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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... longer be of use . " He was talking about general principles of psychology but might as well have been talking about the body's unconscious functions . If the ballerina were to think about the mechanics of her moves , if she were to ...
... longer be of use . " He was talking about general principles of psychology but might as well have been talking about the body's unconscious functions . If the ballerina were to think about the mechanics of her moves , if she were to ...
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... longer Light Heavyweight Champion of the World . He did not recognize her name , but the handwriting was his . Just ... longer a painter . She was also no longer a theatrical costume designer or a torch singer . She was almost twenty ...
... longer Light Heavyweight Champion of the World . He did not recognize her name , but the handwriting was his . Just ... longer a painter . She was also no longer a theatrical costume designer or a torch singer . She was almost twenty ...
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... longer have to explain that self- ishness isn't keeping my brother , Philip , from visiting her . It's just that ... longer abuzz in her brain ... if I were no longer in my mother's mind , then maybe some kind of essential circle would ...
... longer have to explain that self- ishness isn't keeping my brother , Philip , from visiting her . It's just that ... longer abuzz in her brain ... if I were no longer in my mother's mind , then maybe some kind of essential circle would ...
Contents
Damaged Brain | 3 |
Confessions of a Demented Man | 18 |
In the Shadow of Memory | 29 |
Copyright | |
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