From the Trade Paperback edition. It is a sensitive, humorous, and beautifully written reflection that conveys Bauby's appreciation for life--before his illness and even after it. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY DEC 30, 1996. Check out this great listen on Audible.com. A friend read off the letters, pausing when Bauby blinked. Fed only intravenously, he imagines preparing and tasting the full flavor of delectable dishes. "A domestic event as commonplace as washing can trigger the most varied emotions." `The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' is a short book with a lot of impact. Jean-Dominique Bauby (Author) › Visit Amazon's Jean-Dominique Bauby Page. Read now! Discover secrets to ultimate health, happiness, love, relationships & good sex with the power of self-love and awareness. Learn more about the program. Ships from and sold by Amazon … Being a very articulate man he was able to tell us how he felt with the help of one of the nursing staff who helped him communicate by blinking. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Communicating by blinking his left eye he dictates this book. The editor of Elle, a hrdonistic, 'live-life to the full' kinda guy is struck down with a massive stroke, due to the modern medical techniques he survives but with 'Locked in' Syndrome. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The book reads easily, flows well, and conveys emotion that makes you cry, and then smile, then shake your head at the "pain" Mr. Bauby went through. His right eyelid was sutured shut to prevent corneal ulcerations, he was fed through a gastric tube, he drooled uncontrollably, he breathed through a tracheostomy tube, his urine drained from a catheter, and his bottom was wiped by others. There is no self-pity and no thought of physician-assisted suicide. Spoiler Alert!!! Communicating by blinking his left eye he dictates this book. This was a book picked by our Book Club. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. In 1995 Bauby, the 45-year-old editor of French Elle, suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed in all but his left eyelid. Something went wrong. 4.3 (364 ratings) After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Being a very articulate man he was able to tell us how he felt with the help of one of the nursing staff who helped him communicate by blinking. Above all, it teaches us a lesson of how friendship and companionship are much more important than we seem to treat it. The Mindfulness Journal: Daily Practices, Writing Prompts, and Reflections for Livi... To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Quite a lot and what's more he is incredibly normal. 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