His fighting chance (1949) Pt. 2 of 2

let mrs roosevelt say what faith in rehabilitation means i can remember when to have polio meant that you remained a all your life a great deal has been done since then watch these people respond and you will see what rehabilitation means from the simplest exercise to this where water supports the limbs the pool was built at the white house for my husband to exercise in for most people it is out of reach but in britain hospital treatment exists as a right progress is not always straightforward and simple with severe paralysis you need mechanical aids recovery can be imperfect and seems so slow there are those whose rehabilitation is delayed for weeks or months while they gain strength but they remain happy how is that it is partly because their intelligence is unharmed and partly because everything is done to stimulate interest and build up confidence then it is a natural step to occupational therapy making patients use damaged muscles sheila harris does not walk but she is determined to live a useful life and she will but most polio cases are like john broadbent they fight back and they recover and there are no serious effects though it takes time of course of the rest four and five are able to return to work felicity lane fox has undertaken a political career which i well know is strenuous how much it means to her to be less dependent on others in the arts among producers and writers is richard crompton the authorists whose stories are a joy to so many and so with other polio patients the armoner of this very hospital is one she drives a car with a special hand clutch and works as hard as someone sound in every limb john broadbent knows there must be changes in his life but he is ready to meet those changes first he needs a job he can do mostly sitting down then training all over again for him draftsmanship is new what are his feelings in spite of infantile paralysis i can now take an active part in everyday life i enjoy the noise and bustle of a working world the smell of a workshop and my everyday contacts with other people these things which others take for granted mean a great deal to me for they mean i'm once more one of the crowd and johnny green here is this little boy he is three now a year after you first saw him and still in hospital he is not like a grown-up he has never even walked he has to learn everything using his arms for instance but skilled doctors and nurses are going to help him his parents are going to help and encourage him from then he will gain confidence and i can tell you this he has a better chance of making good with the advances there have been in medical techniques since then than franklin roosevelt had when he first started along the hard road back so go ahead johnny go ahead and win through you