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NPR : 'My Lobotomy': Howard Dully's Journey

NPR : 'My Lobotomy': Howard Dully's Journey

He objects to going to bed but then sleeps well. He does a good deal of daydreaming and when asked about it he says 'I don't know.' He turns the room's lights on when there is broad sunlight outside.

Howard Dully was lobotomized at 12, apparently because his stepmother didn't like him. The above, from lobotomist Walter Freeman's notes supporting the procedure, aptly describes my five-year-old son. The story is available as an mp3 from NPR, and transcripts and extras are at Sound Portraits.

Posted by Adam on November 17, 2005 10:23 AM |

Comments

I work for the company that produced the documentary, Sound Portraits. I was lucky enough to meet Howard Dully at the premiere last Monday, and he is the nicest, most sincere person I've ever met. His story is truly shocking and inspiring.

Posted by: dalton | November 20, 2005 11:49 AM

The radio piece was remarkable. Were you involved in producing it, Dalton?

Posted by: nedlog | November 21, 2005 2:33 PM

Thanks for the comments Dalton but you guys at Sound Portraits are fantastic people

Posted by: Howard Dully | November 25, 2005 10:54 PM

Now we have a book in the works, and 2 Video Documentaries one from America and the other from England. What a long strange trip this has been.

Posted by: Howard Dully | March 22, 2006 4:15 PM

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