Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           TheonlyailmentherecallsistheherniarepairwhenBillywas9—"Davidsalwaysbeen9,"anditwasDavidwhohadtheherniarepair.Allenhastunnelvision,buteveryone"elsehasnormalvision...

           Note:Beforegoingintotheexaminingroom,Idiscussedwithhimthenatureoftheexaminationcontemplated,describingitindetail.Iemphasizedthatitwouldbeimportanttocheckhisherniarepairandhisprostatebyrectalexamination,thelatterbecauseoftheurinaryabnormality(pyuria).Hebecameveryanxiousandhislipsandeyesmovedrapidlyasheapparentlyheldaconversationwiththeothers.Henervouslybutpolitelytoldme"thatmightmessupBillyandDavidbecausethat’swhereChalmersrapedeachofthem4timeswhenwelivedonthefarm.Chalmerswasourstepfather."HealsoaddedataboutthispointthatthemotherdescribedinthefamilyhistoryisBilly’smother,"butshe’snotmymother—Idon’tknowmymother."

           RosalieDrakeandNickCicco,co-therapistsinWakefieldCottage’s"mini-group"program,becamemostcloselyinvolvedwithMilliganonaday-to-daybasis.Atteneachmorningandthreeeachafternoon,sevenoreightoftheWakefieldpatientswouldbebroughttogethertoworkonprojectsandactivitiesasagroup.

           OnMarch21,NickbroughtMilliganfromthespecial-careroom,nowlockedonlyatnight,totheactivitiesroom.