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Who is left, when illness takes away your mind or body?
A neurologist reflects on the sense of self and how it can drive survival or live on in memories.
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A sense of self can drive survival and live on in memories.
ST ILLUSTRATION: MANNY FRANCISCO
Crystal Jing Jing Yeo
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She was a lively middle-aged woman, a mother and grandmother who loved to cook, garden and laugh. One day, she began to forget things.
She repeated questions, misplaced objects, grew anxious and withdrawn. Within weeks, she started having seizures and jerks. She lost the ability to speak.
