In the Shadow of MemoryUniversity of Nebraska Press, 2003 - 243 páginas In December 1988 Floyd Skloot was stricken by a virus that targeted his brain, leaving him totally disabled and utterly changed. In the Shadow of Memory is an intimate picture of what it is like to find oneself possessed of a ravaged memory and unstable balance and confronted by wholesale changes in both cognitive and emotional powers. Skloot also explores the gradual reassembling of himself, putting together his scattered memories, rediscovering the meaning of childhood and family history, and learning a new way to be at home in the world. Combining the author’s skills as a poet and novelist, this book finds humor, meaning, and hope in the story of a fragmented life made whole by love and the courage to thrive. |
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... looked good . The hard edge from rigorous training for marathon running and long - distance racing was gone ; I looked softer , which apparently was not a bad thing . I was softer . I was also slower . I felt denser , tamped down ...
... looked good . The hard edge from rigorous training for marathon running and long - distance racing was gone ; I looked softer , which apparently was not a bad thing . I was softer . I was also slower . I felt denser , tamped down ...
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... looked at me like I'd gone nuts , overcome by the shadow of the booley . Her suggestion was for me sit on the bicycle while she walked beside it and helped maintain balance . That would get me used to the thing and at the same time ...
... looked at me like I'd gone nuts , overcome by the shadow of the booley . Her suggestion was for me sit on the bicycle while she walked beside it and helped maintain balance . That would get me used to the thing and at the same time ...
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... looked over at the chauffeur . Wasn't it awful about the Hindenberg burning up over in New Jersey a couple months ago ? All those people lost . As they approached Yankee Stadium , he turned around at last and smiled at her . Then he ...
... looked over at the chauffeur . Wasn't it awful about the Hindenberg burning up over in New Jersey a couple months ago ? All those people lost . As they approached Yankee Stadium , he turned around at last and smiled at her . Then he ...
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Damaged Brain | 3 |
Confessions of a Demented Man | 18 |
In the Shadow of Memory | 29 |
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