Même si le fait d'écrire un livre dans cet état relève du défi, je n'ai pas trouvé personnellement énormément d'intérêt au livre, si ce n'est une enfilade de moments sans vraiment de liens ou d'évolution. Bien sûr la condition interpelle, certains moments sont touchants, mais ce n'est pas exactement...
The first time I heard about Locked-In Syndrome was on that episode of House. I almost didn't believe it was a real condition at first, it seemed so horrific. Being trapped in your own body like that, with a mind as sharp as ever but unable to control your body or communicate? It's the stuff of nigh...
If he could have just held out a little longer, technology and time enough for the body to heal might have made his condition seem far less tragic.
I took one look at the description and was expecting something insightful, inspirational, profound, poignant or at LEAST "wistful, mischievous, angry, and witty," as the description says. It was none of them. Not even angry--that would have been cool. The one thing it had going for it was that it wa...
Account of how it is to live paralysed apart from a single eyelid. Devoid of self-pity, testament to the intellect and determination of its author.