POLIO. It seemed to lurk everywhere. Perhaps it was lying on the ground, waiting to leap up at me as I passed by. Or maybe it was in the trees, waiting to pounce on me. Or did it pounce? Maybe it just floated around like an invisible mist.
And I’d be relieved after each rigorous workout. Unfortunately, the reassurance was good only for that day, and maybe the beginning of the next day. And then I was back to square one. The anxiety would return.
