Lucky One : Making It Past Polio and Despair

Moving back and forth between a supportive home and a renowned children’s hospital, Richard Maus did not feel like he belonged anywhere. Lucky One is the timeless story of a child’s struggle to make it through pain, depression, and despair to a rewarding life and caareer. -Polio at 4 months -Hospitalized 965 days over 15 years, 16 operations -Contemplated suicide as a young student -Flunked out of two colleges, graduated from a third with majors in mathematics and physics, amaster’s degree and as a licensed pilot