The Polio Journals is an honest, first-hand account of a family's insistent denial of the impact polio had on all their lives. It also offers insight into societal attitudes of the time, well before the disabilities rights movement began. This book will open the eyes of many people about the struggles (both physical and psychological) of those with disabilities, and encourage people to acknowledge rather than minimize those struggles. In this fascinating memoir author Anne Gross has clearly shown the harm that can result when we do otherwise. The book follows the author's journey from anger and shame to eventual understanding and forgiveness.