because I'm busy with school now, but with spring break and, eventually, summertime coming up, I hope to be able to get some writing out soon. Thanks : ) By the way, a huge thanks to @Desigraphcovers for making this amazing cover! (Go check 'em out, they're great!)

forbidden love, but with a twist. i kinda made this story as a joke lol i dont expect anyone to actually like it

James Smith and Elizabeth Jones are two 16 year olds just trying to survive world war two in the middle of the blitz James and Elizabeth hear the air raid sirens on one of their outings and shelter but James' parents aren't so lucky James' street was blown up in the bombing killing his parents along with others instead of going away James' moves in to Elizabeth's impoverished foster parent's home will they survive and fall in love or will the war claim them as well?

DONT CLICK ON THIS. This is a terrible story. It says what it is in the title.

Real life story of a Rotary Volunteer who ventured against threats to his life to argue and convince aggressive mobs trapped by misinformation and fanaticism propagated by vested interests, political clouts and self styled medicos, that Oral Polio Vaccine was safe and was not meant to sterilize people.

There was a boy with polio. He has a crutch unable to really walk very well. As the days go on and he he slowly fading from this world he writes about his days. This story was given to me by my sister so I just have gone through and made edits and stuff but yeah.

A girl named Peg, somehow got a highly contagious disease named poliomyelitis also known as polio and was scared and paralyzed from neck down. This is the story of how she went through it all; I hope you all like it. ************************************************ This book is not mine nor originally written by me, all credits are given to the author, Peg Kehret, which undergo everything that happened throughout the story and decided to share it with the world. I, on the other hand, wanted to share what she wrote with those who are interested to read this book or those or couldn't find the book to read for free on a website; etc ect. Enjoy.