As members, we know the impact of polio eradication, but most people, especially Americans, do not realize that eradication is still needed because it has been gone from our country for more than four decades. The outbreak in the US in 1952 was a very scary time for families who did not know how the disease spread, while thousands of children died and more than 20,000 were paralyzed. The launch of Salk's vaccine just a few years later brought relief and eased fears. Who better to tell this story than someone who survived it?
Eloise Landers lives in Baldwinsville with her boyfriend Bob in a comfortable apartment, beautifully situated on the Seneca River where they can watch crew teams row by and Bald Eagles fish. She recently took the time to sit down with Baldwinsville Rotary for an interview to tell her very personal health history and experience of being diagnosed with polio as an infant, and how that has impacted her life, including up to this day.
This interview is 20 minutes and could serve as a great meeting program for any club who wants to start a conversation about supporting Rotary's End Polio Now program. Click the video below to watch on YouTube and feel free to share.
