Out of the Fog Undo: One Man's Journey from Stroke to Hope

When Pat Riggs suffered a brain-stem stroke, he was left paralyzed with his mental abilities and memory intact. In the intensive care unit, Riggs and his wife, Jean, learned to communicate via a basic but effective method: blink once for no and twice for yes. They talked using this method for many weeks until a speech therapist at a nursing home found a more sophisticated method for him to express his ideas, thoughts, and feelings. Relying on the words of Riggs and on interviews with his wi...