Tidewater Girl

Into every life some rain must fall...memories of a polio survivor

At age six and a half, Mary Ann Kennerly Clinton was stricken with polio. This account of her 75-year journey in braces, wheelchairs, and scooters reveals her resilience, determination, pluck and poise. Just challenge Mary Ann to a race and she will be sure to take you on. Why, you ask? She simply loves feeling the wind in her hair.