Description
At just twelve years old, Howard Dully became one of the youngest victims of a transorbital lobotomy, a procedure that would haunt him for decades. This powerful memoir traces Dully's extraordinary journey from that traumatic moment through his struggle to reclaim his life and understand the circumstances that led a respected physician to perform such a devastating procedure on a child. With unflinching honesty, Dully examines the medical establishment's dangerous embrace of lobotomy as a cure-all treatment and the profound impact this "treatment" had on his identity, relationships, and sense of self. Co-written with journalist Charles Fleming, this gripping account serves as both a personal testament to resilience and a crucial historical document about one of medicine's darkest chapters. A haunting and ultimately redemptive story that challenges readers to question medical authority and confront the human cost of unchecked scientific ambition.
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paperback
Crown
Published Jan 1, 2007
ISBN: 9780307381262
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First Published
2007
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for My Lobotomy by Howard Dully.