Submitted by TormailDownHelp t3_10vt72b in OldSchoolCool
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Bubbagumpredditor t1_j7jekxj wrote
This is the past they had.
WhiskyEchoTango t1_j7jcidq wrote
Iinm, that's a polio treatment she's enduring.
fermat9997 t1_j7jqd5p wrote
Maybe it serves the purpose of an iron lung.
WhiskyEchoTango t1_j7k01yn wrote
It does. But less effective long term.
WhiskyEchoTango t1_j7kb5qn wrote
Just in case people were wondering what life was like before vaccinations.
cliff99 t1_j7kt7ug wrote
But at least she's not autistic. /s
RainbowPandaDK t1_j7m66jr wrote
Essential oils doing work
fermat9997 t1_j7ko81p wrote
Interesting!
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Overall-Lynx917 t1_j7kqv0q wrote
How different it must have bee in the 1950's, these vaccines were being rolled out and made a huge difference to people's lives. I remember being at junior school with children in leg-irons because they'd had polio.
warren_stupidity t1_j7l1gkd wrote
I remember the day my mom got the call from dr gissen’s office that they had the vax. She could not get us into the car fast enough. Polio was scary shit.
Clockwork_Medic t1_j7lr2fo wrote
My grandpa went on a sleepover at his cousin’s house when they were around 8 or 9. The next morning when they woke up, his cousin could no longer move his legs. What an absolutely wild time to live through
raspberry_rhino t1_j7m6q75 wrote
My mother was born after, but she's still of a generation that remember classmates never coming back, and suffering mumps. I had all vaccines as soon as possible, and she's taken all covid vaccines as soon as she could.
Remorseful_User t1_j7ltt5w wrote
Polio mounting a comeback. Thanks Republicans!
TooOldForThis--- t1_j7m515f wrote
A lot of anti vaxxers are crunchy granola home birth types and definitely not Republican. At least here in California.
walksinchaos t1_j7mde3e wrote
anti-vaxxers are a odd grouping. The anti-vax conspiracy has people from the extreme left, extreme right and those between the two.
Whitecamry t1_j7n10bc wrote
Such as RFK, Jr.
JollyGreenGiraffe t1_j7mgb7w wrote
My uncle eats crunchy granola for breakfast and black coffee. It's good for you.
Remorseful_User t1_j7m7e7u wrote
Ah!
emfrank t1_j7mwhep wrote
It started on the hippy left, but has definitely moved to the right
oroborus68 t1_j7mp0ms wrote
It's the antivaxers!
roderick15215 t1_j7kbtph wrote
Today that device would be promoted as polio vaccine alternative.
DepthRealistic5676 t1_j7jcqq6 wrote
Fucking quacks
socksmatterTWO t1_j7jdxom wrote
Strong little girl and what a kindness during treatment. Nature is what we all need... As much as possible.
socksmatterTWO t1_j7jdr9f wrote
Gosh I need new prescription for my eyes or Lasik. I thought that was Drew Barrymore in ET I was trying to remember the scene.
Discowien t1_j7k11xc wrote
Never mind, your eyes are fine, you're just slowly losing your mind.
socksmatterTWO t1_j7kfuvp wrote
Honestly it feels like it perimenopause is brutal and sudden lol
warren_stupidity t1_j7l16u2 wrote
And thanks to the gurgling idiots polio is making a comeback.
where-is-my-mime t1_j7lkr6h wrote
Man, that’s a picture that makes me both happy and sad all at the same time.
beefrodd t1_j7jn031 wrote
They used to but they still do too
BetOk7796 t1_j7m5hl3 wrote
Beautiful and heartbreaking picture. I hope she is living or lived well beyond this.
akaDee53 t1_j7mmvsi wrote
I remember the school nurse giving us polio vaccine shots at school in the late 50's. Small town memories
senorbozz t1_j7jfg2e wrote
Heard her Doc was a real quack though
scorpioninferno t1_j7m2m2n wrote
Omg that is just so sweet!
DamnGentleman t1_j7m618t wrote
Why did they stop?
drjrf2000 t1_j7n78ti wrote
Polio had been successfully eradicated because of the vaccination. The vaccine was not necessary anymore because it was so well contained nobody was spreading it. That would never have happened today.
DamnGentleman t1_j7n8le0 wrote
That has nothing to do with those selfish ducks
drjrf2000 t1_j7nkqgo wrote
😂 I thought you meant why did they stop the vaccinations
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DetroitBrat t1_j84nxaw wrote
My brother, born 1944, got polio before the vaccine was available and had this type of treatment. He was "lucky" because it was a mild case. I wasn't born until 1964, so I only knew him after he was grown; and sadly not too long either. Died of a massive heart attack at 36 years old, due to the damage from polio.
lcc1353 t1_j7k5k5h wrote
The first certified therapy animals in the USA.
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RS_C187 t1_j7l9v67 wrote
Feeding time in the children’s ward at Arkham Asylum. -1976
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Oof
tramhappy8 t1_j7jjboq wrote
Poor girl. Hopefully they had the medicine when this picture was taken. Ducks can’t hurt though
redsterXVI t1_j7k04d6 wrote
We never developed medicine against polio
tramhappy8 t1_j8esflo wrote
True but there is a vaccine for it though.
ScaryGhostMan-X__X t1_j7jq9db wrote
Duck tails ~
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Joeleflore t1_j7jvkul wrote
Actually, depressed ducks were brought in to hang with a dying child in order to cheer the ducks up…. Looks like it worked!
barunaru t1_j7k4g2b wrote
Actually, you are a moron.
Godloseslaw t1_j7jd785 wrote
This is the future anti-vaxxers want.