Although she sought removal of the Norplant rods 15 months after insertion, doctors were unsuccessful in removing them, even after nearly one and one-half hours of surgery. Two months later two more surgeons finally removed the implants through two separate incisions.
Dr. Pol has rescued several Great Danes, rabbits, emus, and even a cow that he helped raise with his family. All three of Dr. Polâs children have worked at his veterinary clinic. Dr. Polâs children have raised lambs, chickens, pigs, rabbits, and cows for the 4-H Fair. Dr. Pol owns and proudly wears wooden clogs.
Suggested Ages: 10 and Up. ISBN: 0807574589. Polio is a highly contagious disease. In 1949, there were 42,033 cases reported in the United States. One of those was a twelve-year-old girl in Austin, Minnesota: Peg Schulze. Me..