My father, Joseph Concetto DiScala was a 2nd generation Italian. At the age of 2, he contracted polio, which left his o…
By Shereen Pavlides · AI
My father, Joseph Concetto DiScala was a 2nd generation Italian. At the age of 2, he contracted polio, which left his one leg, shorter than the other. He had to have special shoes made, where one was built up with a lift to balance his limp. There was a lot of activities he could never do, but what he had was heart, grit and creativity. His hands were his best tools and he used them to build cars from scraps and our family home. He was an incredible hard worker, always working long days and…