Three minutes for a dog my life in an iron lung

"Contrary to popular belief, polio is not extinct. This is the true story of an indomitable spirit afflicted with unimaginable physical and psychological challenges. Paul Alexander's life is a saga that started in 1946 and has been profoundly shaped by the polio epidemic of the early 1950s. Survivor...

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Main Author: Alexander, Paul R. (Author)
Other Authors: Alexander, Doris (writer of foreword.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Victoria, BC : FriesenPress, 2023.
Edition:Second edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Fear of polio and I got it!
  • Hospital horror: children are falling and I'm still here. Why?
  • At home rediscovering my family, education, and making friends in the real world
  • Discovering my first breath, learning to breath, and achieving my dream
  • More about home school, Claire, SMU, love and sex, at the pinnacle of my best Dallas life-on our way
  • The devastating break, making it in the world without Mom and Dad, moving on, my closing year at SMU and transition to the University of Texas, Austin
  • Overcoming the obstacle that Paul needed in becoming independent and self-sufficient, obtaining care and the necessities of life. Do I stay, and fight it out or go home to the easy life with Mom and Dad?
  • Blessings come in the form of family and friendships. Paul Brown, RN came into my life and developed a significant and lasting relationship in the nick of time.
  • Your arms and legs-Mary Kathryn Gaines.