About Ben

<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>