The Writer Who Couldn't Read : NPR

NPR brings us an interesting story of a man who lost the ability to read due to a stroke which left him with what is termed word blindness.  Unable to recognize the meaning of the shape of an individual letter, reading became impossible.  Unaffected by the stroke, however, was the part of the brain that is responsible for forming letters, and controlling his hands, so although he can't read, he has authored two books since the stroke.  To say he is incapable of reading at all would be a lie, however, as he has even developed the ability to trace the outline of letters with his hand, or more recently, with his tongue on the back of his teeth, in order to determine the letter's meaning.
The Writer Who Couldn't Read : NPR

Back from the Future

I have been living 6 hours in the future for the past month, as I've been traveling around Europe [Hence the lack of posts]. I won't go into the details of my trip here, as that's not what this blog is for, but I will say I had an amazing time and feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to explore the world. Now I'm back,and intend to get back to the grind of daily life (albeit through a different set of goggles), so I'll be posting some cool links this evening. I know you've all been suffering without the service I provide, so I hope you've managed to cope okay. Sorry for the interruption </sarcasm>