| Daryl L. Hunter - Editor |
I knew Frances Farmer had shock treatments, but I had no idea she had a lobotomy. Is this accurate?
There's a very strange episode of, "This is Your Life", the old TV show, with Frances Farmer as the guest.
It was bizarre and cruel. She was stunned by the questions asked and comments made and wasn't sure what to say.
It was really awful to watch.
I thought they were talkin' about Ted. He's been giving himself a liquid lobotomy for decades now. One more highball, and he'll be only marginally more lucid than a turnip.
Prefrontal lobotomieswere not that uncommon in the old days. Science has thankfully advanced. We now have excellant medications and therapies. This article is just a slam. I do give the Kennedy's credit for the efforts on behalf of Special Olympics etc. Just because you don't like someone or disagree with them politically doesn't mean you rule out anything positive that occurred in that family.