<p class="ql-align-justify">In 1952, an epidemic was sweeping through the United States and much of the world. Ben Levinson, a twenty-three-year-old medical student was in its path. Would he be able to complete his medical education, his goal since he was a boy? Would he be a victim or a hero?</p><p class="ql-align-justify">With his body forever compromised, how could he fulfill his dreams to have a happy personal life and his determination to become a physician?</p><p class="ql-align-justify">Accepting the facts and allowing the support of his whole family and very special new friends, Ben tackled his disease even as he watched others enabled to avoid it.</p><p class="ql-align-justify">He became known as "the pediatrician's pediatrician," and like his Uncle Abraham, he delivered optimal care to children of the inner-city poor. Most of all, he was respected for his resilience in the face of adversity.</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p>