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In a 2001 interview with The Associated Press, she said she wanted to show children, especially those with physical disabilities, that they should never give up. "It's amazing what you can accomplish if you see someone do the same thing," she said.
When I was in Washington DC in 2005 the Smithsonian had a polio exhibit. What ever happened to Polio? It was excellent. There was an iron lung machine.
Very sad about Ms. Odell. It's hard to imagine that she lived in the machine from age 3.
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