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Charles got Polio (cubation period)
1 Jul 1953 1953 summer, 14 years old.in Boulder or somewhere along the road Colorado or Boulder -
He was diagnosed with polio
17 Jul 1953 p.13 at hospital -
Charles went to the isolation ward
28 Jul 1953 p. 14by redheded woman, Mrs Fuller,Illinois, - he felt deep, deep fear / he felt awesome terror -
He got test (spinal fluid from his back)
3 Aug 1953 p. 15Doctors needed to take a sample of spinal fluid from his back to make sure of his diagnosis.He was so afraid but it was not much pain from the needle. there was only fear -
Priest came to pray for him
1 Sep 1953 p.21Priest came to pray for him, but he was upset -
Mrs. Johns helped him
10 Sep 1953 p.68 -69Mrs. Jones helped him so that he could move his bodyHot Blanket Treatment -
Charles coud turn over in bed by hinmself
12 Sep 1953 p.70He could turn over in bed by himself after two weeks with Mrs. Jones -
Charles got first step
21 Sep 1953 p. 99after three months five days from the isolation ward. -
He left isolation ward
12 Sep 1953 p. 28after he got better, he moved to children's ward but he had own his roomalso he heard a lot of stroy about polio -
Mrs.Jones and assistants taught charles how to fall
29 Sep 1953 p.102Mrs.Jones and her strong-armed bys, having taught me how to walk, coached me on how to fall, how to twist to te side as I was going down so that I could catch myself with the strength of an arm and roll with the fall