One of the earliest uses of animal therapy. Baby ducks cheering up a little girl undergoing respiratory therapy for polio in 1956.
Posted Dec 28, 2019, 4:42 AM UTC
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Who doesnt like baby ducks
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Me. They shit everywhere.
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So do you, by the looks of it.
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I can't stop thinking about the fact that someone actually had the thought to bring her baby ducks. That's so pure.
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Yeah we don't need that back, no one needs their kids to go through that, vaccinate please, it works.
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If this doesn’t raise a smile, you’re not human.
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Do we really need a scientific name for "show kids cute things to cheer them up"?
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This seems so wholesome.
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Anti vaxx love to see again happy kids watching ducks
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My mother had polio around the same year and was blond. It would be crazy if this was her. Anyone know this girl?
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| +612% | A little girl with polio, on a respirator gazes into pool of dihydrogen monoxide containing baby ducks — an early use of animals as part of medical therapy, 1956. | 1^yr | 26 | 2 | aww |
| -59% | Cute animals utilized as a form of medical therapy for children, 1956 | 6^yr | 619 | 24 | pics |
| -50% | Animal therapy for a young girl in the hospital, 1956. | 29^dy | 1526 | 30 | aww |
| -50% | A hospital installed baby ducklings to entertain a young Polio patient, 1956. | 7^mo | 3636 | 107 | aww |
| -50% | Animals Being Used As Part Of Medical Therapy, 1956 [605 x 537] | 3^yr | 1658 | 31 | HistoryPorn |
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I'm really tired of seeing this repost.
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This is why I shudder when people won't vaccinate their children. I can't imagine my child getting a horrible disease like polio when I could have done something about it. This poor kid...I'm glad the ducks at least helped her a little.
Why do you hate kids? This kid is obviously really happy to watch the ducks. This is the gift of polio.
Are you fucking dumb. The user u r replying to didn't say they hated kids. There is nothing good about polio too, theres no "gift" i hope ur not a anti vax dear lord
This kid seems really happy thanks to polio, they got to see these adorable ducks
Nah, they are happy to see the ducks, No thanks to life ending disease bud. You've got the wrong end of the stick
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