Dad was highly intelligent. He got a double promotion in high school. In 1942, at age sixteen years old, and a Junior in High School, Art had to boost himself up the stairs backwards, step-by-step in a seated position to use the bathroom facilities, and to go to bed. His doctor was treating his illness as a Rheumatic condition, with a sun lamp and vitamins. Dad responded to treatment. Dad took the Navy V12 test in High School and passed it. However, he failed the physical. Passing the tests would have resulted in a college education, with a Lieutenant Junior Grade Commission. The draft physical resulted in a 4F Classification. Physician, Dr. Neustadt, who was affiliated with Mass. General Hospital, did draft physicals in South Boston. He diagnoised dad's condition as Accute Infectious Polyneuritis-inflamation of many of the nerve endings. Art finally asked for a referral to Mass. General Hospital as an out-patient, where Dr. Neustadt became his physician. Out of twenty-three diagnoised with this disease, thirteen died because it got into their chest muscles and paralyzed them. Dad was among the lucky ten survivors.
Dad was in charge of Quality Control with Minneapolis-Honeywell. He'd worked, previously, for Boston Gear Works, Arch Gear Works, and for Fore River, as a Marine Electrician, during the Second World War. He drove a Hoods Milk truck when I was in the first grade and younger. He was an avid swimmer, and a life guard during his teenaged years. He hated the ocean, and loved to swim in ponds and lakes. His favorite past time, while I was young, was to read encyclopedias, and listen to music on wire recorders, tape recorders, 78 rpm, 33 rpm,and 45 rpm records.
Dad was highly intelligent. He got a double promotion in high school. In 1942, at age sixteen years old, and a Junior in High School, Art had to boost himself up the stairs backwards, step-by-step in a seated position to use the bathroom facilities, and to go to bed. His doctor was treating his illness as a Rheumatic condition, with a sun lamp and vitamins. Dad responded to treatment. Dad took the Navy V12 test in High School and passed it. However, he failed the physical. Passing the tests would have resulted in a college education, with a Lieutenant Junior Grade Commission. The draft physical resulted in a 4F Classification. Physician, Dr. Neustadt, who was affiliated with Mass. General Hospital, did draft physicals in South Boston. He diagnoised dad's condition as Accute Infectious Polyneuritis-inflamation of many of the nerve endings. Art finally asked for a referral to Mass. General Hospital as an out-patient, where Dr. Neustadt became his physician. Out of twenty-three diagnoised with this disease, thirteen died because it got into their chest muscles and paralyzed them. Dad was among the lucky ten survivors.
Dad was in charge of Quality Control with Minneapolis-Honeywell. He'd worked, previously, for Boston Gear Works, Arch Gear Works, and for Fore River, as a Marine Electrician, during the Second World War. He drove a Hoods Milk truck when I was in the first grade and younger. He was an avid swimmer, and a life guard during his teenaged years. He hated the ocean, and loved to swim in ponds and lakes. His favorite past time, while I was young, was to read encyclopedias, and listen to music on wire recorders, tape recorders, 78 rpm, 33 rpm,and 45 rpm records.
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