No.580 John Prescott, 2010

File — Box: 66, Folder: 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Prescott (b. 1948) was born in Pocatello, Idaho. After contracting polio at age 15 months, he was hospitalized and spent time in an iron lung. His entire body was paralyzed, but he regained function in his upper body. He had leg braces until age eight and used crutches his entire life until his early fifties, when he moved to full-time wheelchair use. He talks about his school experiences and difficulties. He discusses post-polio syndrome and its effects. Mr. Prescott served a LDS mission to Texas, married, had eight children, and worked as an accountant.
Polio Oral History Project.
Interviewer: Becky B. Lloyd

Dates

2010

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