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What was president roosevelt handicap?
At age 39 he contracted polio which left him with weak legs and unable to walk.
What disease did President Franklin D. Roosevelt become infected with in 1921?
Franklin Roosevelt contracted polio which left him paralyzed from the waist down. He had to have a wheelchair to get around after that.
How old was Florence Seibert when she got polio?
At the age of three she contracted polio
What president's wife stepped into office when he died?
None, but Franklin D. Roosevelt's wife practically took over when he contracted polio.
What illness Emmett till had?
He contracted polio when he was 6
Why does Katherine Jackson have a limp?
She had polio when she was a child and it left her with a limp.
Why did President Roosevelt have a leg brace?
He developed a paralytic illness in his later life. At the time doctors believed it to be polio; it is now believed that it was more likely Guillain-Barre Syndrome. He was in a wheelchair or walked on crutches through his entire presidency.
Did Dorothea Lange have handicaps?
Yes, Dorothea Lange did have handicaps. When she was seven, Lange contracted polio. Polio left Lange with a weakened right leg and a permanent limp.
Did John F. Kennedy have polio?
No- he had a lot of health problems but he escaped polio. Franklin Roosevelt was the president who had polio.
What paralyzing disease did President Roosevelt have?
Franklin D. Roosevelt had polio.
How come Franklin Delano Roosevelt couldn't walk anymore?
He contracted polio in 1921 and his legs were paralyzed.
Was one of the U.S presidents paralyzed?
Yes! President Roosevelt was paralyzed from the waist down, due to polio which he contracted as a young man. By wearing braces he could stand and give speeches so his disability was not always obvious.
