My name is Keith Moore and I'm a fellow Polio Survivor. I was hit by the virus at the age of 10 month's old way back in August of 1956, just two weeks after I took my first steps as an infant. It's been a tough battle with this Post Polio Syndrome which is just in the last 12 years or so made my life pretty challenging. I've recently moved here to Warm Springs,Ga(population 400 or so) in hopes of getting a little help with this mess and it looks very promising for me and this is why I have decided to find a site like this to share the good news with my fellow survivor's. I came here because of one of my childhood hero's Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He set it up here so that Polio Survivor's would have a place to go for treatment, which now days it is for anyone with a disability, but the good news is, that there's a new doctor here that just happens to have a big heart and she is interested in Us most especially and the survivor's all over the world. Her name is Dr. Cathy Hogan and she is a new resident at the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute For Rehabilitation here in Warm Springs. I attended the Post Polio Support Group meeting on December 20th here at the Institute and it was awesome! This was my first real experience with a group of survivor's and the group has big plans for the future. Dr. Hogan was also at the meeting for the first time and she was very caring and compassionate towards us and also has big plans for our future as well. I can't tell you how excited this made the small Support Group knowing that the care of Polio is back on track with what President Roosevelt had intended it to be in the first place here in Warm Springs. There's a lot of excitement in the air here in the peaceful woods of Georgia and we need to get the word out so we can all get the help we need. This is where FDR passed away and where he felt most comfortable and now that I'm here for good, I know why. Thank You God, Thank You. Just knowing that we will get the care we need has almost overnight relieved me of the stress that I have had to deal with since the PPS kicked in over a decade ago. Lets get the word out so we can all benefit from it, alright?
Your friend in Warm Springs,
Keith Moore
5153 White House Parkway # 25
Warm Springs,Ga 31830
I wish there was even one doctor where I live,that knows something about my illness and could help me I am so happy for u. Its depressing and stressful, not to mention the pain i have to go through on a daily basis
I live in the Caribbean. I found out everything about my situation, on the internet, and some of the things makes me even more depress, but u know what life goes on, and Christ is my rock and shield
Swasy
I'm James and also a polio survivor. It's good to meet you and I hope you'll visit often. I would like to know more about your life as a survivor, how you've coped and like you Christianity is my rock, has been and always will be.
Hello James
well to put it mildly
my life with pps is terrible
and to make it worse was the fact that i didnot know what it was, until Jan 07[briefly]
and then i started researching...
over the years i thought it was athritis, then i think it was ms, then i said maybe its oesteoporosis[i am sure i just kill that word, i dont believe thats how its spelt]
u know what is really awful though, was when i was given a task, and i just could not do it, like unscrew a bottle, or carry something heavy, and i would say my hands r killing me, and no-one would listen, because she just lazy....
oh I use to wonder why Lord why, and now i know, all i needed then was just some medical attention..and where i was then as a child [jamaica] has that facility, and where i migrated to now..a smaller island does not..
at one point i hated my mother, as she was not there for me, her only child, it just blew mind, but as a true christian i've learn to forgive, even the worst sin against u....
Keith I'm sorry it took me so long to get here..........
December 28 2007, 3:17 PM
I maintain a quit smoking support forum and have neglected this one. I had high hopes this forum would bring a means of communication for those of us with residuals of polio. Like you FDR is one of my heros, not for him I'm not sure were we would be today. My history with the Warm Springs Foundation goes way back to when I was first stricken with polio in October 1959.
You can't know how grateful I am to have you here and the update on current events in Warm Springs. I have a sister in Barnesville GA and when I go up to visit I'll have to visit Warm Springs again. That little place will always be a part of me, it help to save my life.
I'll get back here more often and I hope you'll keep us updated on all you know regarding polio, the support group and Warm Springs.
I'm glad that you have found a place that makes you feel so much better! Unfortunately we live in New Zealand and there doesn't seem to be the same amount of awareness that you have found. Yes, there is a wonderful group of 'survivors' but as we ar both working we have found it a problem to get to meetings which because of the age group that is affected meet during the day time in working hours. I would still like to hear from anybody who has the symptoms even if they have been incorrectly diagnosed!!! Thanks Lee-Fi
We're glad that you are here and you will always be welcome. Happy New Year! I would be happy to help you with anything that I can. Are you experiencing problems with PPS? If so what kinds? If you need to write me please do so. That goes for anyone that needs me. I'm volunteering at the Polio Institute here and I can relay some possible solutions for anything that you may be having trouble with. Just let me know, alright? keithmoore1999@aol.com
