A few thoughts while awaiting coronavirus:
— The only time I have had similar health concerns was in the early 1950s when polio was so pervasive.
The debilitating virus had been around for decades. In 1952, it reached epic proportions: 58,000 cases in the U.S. and 3,145 deaths.
That October, Jerine Puckett of rural Humboldt contracted polio at age 16.
Though most cases weren’t severe; Jerine’s was. She was placed in an iron lung to help her breathe.