Elefanterosado,
A gringa from Southern Vermont who adores the poetry of Pablo Neruda and Townes Van Zandt among others. I love the Spanish language, the study of translation, and the beauty of the English language. I like to write anecdotes about the amusing and lovely experience of living in a small New England town. 
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A Life Forgotten
Robert, originally uploaded by elefanterosado.
My neighbor R is 63 years old. For the past 43 years he has suffered from extreme amnesia brought on by encephalitis. He spent forty grueling years in a state hospital where he was bullied and straight jacketed and stripped of any shred of self respect he had left.
Life was not [...]
Posted: April 12th, 2009 under amnesia.
Tags: amnesia, hard life
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