No. 600 Catherine F. Larsen, 2010

File — Box: 66, Folder: 23

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Scope and Contents

Ms. Larsen (b. 1940) was born in Chicago, Illinois. She talks about her family and describes contracting polio at age 6 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, along with two of her siblings. Although sick, she was not hospitalized, but was quarantined in her home where she was treated by her mother. She discusses therapies and treatments used. She emerged from the sickness with no apparent residual effects. Ms. Larsen concludes by discussing possible post-polio complications and challenges.
Polio Oral Project.
Interviewer: Becky B. Lloyd

Dates

2010

Conditions Governing Access

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