Betsy Toivo
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| Betsy Toivo | |
|---|---|
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| Sex | F |
| Birth date | 1951 |
| Birth place | Spearfish Lake |
| Father | Heikki Toivo |
| Mother | Heidi Toivo |
Betsy Toivo was a four year old when she contracted polio in August 1955.FK6 She was the first Spearfish Lake local to be diagnosed by Dr. Herman Luce.FK10 When she recovered enough to go home her mother put her in the sauna a number of times a day for her rehabilitation and she had no after effects from the paralysis.FK21
Betsy was school friends with Kirsten Langenderfer, Linda Caserowski and Karin Johanson. They were all present at the Toivo Sauna when Kirsten fell in love with Betsy's brother Henry.
