tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post3547746286691736847..comments2023-12-05T18:55:41.943+11:00Comments on Jax Trax: Sepia Saturday – Memories of the Polio epidemicJackie van Bergenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-80530657674756716332014-03-13T08:05:40.804+11:002014-03-13T08:05:40.804+11:00Yes I had the sugar cube vaccine too. I remember ...Yes I had the sugar cube vaccine too. I remember my mother saying she missed a lot of school because her mother was so frightened of her catching polio there. Must have been frightening times and yes - iron lung does conjure up all sorts of frightening images. But I do like the phrase "couldn't or wouldn't work in an iron lung" or whatever it is....Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-61253944622388091182014-03-11T23:14:30.156+11:002014-03-11T23:14:30.156+11:00I had a friend whose sister had polio, and another...I had a friend whose sister had polio, and another whose mother had polio. I also remember all the talk about the iron lung - what a frightening term! And the sugar cube vaccine -- like Mike, I recall standing in line to get my sugar cube too. But most interesting in your post is your parents' recollections of being sent away during the epidemic. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-83121010090120130712014-03-11T16:52:22.711+11:002014-03-11T16:52:22.711+11:00Really charming photos. The two on the farm have s...Really charming photos. The two on the farm have such a nice feeling to them.<br /><br />It is strange to remember back to the iron lungs. A friend's mother had had polio and forever wore a brace and walked with a severe limp. At the time we were all still getting vaccinated and still fearing the idea of those iron lungs.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-74956185289370989602014-03-11T12:58:50.453+11:002014-03-11T12:58:50.453+11:00A great post to cover both aspects of this weekend...A great post to cover both aspects of this weekend's Sepia theme. I read recently that polio is very close to being eradicated except for those countries torn apart by war. I can remember getting the sugar cube vaccine in school but was too young to understand why it was such an urgent health concern.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-56256729811276805362014-03-11T11:35:15.060+11:002014-03-11T11:35:15.060+11:00Lovey photos. I thoroughly enjoyed them. But oh ...Lovey photos. I thoroughly enjoyed them. But oh dear, you people make me feel so old ! You see I was at school for the 1937 epidemic. The school was closed down for a while and some work was sent home in an exercise book each week. It must have been hot because i remember my friend and myself being placed to play in cold water in the pair of concrete troughs in the washhouse - the forerunner of the modern laundry, A brother in law had a deformed leg as a result of this epidemic but he was one of the lucky ones - he survived. This is a wonderfully nostalgic group. It certa ly brings back memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-42752602490938563842014-03-10T08:20:00.759+11:002014-03-10T08:20:00.759+11:00A fine set of family photos. The lamb feeding an...A fine set of family photos. The lamb feeding and turkey feedings were great -- brought back memories.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-25584194396918978092014-03-10T07:47:10.462+11:002014-03-10T07:47:10.462+11:00I did try to post a comment before but hadn't ...I did try to post a comment before but hadn't checked the right box and it didn't go through. Good to see you posted a photo of a post and rail fence, there are still a few of them around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-32715702791256397482014-03-10T07:36:24.484+11:002014-03-10T07:36:24.484+11:00Lots of different styles of fencing this week - th...Lots of different styles of fencing this week - thanks for sharing yours.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-77710900334744988232014-03-10T04:50:11.306+11:002014-03-10T04:50:11.306+11:00I remember my grandmother warning us to stop playi...I remember my grandmother warning us to stop playing so so hard in the summer because of polio. The 1950s in Detroit. I also remember later on when polio shots started being given at the elementary schools.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-27026696450273560232014-03-09T22:23:04.237+11:002014-03-09T22:23:04.237+11:00Great photos, and I particularly like those of you...Great photos, and I particularly like those of your mother and aunt feeding the animals. No doubt they felt a lot safer on their grandparents' farm in those worrying times. Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-12583935829218449042014-03-09T13:35:21.225+11:002014-03-09T13:35:21.225+11:00I remember when people were really afraid to go pl...I remember when people were really afraid to go places with crowds in the summer because of polio. Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-24979030553804785522014-03-09T13:18:59.371+11:002014-03-09T13:18:59.371+11:00Fun for all. Great photos. Your picket fence is ju...Fun for all. Great photos. Your picket fence is just like the one we had when I was growing up!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-59253166361462454212014-03-09T11:12:19.986+11:002014-03-09T11:12:19.986+11:00Your mother and sister look as though they enjoyed...Your mother and sister look as though they enjoyed getting to know all the animalsAnne Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970750528434435027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-83829684583883258442014-03-09T08:46:35.178+11:002014-03-09T08:46:35.178+11:00Thanks Sharon, I'll pass this on to Dad as his...Thanks Sharon, I'll pass this on to Dad as his house plan is in there too.Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-34661541555738698442014-03-09T04:19:54.374+11:002014-03-09T04:19:54.374+11:00Good post. Fortunately we tend to remember only t...Good post. Fortunately we tend to remember only the good times. If I think about it some, I can remember when the vaccines started. I was in about the fifth or sixth grade. anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-55771313048219267362014-03-09T03:39:37.601+11:002014-03-09T03:39:37.601+11:00I remember a polio epidemic c.1955 in Blackpool, L...I remember a polio epidemic c.1955 in Blackpool, Lancashire when two of my friends from school were affected - fortunately not too badly. I recall my mother being very worried. . As a child I had an absolute dread of hospitals I must have heard abut iron lungs and the thought of them was very scary. indeed. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-81859103244372599122014-03-08T21:51:50.034+11:002014-03-08T21:51:50.034+11:00It looks like you dad and Bryan are about to swing...It looks like you dad and Bryan are about to swing down?<br /><br />Have you come across the site below? I have recently requested log in details to add photos. I found some relevant things on there and also like the map of the old township, which included a house plan where my grandparents lived. Hope that you can find something too.<br /><br />http://www.virtualyallourn.com/<br /><br />Regards, SharonSharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-19243673747055577072014-03-08T21:21:31.727+11:002014-03-08T21:21:31.727+11:00It's a terrible thing. My husband and I were b...It's a terrible thing. My husband and I were both in primary school when the vaccines started but we both knew kids who had disappeared (to lengthy stays in hospital presumably) because of polio. And a cousin who has been physically effected all his life and now, in his 70s, the polio symptoms appear to have come back. Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2069889176131245744.post-22533957311435602782014-03-08T12:14:24.178+11:002014-03-08T12:14:24.178+11:00Polio was a scary thing when I was growing up &...Polio was a scary thing when I was growing up & I still remember, as a young adult, going into Gallen Kamps shoe store in the Plaza shopping center to receive polio vaccine-laced sugar cubes over a period of weeks. I went to high school with a girl in a wheelchair who had had polio. She had a wonderful personality, got good grades, and belonged to all sorts of school clubs. Unfortunately she passed away at a fairly young age. Thank goodness for the vaccine now. La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.com