creekland Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Middle son will feel a twang with this news. Oliver Sacks is one of his heroes and partially why he is studying what he is studying in college (Brain & Cognitive Studies). http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/30/eminent-neurologist-and-awakenings-author-oliver-sacks-dies-at-82/?intcmp=hplnws (To those who are anti-Fox "anything," I apologize, but it's the first one I found it on. It might be there on other sources, but it didn't stick out to me on those I looked at.) To anyone who hasn't watched Awakenings, I recommend it. Middle son recommends his books too - esp The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat. I haven't read them (yet), but I might have to start in his honor. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerileanne99 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Oh no:( Sad loss indeed... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Very sad. I loved all his books in high school and thought I wanted to be a neurologist because of him. Creekland, I would also recommend Harold Klawans to your son, he is another neurologist and his books are very similar to Sacks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 That was the first thing I saw when my husband handed me my charged phone this morning (he took it out to charge in the car- we didn't have power due to wind). My son is somewhat faceblind and we loved hearing him on the radio. Sad news, he had terminal cancer. :( 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicksMama-Zack's Mama Too Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Very sad. His writing sent me on many enjoyable rabbit trails. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 Very sad. I loved all his books in high school and thought I wanted to be a neurologist because of him. Creekland, I would also recommend Harold Klawans to your son, he is another neurologist and his books are very similar to Sacks. Thanks! I'm always looking for things for my guys for Christmas and he might actually have time at Christmas to read (for pleasure) too. It all depends upon how much MCAT study time he wants to put in as that will be looming in April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted August 30, 2015 Author Share Posted August 30, 2015 ps Have a specific one or two you liked best? There seem to be several options - and yes - it sounds exactly like something he'd like to read! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I've enjoyed his work and read "The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat." a few months ago. He will be sorely missed. May he rest with the righteous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthwestMom Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 He has written several recent pieces on the NY times website about his life and feelings after his diagnosis. Rest in Peace, he contributed a lot to our culture. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I listened to several of his interviews on radiolab. Sad news. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 His pieces in the NYT were just beautiful. They showed a powerful and well organized mind coming to terms with the end of life. Here is his NYT obit http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/science/oliver-sacks-dies-at-82-neurologist-and-author-explored-the-brains-quirks.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0 and JK Rowling shared this quote by him, I know it was from one of the NYT essays he wrote recently, but I can't find it. https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/637955079878877185 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 :sad: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I always enjoyed his books, but my favorite is his memoir of his childhood, Uncle Tungsten. It's on my list of favorite books in general. He was an interesting and rather odd guy - he used to experiment on himself with drugs. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 His pieces in the NYT were just beautiful. They showed a powerful and well organized mind coming to terms with the end of life. Here is his NYT obit http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/31/science/oliver-sacks-dies-at-82-neurologist-and-author-explored-the-brains-quirks.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0 and JK Rowling shared this quote by him, I know it was from one of the NYT essays he wrote recently, but I can't find it. https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/637955079878877185 Due to my brain turning off early in the evening, while I liked your post last night, I actually read these this morning. Both are good, but I really liked the NYT obit detailing more of his entire life. Thanks for posting it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 I'm going to miss hearing his stories. Big loss for society. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Due to my brain turning off early in the evening, while I liked your post last night, I actually read these this morning. Both are good, but I really liked the NYT obit detailing more of his entire life. Thanks for posting it! I have said that I pay for a NYT online subscription for the obits alone. And if you can, try to read some of his essays that are linked from the obit. He spend this last year writing some really powerful stuff. But NYT has a 15 or maybe 10 free article limit for a 30 period so you might not be able to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 The radio lab podcast feed has a nice tribute to him. Well worth a listen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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