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paleotn

(22,858 posts)
47. Amen and amen!
Tue Jun 2, 2026, 05:35 PM
8 hrs ago

My maternal aunt died of polio. As a kid, I remember people who were crippled by the disease. They're all gone now and not replaced by new victims because we beat the disease with science and good sense. Two things lacking in later generations.

I was a veritable pin cushion as a child. We all were. Vax for everything. We all lined up at school for rubella vaccination and there were not complaints. Not once did I ever hear my parents discuss whether I needed those vaccinations or not. They lived the bad old days. Pre widespread vaccines and antibiotics. They knew well the scourge of what's now preventable disease.

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My former brother in law had polio UpInArms 10 hrs ago #1
My Grandfather had a bum leg from polio pfitz59 10 hrs ago #2
My Uncle Otis had it as a kid JustAnotherGen 10 hrs ago #3
Pretty damn sure they'll have had a Tetanus shot. Ferryboat 10 hrs ago #4
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In the Long Game, I think B.See 10 hrs ago #9
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do enjoy your latest brief stay niyad 10 hrs ago #16
I alerted MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #20
I knew that somebody had! niyad 10 hrs ago #21
That was some weird shit! Quiet Em 10 hrs ago #24
That it was MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #26
I couldn't make any sense of it either MIButterfly 10 hrs ago #27
One Of The Least Informed Posts I've Ever Seen ProfessorGAC 10 hrs ago #12
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Nobody Said It Was ProfessorGAC 10 hrs ago #22
Are you sure you're in the right place? MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #13
I see that our resident troll is busy today. niyad 10 hrs ago #18
We should probably have a regularly scheduled post on science and vaccines... littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #44
My first troll MIButterfly 9 hrs ago #28
What flavour pizza do you like? niyad 10 hrs ago #14
When I was in grade school in the 1950's, we had a girl in our class who had polio. calguy 10 hrs ago #6
A child in our school about two years older had polio. Went from braces to a chair to the grave by age 14. twodogsbarking 9 hrs ago #32
Bottom line, the right wing MAGA mentality is B.See 10 hrs ago #7
They're a death cult and proud of it. wnylib 8 hrs ago #60
I agree MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #8
You are just a youngster! sheshe2 10 hrs ago #19
Mentally I'm in my twenties MustLoveBeagles 10 hrs ago #23
It sounds good to me! sheshe2 9 hrs ago #31
My husband once accused me of not acting my age MustLoveBeagles 8 hrs ago #54
Didn't have time to be in my 20s when I was in my 20s Attilatheblond 7 hrs ago #71
I remember getting an injection when the Salk vaccine came out. anciano 10 hrs ago #10
I remember those iron lungs, they scared the hell out of me. demosincebirth 8 hrs ago #49
Me too. My uncle and cousin had polio. I remember the long lines in the hot summer to get the sugar cube debm55 6 hrs ago #86
My mother-in-law was one of the last people in America to get polio. NNadir 10 hrs ago #25
My grandmother had it and survived - TBF 9 hrs ago #35
I used to have to be tolerant of them when they were few in number an had no influence MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #37
Where we lived, the shots then the sugar cube drew huge long lines of kids and adults Attilatheblond 7 hrs ago #72
I worked with a lady in the late 80s whose husband wore braces on both legs from having had polio as a child... wcmagumba 9 hrs ago #29
Check FDR. demosincebirth 8 hrs ago #52
It was a scary time Chalco 9 hrs ago #30
Or diphtheria. Disaffected 9 hrs ago #33
Like polluters, they are unwilling to test their theories by putting their own skin in the game bucolic_frolic 9 hrs ago #34
I was born in '47... GiqueCee 9 hrs ago #36
I agree with you 100% about RFK, Jr MIButterfly 9 hrs ago #43
VERY interesting (and most welcome) details! calimary 5 hrs ago #94
I had polio in 1952. I eventually regained the use of my arm and have had a normal life. dedl67 9 hrs ago #38
Just because someone remembers polio is no guarantee they support vaccination. My mother has a friend who was born in Fil1957 9 hrs ago #39
How sad MIButterfly 9 hrs ago #45
Yeah it is. This is someone who was sending out images of Trump as Jesus back in '20. She's also into eastern Fil1957 8 hrs ago #65
Yikes! Trump as Jesus? MIButterfly 7 hrs ago #70
I agree LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago #40
From another Boomer BeneteauBum 9 hrs ago #41
53'er here too. czarjak 9 hrs ago #42
I was in grade school when the Salk Vaccine was introduced in 1955. patphil 8 hrs ago #46
Amen and amen! paleotn 8 hrs ago #47
A good friend canetoad 8 hrs ago #48
I'm 68, so by the time I was born, the polio vaccine was pretty common MichMan 8 hrs ago #50
No, that's not what I meant at all and I'm sorry if it came out that way MIButterfly 8 hrs ago #56
Seems pretty clear. Not sure how else it could be taken MichMan 8 hrs ago #67
I'm sorry MIButterfly 7 hrs ago #80
I would just change the title from "people" to "antivaxxers" MichMan 7 hrs ago #81
Done MIButterfly 7 hrs ago #83
This message was self-deleted by its author Mariana 6 hrs ago #90
What about those of us who support vaccinations and weren't born back in the 50s? cstanleytech 8 hrs ago #51
I meant no offense by my post and I'm sorry if it came across otherwise MIButterfly 8 hrs ago #57
Just wanted to make sure 😊 cstanleytech 8 hrs ago #58
My aunt had polio nuxvomica 8 hrs ago #53
I was born in mid-1955 and recall neighbors who walked with a limp from polio and considered themselves damned lucky! SheltieLover 8 hrs ago #55
One of my aunts was one of those neighbors who got off lucky with a limp & feet that were very different sizes Attilatheblond 7 hrs ago #73
... SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #74
Do you remember when Dear Abby used to tell people about places where they could swap shoes Attilatheblond 7 hrs ago #75
No I'd never heard about that. SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #76
My aunt would be in her 130s by now, so, no. But I will file that info away for anyone who needs such help Attilatheblond 7 hrs ago #77
I had a friend whose 1 foot was a half size zmaller than her other foot SheltieLover 7 hrs ago #79
Vaccinations that worked so well, that people of later generations question Bristlecone 8 hrs ago #59
You speak the truth! MIButterfly 8 hrs ago #62
I don't think it's about vaccines BaronChocula 8 hrs ago #61
My sweetheart of a mother caught it at age 3, in the late 1920s lostnfound 8 hrs ago #63
I have the mark of the beast on my arm NHvet 8 hrs ago #64
People in "iron lungs" were real. My sister had a relationship with one. Unsure of the extent. I was pretty young. nt Evolve Dammit 8 hrs ago #66
I'm guessing all the dead MAGAT anti-covid vaccine morons would be in the no need for polio vaccine camp. NoMoreRepugs 8 hrs ago #68
I was born in 1955. I had a sheltered childhood, but. I remember Vogon_Glory 7 hrs ago #69
Survivors Maninacan 7 hrs ago #78
As a kid, nothing terrified me more CanonRay 7 hrs ago #82
You're so right charliea 7 hrs ago #84
RFK Jr. is anti vax The Wizard 6 hrs ago #85
Alan Alda told his story of recovering from polio FullySupportDems 6 hrs ago #87
Amen. tavernier 6 hrs ago #88
Amen ! republianmushroom 6 hrs ago #89
I had polio as a child. Had braces on my legs for a while. Apparently hated the braces so much that I highplainsdem 5 hrs ago #91
Every So Often The Conductor 5 hrs ago #92
Bring back the pictures of polio kids in iron lungs. Aussie105 5 hrs ago #93
My sister's best friend from 6 years old had polio and we were all vaxed Bev54 4 hrs ago #95
The baby graves were visible from my school playground Betty Boom 2 hrs ago #96
My grandma was cribbled from polio. Figarosmom 1 hr ago #97
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