![]() It was very interesting to see what he found of importance when so much had been stripped from him. Much of it is serious and poignant, though there are moments of amusement and tenderness. ![]() ![]() This book is a fascinating look into the life of Bauby. On the other hand, it was probably a little bit of a relief to have such a goal. I can only imagine the patience it took for him to compose this book and then eyeblink it out to a transcriber. In this manner, he dictated this book, which is a collection of short chapters about his life before and after the stroke. Using eye blinks, Bauby could indicate one letter at a time to a person holding up a placard of the alphabet (modified to have most common used letters first). He had a functioning left eye and, with physical therapy, eventually could shake his head a bit and move his tongue enough to swallow food and utter a few sounds. Basically, all his mental faculties were functioning but his body was not. In 1995, Jean-Dominique Bauby suffered a stroke to the brainstem. Where I Got It: Borrowed from the library. One of these cats is a bell the other a butterfly ![]()
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