Follow Ramesh's Journey

“Ramesh Ferris is halfway through his cross country cycle to walk journey, but his final push to help eradicate polio began in 2002.“

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“In Canada, polio was so feared that as recently as the 1950s, it closed schools, emptied streets and banned children under 16 from entering churches and theatres.“

“Polio quietly preyed on thousands of young Canadians. The disease caused paralysis, deformed limbs and in the most severe cases, death by asphyxiation. In Canada, polio was so feared that as recently as the 1950s, it closed schools, emptied streets and banned children under 16 from entering churches and theatres. In 1955 it looked as though a miraculous polio vaccine signalled an end to new cases of the crippling disease. But a recent medical condition known as post-polio syndrome has survivors reliving the sequel to this once-forgotten nightmare.“

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“Ferris, who arrived in Sault Ste. Marie on Monday will take a small break before heading back on the road early next week. Ferris is staying at his adopted parent’s home in Sault Ste. Marie and plans to take part in the Rotaryfest Community Day Parade on Saturday.“

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“It’s taken three months and 3,600 km, but Ramesh Ferris’ Cycle to Walk cross-Canada hand cycling campaign has raised $250,000 for the fight against polio — and it’s only half finished.“

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From an article by Marc Capancioni of the Sault Star:

“Ramesh is scheduled to reach the Sault later this month.

Those interested can cycle with him into the city July 18 at 10:30 a.m. from the corner of Highway 17 and Pineshores Road in Goulais River.

While in the Sault, Ramesh will also be riding in the Rotary Community Day parade July 19 at 11 a.m.

In the meantime, there will be an appreciation ceremony and fundraiser this Sunday, 7 p.m., at the Christ Church at 585 Allen’s Side Rd.“

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“In 1953 the polio epidemic peaked in Canada with one of the highest incidences of infection recorded in the world. Since the release of the vaccine, worldwide instances of polio have dropped 99 per cent but polio remains endemic in a number of countries, including India where Ferris was born.“

“A young man stricken with polio as an infant is on a mission to eradicate the disease worldwide. Ramesh Ferris is in Thunder Bay this week raising awareness and money by cycling across the country on a hand-pedalled bicycle.“

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