Written Tears

About the Book

At the height of the Polio epidemic in 1952, nearly sixty thousand cases with more than three thousand deaths were reported in the United States alone. This is the story of a survivor learning how to live in a world that was not ready for him.

About the Author

Chip Marchbank was born in 1949, but his future was cast in the year 1952. Then, at the age of two, he was rushed to a Southern California hospital paralyzed by the effects of polio, a disease that is considered by experts to be the most feared and catastrophic epidemic in history. This is Chip’s humbling story about how he overcame this devastating event, soared beyond his dreams, and inspired others along the way.