Recent Presentation was given by Dr Nigel Quadros - Journey of the Australian Polio Survivor with details on research into Sarcopenia in aging Polio Survivor.
Sarcopenia is the degenerative loss of skeletal muscle mass, quality, and strength associated with aging
Read moreGlobal campaigns and united efforts to immunize every last child has seen polio reduced globally by 99%.
Despite this roaring success, wiping out the debilitating disease across the final smattering of nations has turned out to be the greatest challenge — demanding emergency outbreak response plans, persistent monitoring, innovation, and unprecedented partnership.
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Last week we held our annual fundraising event "Walk With Me" - polio survivors and supporters gathered and took a lovely morning walk/wheel around the beautiful gardens at St Joseph's Centre for Reflective Living in Baulkham Hills, Sydney.It is not too late to donate to our team/s: www.polioaustralia.org.au/walk-with-me-2019
Read morePolio survivor Alice Shirreff hasn't let her diagnosis stop her from dancing her way through life.
She was diagnosed in 1949 when she was just four years old and was virtually paralyzed. By the time she was 17, she had undergone multiple surgeries and hospital visits, including a triple ankle fuse on both legs.
The result was devastating for the aspiring dancer.
Read moreI contracted polio in 1947, aged 2 ½ years. I lived with my family of 6 in the village of Lorton in the Lake District of England. Apparently, the symptoms presented themselves one Sunday afternoon when we were out walking, and I suddenly fell to the ground without any warning. Attempts to get me to stand failed and after advice from our doctor, I was initially admitted to the hospital in Carlisle and after a few days was subsequently transferred to the infectious diseases’ hospital near Lake Windermere.
Read moreI am 73 years of age and still remember like it was yesterday the day my mum and dad took me to The Adelaide Children’s Hospital.
Looking up at the counter, holding on with my left arm, standing on my right leg, telling them I was ok.
Only to be diagnosed later with Polio in my spine, right arm, and left leg. I was 4 and a half years old, yes, I was vaccinated and soon to go to school. The next few months were spent in there and I will always be grateful and thankful for the love and care of my parents and everything the nurses and staff of the Children’s Hospital did for me.
Read morePolio Awareness Month October - World Polio Day 24th October 2019
Read moreMy Journey from Disability and Disaster — to Possibility and Empowerment
From writing sums in the dirt with her finger at a poor village school in South Sudan, Esther Simbi rises above disability to become a Social Worker and Disability and Human Rights advocate in Australia. Giving voice to the voiceless is her passion. She believes that disability is not inability, age is just a number, and ‘refugee’ is just a label.
From polio at age four, through nineteen years in refugee camps in Uganda, Esther’s stories of life in South Sudan and as a refugee will move, shock and inspire you
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