No. 625 Julie Palfreyman, 2011

File — Box: 67, Folder: 23

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Palfreyman (b. 1949) was born in Logan, Utah. She discusses growing up on a farm in Cache Valley, where she contracted polio at the age of three and was treated at home. She relates her memories of getting sick and the treatments received, including regular injections and hot packs. She was left with permanent immobility in her left leg and endured several surgeries over a number of years, which she describes. These included bone shortening and muscle transplants. Ms. Palfreyman has used various types of braces and crutches off and on throughout her life. She discusses her health difficulties during recent years and their possible connection to post-polio syndrome. Ms. Palfreyman studied nursing and received her LPN license. She worked for several years as a bedside nurse.
Polio Oral History Project.
Interviewer: Becky B. Lloyd

Dates

2011

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.