DEAR DR. GOTT: I’m having a running feud with members of my family that I need cleared up.
In 1955, at the age of 2, I contracted polio. I was immediately put in isolation in a children’s hospital, where I remained for several weeks in casts and braces. My left leg was drastically crooked and atrophied in a short amount of time.
I have since overcome most of the setbacks, but in 1985, I was diagnosed with post-polio syndrome. It was like a recrippling and decay of all my energy. Since then, I have gotten progressively worse. I have educated myself by reading much material, visiting polio clinics and attending support groups, so I feel quite knowledgeable on the subject.
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