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Children’s Hospital Colorado patient finds resilience after 10 years of dealing with polio-like illness

The 16-year-old has figured out how to adapt to the loss of function in her left arm. But that hasn’t stopped her from training and competing in alpine skiing.

In 2014, news outlets began reporting on the emergence of a mysterious, polio-like illness, with the epicenter in Colorado. 

Lydia Pilarowski, who was 6 at the time, came down with it. Her symptoms started with a persistent fever, cough and lethargy.