Lockdown

By Helen Rosa

During and up to the 1950's the Polio Virus was worldwide, which resulted in many losses of life. Not unlike Corona Virus it struck without warning. Those who survived the Poliomyelitis virus often ended up on crutches, in Iron Lungs and wheelchairs. Lockdown then as now was believed to be the safest way to prevent this virus from spreading. As a fifteen-year-old Ward Helper in an Infectious Disease Hospital I nursed in ward 12 which was the Iron Lung Ward. I began my nursing Training when I turned 17 and continued for 35 years working in almost every area of Nursing. I married a very patient man and together we had three amazing kids who are now Adult Frontline workers. As well as Nursing, I went to University to complete training in Welfare. I then worked in Child Protection areas, Family Violence and Juvenile Justice. I founded Night Squad and worked with young teens with support of others as part of a team, supporting teens within the family environments. I have fostered some kids and now in my senior years I find myself living with and caring for two Women with disability. Retirement does not appear to relate to me. Probably it's a good thing. I have just completed 20 years on air as a radio announcer. And so here we are with another virus with the same concerns that existed in the past. Of course, we have epidemics, however Corona Virus and Delta like Polio, in the writer's view, was and is Pandemic, and we throughout the world find ourselves back in lockdown. Perhaps you will find some hope through these pages.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris AU
• Release date: Feb 7, 2022
• ISBN: 9781984508676

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Copyright © 2021 by Helen Rosa.

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Rev. date: 10/13/2021

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TINA KRUPICA (drawing for And so Australia

burned, involvement, The birthing Tree)

GUNNAR NEEME (painting for Aged, the Australian)

SAM JARMAN (drawing for Pandemic .)

KRISTY KERTESI (providing pregnant lady Unborn)

CONTENTS

50 Years

Abyss

Aged

And So Australia Burned

Beatitudes Of A Child

Casualty

Gentle Man

Don’t Send Them Away

Harmony

I Am A Child

I Haven’t Got The Time

Involvement

It’s I Who Is Away

Joy

Just Love

Listen

Lockdown

Marriage

Mum

Mum

Oh Little Friend

Muscular Dystrophy

My White Skin Hurt As Well

Pandemic

Planned Life

Soulmate

Reflection In Each Teardrop

Small Child

Special Friend

The Australian

The Birthing Tree

The First Step

The Pen Friend

The Refugee

The Teenager

To Whom We Pray

Two Seconds

Unborn

Wisdom

Youth

50 YEARS

Two lives commenced together and survived so many years,