1,846 Comments for Linton State Hospital

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I am glad that some got well enough to "toss away" their iron lung. It certainly gives a new meaning to the word FREEDOM.
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The only people that were put in iron lungs were those whose paralysis caused them not to be able to breathe on thier own. The polio would affect the nerves in the spinal column. The parts of the body that were paralized were determined by which vertebrae were affected by the polio. My mother's polio paralyzed her from the waist down. One more vertebrae and she would have required an iron lung. I am sure there were problems with bed sores. I imagine they did everything they could to make the polio patients more comfortable. And yes, some people did get well enough to leave the iron lung. Although there are still a few people still using them today.
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Lynne, love the info. Please keep it up
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the face doesnt look very happy ;)
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Unfortunately, that was 217/237. A-301 sounds nicely ominous, though.
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loks like my dentists office
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was a-301 the ... special ... room in the shining?
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motts amazing photos checked out the extra of the ward and have to say its crazy to think that this was the only way for so many . seeing it in person has to be weird
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a little barley a little hops.....
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what is a vortexer?
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you made me laugh joe ... how can you have any pudding if ya dont eat ya meat?
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fear factor comes to mind.... anyone who doesent finish their jar in the time alloted is disqualified
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what the !@#$%^& is it?
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Need lots of soap, lots and lots of soap!
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Did they give these people pillows or cushions or something? Wouldn't you get bed sores? Could you move around and still have the machine work properly? Did they have problems with people's muscles atrophying?

I am just a load of questions today!