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.
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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.