1957 Press Photo New York Patricia Hitchcock Paralyzed Writer with Son NYC

NAMED MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS "MOTHER OF THE YEAR" MRS PATRICIA HITCHCOCK RECEIVES A PROUD HUG FROM HER 12 YEAR OLD SON BILL IN NEW YORK. THE 34 YEAR OLD WOMAN STRICKEN WITH THE DISEASE NINE YEARS AGO MAKES HER LIVING AS A FREE LANCE WRITER IN WASHINGTON DC WHERE SHE LIVES. SHE RELIES ON CRUTCHES AND WHEELCHAIR TO HANDLE HOUSEHOLD CHORES WITH PLENTY OF HELP FROM HER SON. MRS HITCHCOCK WHO WAS BORN IN WHITEFISH, MONTANA WILL MAKE PERSONAL APPEARANCES TO HELP ACQUAINT THE PUBLIC WITH THE NATURE OF THE CRIPPLING DISEASE AND THE NEED FOR "HOPE CHEST" FUNDS FOR RESEARCH. Photo measures 7 x 9.25 inches. Photo is dated 06-26-1957.

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