He did it again! Based on a German version that was realized a couple of month ago, Tom has made the English version of this video animation. To summarize: Tom is a Scottish polio survivor, who has been living in the South of Germany for 30 years. He is very engaged and has been working…
Disability Research Series: A National Survey of Public Attitudes to Disability in Ireland
The National Disability Authority of Ireland has just published a report on Public Attitudes towards People with a Disability and it shows worrying trends that are closely mirrored by a UK Report on disabled people receiving threats, discrimination and in some cases not just verbally but physically attacked,. Similar reports have appeared in other country’s…
Today I would like to dedicate two special gifts of nature. Together they have helped me with many complaints, especially in my year-long asthma. One of them is the black seed oil. This healing power of nature was already known about 3000 years ago by the Egyptian pharaohs. In the grave of the famous Pharaoh…
After the great polio epidemics in the last century around 700,000 people in Europe are now suffering from late effects of polio. Many survivors have a decreasing functional level because of paralysis, fatigue and pain, and this is a big challenge for polio survivors and the professionals, who are treating them. The European Polio Union…
As you are aware since October 1985 following the intervention of Rotary International (RI) cooperating with the World Health Organization (WHO) and celebrating the 40th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations (UN) was established on October 24 as World Day against poliomielitis. On the same date of this 2011, will be commemorated the…
In this report I would like to highlight the importance of the mineral potassium a little closer. Potassium should always be present in sufficient quantities in a balanced diet. The reasons are many. Also just in relation to polio, post polio, and other degenerative nerve diseases. One of the most common adverse oversupply in our…
A: I had polio when I was nine months old, during the summer epidemic of 1949. I had undergone numerous operations at Shriners Hospital to remove the long leg braces, only to go back into one in 1982. It was then I found out about the late effects of polio, 30 years after initial onset.…
Also interesting for polio survivors: Detoxing through conscious breathing (Maria Teresa Straub)
Breathing means living. The breath is the elixir of life No. 1. Our life begins with the first breath, not with food. Our breathing is therefore the first point in our lives; it should also be in our consciousness at first place. Without food we can survive a few weeks, some days it goes without…
This international conference is held by the European Polio Union, EPU and The Danish Society of Polio and Accident Victims, PTU. Latest news By the end of April 2011 we have registered participants from 20 countries. This will be a unique opportunity to meet and network with professionals and polio survivors from all over the…

