Not a Poster Child - Falk-Allen, Francine
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In 1951, when Francine Falk-Allen was three years old, she contracted polio-a virus that transformed her from a carefree, healthy toddler into a handicapped, old-beyond-her-years little girl. This is the story of how she conquered childhood bullies and adult discrimination in order to live a joyful life-almost like a normie.

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In 1951, when Francine Falk-Allen was three years old, she contracted polio-a virus that transformed her from a carefree, healthy toddler into a handicapped, old-beyond-her-years little girl. This is the story of how she conquered childhood bullies and adult discrimination in order to live a joyful life-almost like a normie.
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Francine Falk-Allen was born in Los Angeles and has lived nearly all of her life in northern California. As a former art major who got a BA in managerial accounting and ran her own business for thirty-three years, she has always craved creative outlets. Over the years, this has taken the form of singing and recording with various groups, painting, and writing songs, poetry, and essays, some of which have been published. Falk-Allen facilitates a polio survivors’ group in Marin County, and also a Meetup writing group, Just Write Marin County. She was the polio representative interviewed in a PBS/Nobel Prize Media film, The War Against Microbes. Falk-Allen resides in Marin County with her husband, Richard Falk. She loves mystery, and historical novels, and captivating biography and memoir, movies, music, pool exercise, the outdoors, travel, hanging out with good friends, lots of British tea, and a little champagne now and then.