Hello David
I saw your article in my parents Post Polio newsletter (June
2005 Perth Western Australia) and my Mum suggested I contact you.
My Mum contracted polio as an infant and was left with a
limp after many years of treatment caliphers etc as a teenager.
Now she is 70 and uses a walking frame and has limited
movement.
My father contracted polio as a 14 year old and was told he
would never fully recover although he has always suffered fatigue
and weakness in his left side he has lived a very active life. He
was raised on a farm and has always been a worker and he was never
going to let polio be a problem in his life
My parents have never talked a lot about their illness and
the time it took to heal. It is only now i have become really aware
of the impact polio had on them both and how they have been effected
by PPS.
In looking at my own health i am wondering if the fatigue i
have and weaknesses i had as a child in the area of muscle strength
and lack of gross motor skills have anything to do with having
parents who had polio.
it never occured to me until I read your article there may
be a link.

I have two children, my son who is almost 5 has oral and
motor dyspraxia which is a disorder that effects the motor planning
part of his brain. My daughter who is 8 has always been weak in the
area of motor skills although her language skills are good.
We have no family history of dyspraxia and i wonder if there
is any link coming from their grandparents and their polio
Thank you for your time
I would interested in any further information you have on
children of polio mothers.
Gaylor