Heroes. 1. At what age did Wilma Rudolph take her brace off. _5_. 2. Wilma’s mother had to rub her leg every single day. 3. When Wilma was four she had a disease called __polio__. 4. When Wilma had her brace on it was hard to _run__ , _walk__ , and _stand__. 5. Who wrote the story and who illustrated it. __Kerrie Ann and marjorie__.