My lobotomy
by Howard Dully, Charles Fleming · first published 1998
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At twelve, Howard Dully was guilty of the same crimes as other boys his age: he was moody and messy, rambunctious with his brothers, contrary just to prove a point, and perpetually at odds with his parents. Yet somehow, this normal boy became one of the youngest people on whom Dr. Walter Freeman performed his barbaric transorbital--or ice pick--lobotomy.Abandoned by his family within a year of the surgery, Howard spent his teen years in mental institutions, his twenties in jail, and his thirties in a bottle. It wasn't until he was in his forties that Howard began to pull his life together. But
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For a personal perspective on this, which I found horrifying and compelling in equal measure try the book "My Lobotomy" http://www.amazon.com/My-Lobotomy-Howard-Dully/dp/0307381277
on “The Strange Past and Promising Future of the Lobotomy (2011)” ↗…Prostate cancer detection and surgery is another controversial area. Read this: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/10/opinion/10Ablin.html On a tangental note, you should see if you can find the podcast of "My Lobotomy". The history of Dr Freeman and the story of Howard Dully. It's a great lesson on why a healthy suspicion of the medical profession is a good thing. Here's a transcript: http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?story...…
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