In the Shadow of MemoryIn 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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... felt so tired , but could not figure it out . Was 6:00 A.M. here , so it was ... I could neither remember whether to add or subtract , nor how much , nor what the alternative sums or remainders might be . I finally got up , put on my ...
... felt so tired , but could not figure it out . Was 6:00 A.M. here , so it was ... I could neither remember whether to add or subtract , nor how much , nor what the alternative sums or remainders might be . I finally got up , put on my ...
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... felt like doing . Since the few times I went to dances the only thing I felt like doing was leaving , Mrs. Rothstein's instruction had about as much chance of success with me as Mr. Capobianco's had . Nevertheless , Wednesdays after ...
... felt like doing . Since the few times I went to dances the only thing I felt like doing was leaving , Mrs. Rothstein's instruction had about as much chance of success with me as Mr. Capobianco's had . Nevertheless , Wednesdays after ...
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... felt drawn to join the demonstrations on campus , but I also felt drawn to this one last orgy of study . Stay sheltered in school rather than face the larger kingdom of discord . I wanted to write , and write about the life around me ...
... felt drawn to join the demonstrations on campus , but I also felt drawn to this one last orgy of study . Stay sheltered in school rather than face the larger kingdom of discord . I wanted to write , and write about the life around me ...
Contents
Damaged Brain | 3 |
Confessions of a Demented Man | 18 |
In the Shadow of Memory | 29 |
Copyright | |
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