March of Dimes
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I remember, as a real young kid saving dimes for the March of Dimes campaign to cure Polio. Anyone have one of those March of Dimes folders anymore? Show us if you do!
Is it original?
bob 
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No longer have one, but this is what they looked like.
Jim
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My mother contacted polio just before I was born. I remember my father having the folders on the counter of our grocery store.
Amazing mom and I survived. She made it to 48 and I’m still kicking at 70.
I just won this earlier today 😁
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I remember those folders very well. The school would give them out to us so our parents could put dimes in and contribute. Did not save any. Cheers, RickO
Did you contract polio from her in utero? If so, are you affected by post-polio syndrome?
I guess I would say this is one of the reasons that he's on the dime. Four terms as president during WWII was reasonably significant in the public's mind as well. He certainly was the "face" of polio.
Polio was a horrific disease. We came so very close to complete eradication. My mother's uncle lived the vast majority of his life as a paraplegic from it. The vaccine (even though imperfect) was viewed as a godsend to those living in those times. Perhaps the horrors of polio and similar diseases were too easily forgotten.
My best friend from HS to today, also my best man 54 years ago, had polio as a kid. Has no real use of his left leg, so Docs froze the ankle joints so he could limp. Still going strong even though the disease reared it's ugly head about 10 years ago (relapse?). He came through those times, too. He's still living in Carson City where we grew up. 77 and going strong with many issues but he seldom complains.
bob
No. But there were other complications that made for difficult times. I guess strength thru adversity 😁.
I certainly recall a vastly different outlook about the polio vaccine. I guess suffering for many years without made folks appreciate it.
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I contracted it at age six weeks. Nobody knows how, since nobody else in my family ever showed any symptoms.
Roosevelt died in April? (I think) 1945, just before end of WWII. I thought the Roosevelt image placed on the dime to honor him for his presidency, and leadership through the war, but the link to the March of Dimes also makes sense. If you have never seen the PBS documentary on "The Roosevelts" by Ken Burns, it is well worth the time.