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Two local polio survivors are starting a support group for people experiencing post-polio syndrome.

The first meeting of the Texarkana Area Post Polio Survivors will be 2 p.m. Saturday in the Dogwood Room at CHRISTUS St. Michael Rehabilitation Hospital.

Post-polio syndrome affects survivors years after recovery from the initial attack of the polio virus, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. PPS is characterized by new weakening in muscles previously affected by polio infection and in muscles that seemingly were unaffected.

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