Members of the Post Polio Network volunteer at a recent health and disability fair in New Hope, Pa. Jim Smith was only 2 years old when he suddenly became paralyzed from the neck down. It was 1945, ...

Dear Doctor K: My grandfather had polio decades ago. He recently went to the doctor and was diagnosed with post-polio syndrome. What is this?

Dear Dr. Roach: My dad is 89 and had polio when he was 6. He had to learn to walk again. Over the years, I have watched the pain he has endured. His legs hurt so much that my mom and I would take ...