Hall: Here Come Measles Again

The medically helpless children of my generation lived in fear of an alarming disease called polio. And now, today’s children are facing the return of measles and other already-curable diseases because so many of today’s parents haven’t done their homework. As a child, I got lucky and escaped polio, but measles smacked me around pretty rough and I didn’t enjoy it. Measles behaved like a prolonged flu with nasty complications. My version settled in my inner ears, robbing me of my hearing for a couple of months. Several doctors over the years have told me there are scars inside my big floppy ears. But I’m not complaining. I can hear well now and I’ve never been concerned that strangers might look inside my ears and laugh at my blemishes/ Bill Hall , Lewiston Tribune. More here .

Question: Did you suffer measles as a child?