Details: Judi Davis of Beverly, Ohio, was five years old when both of her legs were crippled by polio. The doctors wanted to place Judi in a convalescent home, but her parents refused to do that because they wanted her to live a normal life. When Judi was eight, she was enrolled in a special elementary school, but when she was twelve, she entered a regular school. In September 1956, Judi started Junior High, where she was the only crippled student. Judi also didn't know anyone at school, so she was very scared at first. She wanted to climb the stairs to the school, but there was no railing, so she had to have her father carry her to the top of the stairs. Judi obviously felt uncomfortable, but everything changed when Becky Terry came up to her and helped her. Judi and Becky soon became bes
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