Rosemary could no longer speak, and her mental capacity was equivalent to that of a toddler.
"Shortly afterwards, it became clear that something had gone terribly wrong. Freeman performed the operation right then and there on Rosemary, without her mother's knowledge," Dr Fitzharris said. "Freeman diagnosed 23-year-old Rosemary with 'agitated depression' and suggested she undergo a lobotomy to correct her erratic behaviour. In November 1941, her father took her to see Freeman who was, by then, famous. wHkDANHzyx- Lindsey Fitzharris January 4, 2019Īccording to medical historian Dr Lindsey Fitzharris, Rosemary was said to be a rebellious child who experienced the occasional mood swings. In November 1941, Rosemary’s father took her to see Freeman, who performed the lobotomy right then and there, without her mother’s knowledge. (8/14) Rosemary was described by members of her family as a rebellious child who was prone to violent mood swings while growing up. The most famous person to undergo a lobotomy was Rosemary Kennedy, the sister of future US president John F Kennedy. "I have no memory of the operation, and never had the courage to ask my family about it." THE TRAGIC STORY OF ROSEMARY KENNEDY Howard told America's National Public Radio in 2005, when he was 56, that he's always felt different and wondered if there was something missing from his soul. He sits quietly, grinning most of the time and offering nothing." January 4, 1961, following the 12-year-old's lobotomy: "I told Howard what I'd done to him … and he took it without a quiver. I suggested they not tell Howard anything about it." Mrs Dully said it was up to her husband, that I would have to talk with him and make it stick."ĭecember: "Mr and Mrs Dully have apparently decided to have Howard operated on. Freeman wrote in his diary about Howard in 1968 November: "I explained to Mrs Dully that the family should consider the possibility of changing Howard's personality by means of transorbital lobotomy.
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