No Longer Jack
- Thread starter Plumber
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"Phineas P. Gage (1823–1860) was an American railroad construction foreman remembered for his improbable survival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe, and for that injury's reported effects on his personality and behavior over the succeeding twelve years—effects so profound that (for a time at least) friends saw him as 'no longer Gage.'
Scholars would later note the similarities between his case and that of President John F. Kennedy..."
-Excerpt from Freepedia
Scholars would later note the similarities between his case and that of President John F. Kennedy..."
-Excerpt from Freepedia
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That's what worries me - Winterberry was ALREADY one of the bleakest and saddest and darkest AH stories I've ever read. With the talent behind this, I'll be depressed for weeks reading this
(offers flask of mead) We have a weekly therapy session over in NPC every Monday.
Looking forward to what you do with this, partner!
Off to an intriguing start, of course...
Off to an intriguing start, of course...
Finally found (I think) a way to access the story,
http://books.google.com/books?id=t09Z6iOCF0kC&pg=PA211&lpg=PA211&dq=read+DiChario+winterberry&source=bl&ots=-oQJsh-wkE&sig=TvxEzdF_1ljqsMKsMSaECw1m6vs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=kNggUsKSHa-5sQSkuICADg&ved=0CFkQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=read%20DiChario%20winterberry&f=false
Edit: the very, very last page is not included! (It's a preview, a google book preview)
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I feel a tad embarrassed to admit this, but......well, I found the 'Winterberry' story neither bleak nor disturbing in the slightest.
Whether that is simply because I am not American, and thus JFK is not a 'talisman' figure for me, or because I've worked so long for clients with both acquired & congenital intellectual-disabilities, or a combination of both factors, I don't know.
Now, Walter by David Cook.....there's bleak and disturbing for you!
So I am actually looking forward to Vultan & Plumber getting this story going during the course of this weekend (Hint:That means get on with it, you two ) as I suspect it shall revolve around a JFK whose character/personality change has not left him unrecognisable and remaining a capable POTUS.
Whether that is simply because I am not American, and thus JFK is not a 'talisman' figure for me, or because I've worked so long for clients with both acquired & congenital intellectual-disabilities, or a combination of both factors, I don't know.
Now, Walter by David Cook.....there's bleak and disturbing for you!
So I am actually looking forward to Vultan & Plumber getting this story going during the course of this weekend (Hint:That means get on with it, you two
) as I suspect it shall revolve around a JFK whose character/personality change has not left him unrecognisable and remaining a capable POTUS.Makes him a tee-totaler devoted to his wife? During extensive hospital time his pain killer addiction is brought under control and his Addison's Disease is correctly treated?
