Clark learned how to do everything with crutches and leg braces, including playing baseball. “I played against able-bodied kids,” Clark said. “I played Little League and went up the ladder.

She was hospitalized for six months. She said her left leg was paralyzed and she required a leg brace and crutches to get around for a portion of her childhood.

Born in Detroit on October 16, 1951, Scott contracted polio at 10 months of age. He never walked without leg braces and crutches but traveled the world making friends everywhere.

Then one day in the hospital brace-repair shop I saw a little boy just the size of my son, and with about the same color of hair. He was wearing one long leg brace and walking on crutches.

With the help of crutches (only up to the elbow) and special shoes (with a brace attached), I finally went home. I did manage to graduate with my class in 1955.

Born in Detroit on October 16, 1951, Scott contracted polio at 10 months of age. He never walked without leg braces and crutches but traveled the world making friends everywhere.

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Eventually, I was able to walk without crutches and, at age 17, I shed the brace as well. I got around pretty well, although with a pronounced limp, for the next 55 years.