lobotomy
Henrietta Lacks
black lives = less important like people with mental illness / inferior / less respect and care / no respect to their rights doesn't care beacause already less important.
the end of the project
1950 beginning of medication / Freeman losts a lot of patients because questions about effects / rejected from eastern community / moved to California for new patients / thats when i give him my resignation
new start / new clientele : severe depression and hyperactive children / youngest patient 4 years old
woman with headache left with mental capacity of 8 year old child / lost licence when patient died on the table / still visiting old patient
i wish i could go back, regrets
I realize the bad things I have done but too late.
results / side effects
started questionning good or bad but too late already 2900 lobotomys in 23 states
I learn : behaviour /regression of inteligence - mental capacities / loss of adaptation capacities
vegetative state so less agressivity
Rosemary Kennedy
23 years old / sister of president / mental retardation / humor disorder
after lobotomy - incontinent and semi-vegetative state
I started having doubts after news from R.Kennedy , first time i had news from a patient after the procedure because new medication and no more lobotomys AROUND 1950
Walter Freeman
to impress, did both sides at same time
Dr.Freeman did check up so i didn't see the results, no questions
Obsessed with finding faster and more effective method to cure any problem
special project
my first job / assist Dr.Freeman
national campaign in lobotomobile across asylum from the USA (chain lobotomy)
Freeman wanted to reduce asylum overpopulation, treat traumatized veterans from 2nd WW because no other treatment
Only telling me good effects so no questionning, only later.
Walter (begginnig)
physician / neurologist / not surgeon - didn't stop him
him + James Watt (1936) = fisrt lobotomy (ice pick from kitchen)
Watt ended their professional relation because not agreeing with Freeman because he banalised this practice.
Need someone with special project = ME
who ?
ocd
bipolar
schizophrenia
depression
agressivity
why ?
cure certain psychiatric problems by disconnected frontal lob
Fontal lob: siege of personality + cognitive functions = modified behaviour + regress inteligence
no medication / lobotomy only way at the time
how ?
ice pick under eye lid with hammer to reach frontal lob
anestesia = electrochocs (only a few minutes)
Jennifer Smith /me
nurse graduated 1925
in school talked about lobotomy (right? wrong? only way!)
started working right after school (assistant)
now 47 years old + know more than i want to
