Lobotomy, part 2
A couple of days ago I finished reading My Lobotomy, a memoir by Howard Dully, who was given a transorbital lobotomy (unnecessarily, in my view, and his too) at age 12 in 1960 by the aforementioned Dr. Walter Freeman. By this point, nearing the end of his career, I think Freeman was desperate to try to remain relevant, and he was recklessly performing lobotomies on anyone who would consent. Dully's stepmother also seems to have flat-out lied to Freeman about his behavior, because she had an inexplicable hatred of him that neither I nor the author understand. (The stepmother died in 2000 before she could ever be confronted about this.)
My Lobotomy is a powerful book, to say the least, and so compelling that I read the entire 270 pages in a day (which is a lot for me, especially lately). It was a really valuable viewpoint to add to my reading about the history of the lobotomy.
My Lobotomy is a powerful book, to say the least, and so compelling that I read the entire 270 pages in a day (which is a lot for me, especially lately). It was a really valuable viewpoint to add to my reading about the history of the lobotomy.