Toddler Learns From Polio Victims as Mystery Virus Lurks
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Erin Olivera watched her son lose the ability to move, breathe and swallow two years ago without anyone being able to figure out why.
Lucian is now 3 years old and has partially recovered, his left leg still paralyzed up to his hip. His toddler-sized brace is decorated with a Jolly Roger flag. The bike he’s learning to ride has a motor to help him pedal. And he’s found friends at a Moorpark, California, senior center, where polio survivors from an outbreak half a century ago gather for a support group.