The Brief
- Scott Baggett survived polio after getting the disease at 4 years old.
- He now lives with post-polio symptoms and uses a mobility chair to get around.
- He has touched countless lives with his therapy dogs and needs a mobility van to continue to help kids.
TRINITY, Fla. – Scott Baggett is a Tampa native who survived polio as a child. Now, he helps sick kids navigate their illness with therapy dogs.
The backstory:
Baggett spent months living at Tampa General paralyzed from the disease. Eventually, he learned to walk again, and he even played sports in ways his body would allow.
He lived a relatively normal life until post-polio syndrome set in when he was 41 years old. This caused weakening in his muscles, especially his arms and eventually his legs. …