A friend recently lent me a copy of this book, 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' by Jean-Dominique Bauby. Bauby wrote the book after he had a severe stroke and became completely paralysed except from the use of one eyelid, he blinked his way through the alphabet in order to tell his story.
I found it amazing to see in to the world of someone with such a severe disability, yet so much determination. Bauby describes the world of imagination he creates in order to escape from his hospital bed, making the reader appreciate on a new level some of the things in life we often take for granted, such as solid food. It is a fascinating read, although I felt more than a bit guilty when I read it in two hours.. considering it took him a year to dictate.
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