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Book Review of My Lobotomy

My Lobotomy
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Howard Dully was given a lobotomy when he was twelve years old at the request of his stepmother. His brain's recovery was miraculous--his emotional state not so much. As an adult Dully set out to find out the details surrounding it because he had not been informed. Doctors told him he had so much brain damage that had he not been a child and resiliant as he was, he would be a vegetable. Dully did recover, but it is a chilling story of injustice and evil. It is hard to believe this is a true story, but it is. It is well told and I am glad I read it.