When I was 4, in the early 50's, my dad had it. He spent 4 months in the hospital and rehab. He was one of the lucky ones who walked out healed. When they came out with the Salk vaccine, we were near the front of the line to get it. Later, when the came out with the Sabine version, we got that one, too.
Just the thought of having to live in one of those huge iron lungs was scary.
