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Iris: The Story of a Polio Mother

February 10, 2013 By Kurt Sipolski Leave a Comment

The story of a boy from Hardscrabble, Illinois, and his courageous mother.

Filed Under: Fear & Courage, Featured Content, Mother's Day, The Good Life Tagged With: 1940s, American history, australia, Bravery, broken hip, brothers, california, cancer, childhood, Cindy Crawford, courage, crutches, death, determination, diagnosis, disability, dying, Faith, FDR, Franklin D. Roosevelt, grief, Hardscrabble Illinois, heroes, heroism, journalists, melanoma, motherhood, mothers and sons, orthopedics, Palm Desert, Paris, physical therapy, Polio, rehabilitation, Rupert Murdoch, single motherhood, Streator Illinois, surgery, Sydney, US history, wheelchairs, World War II

Our Broken Ankle

August 27, 2012 By Carl Bosch Leave a Comment

After a vacation injury sidelines Carl’s wife, both the Bosches would prefer to explain with a wild tale of fast living.

Filed Under: Men Over 50, The Good Life Tagged With: being active, broken ankle, care-taking, caretaker, crutches, fast living, injury, marriage, misadventure, old married couples, retirement, slow life, taking care of wife, tibia, vacation

#30: Crutches

January 30, 2012 By Paula Russel 8 Comments

“Opening doors for a lady goes a long way when she’s on crutches.”

Filed Under: 100 Acts of Male Goodness, The Good Life Tagged With: 100 acts of male goodness, chivalry, crutches, gentlemen, Good Men, The Good Life

Kids and Concussions: What’s the Deal?

December 8, 2011 By Carl Bosch 2 Comments

Carl Bosch wonders why he’s suddenly seeing more concussions than crutches wandering the hallways.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: concussions, crutches, head, injuries, school, students

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