One of my last reading was disappointed man's diary, where an entomologist leaves reflected in his diaries his desire to go far in life, and as this capacity is hampered by the relentless advance of what the early twentieth century was an unknown disease: multiple sclerosis.
May 3, 1914 Crisis
heart all day. The flashing is a refined torture for those who want to live as I do. The heart "skipping a period" every time you breathe deeply, hold the hand of your friend and give a farewell speech. After working again and order another pint of cerveza.Dentro of the cage of my chest animal lives a fussy, and I never know when to run away and take my precious life from the teeth. I keep current, persuaded him and reassured him, but God knows that I have great confidence in the little animal. Apparently, my chest is a den unbearable.
Barbellion WNP-The diary of a disappointed man
Multiple sclerosis is a degenerative disease that damages the system nervous, and that is slowly undermining the drive to the people. Its effects occur intermittently, with periods of latency that intersect with others where the disease bites you with maximum violence. If one does not fall, try to remember the image of astrophysicist Stephen Hawking stuck in his wheelchair.
Another case I remember the writer Juan García Ponce (undoubtedly the best site on Ponce: D). But I should say that their way of life the disease was a great example of vitalism and literary production. In the words of her friend Elena Poniatowska:
"Although it does not move, John is a free man. His body withered by disease breaks out of strength. It is so expressive that one forgets that John can only raise his arms in thought. After five minutes he is imposing, which is dictated to him, the conversation is leading him. Maybe I can not hold his head but his brain is powerful and light stands each inert thinking. "
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