IO6 CASE HISTORIES 



voice which sounded like hers call out of the West, Oscar, come 

 home, come," and he answered, " I'm coming as fast as I can." 

 (" Do you have dreams or visions of your father? ") No, there's 

 no call for one. I saw my mother's spirit standing beside my 

 father my heavenly father. Mother was pleased because I was 

 one of the best sons ever put out. My father was pleased too. 

 ("Your father?") No, no, my heavenly father." 



It is true that since his mother's death he has succeeded in 

 turning his libido more toward younger women, as evidenced by 

 his infatuation for the occupational therapist. " I dreamed I 

 was to marry her. Another night I dreamed I was dead and 

 she was looking at me in sorrow, for I was her husband." He 

 never had had a dream of normal heterosexual intercourse. 



General observations: Fortunately he seemed not to realize 

 his defects, and was very happy and cheerful. He found some- 

 thing humorous in all about him except in the realm of religion 

 and morality. His Bible was always handy though he could not 

 read it himself, and he appointed himself monitor of the conduct 

 of other patients and even the attendants. He reproved swearing 

 severely and attempted to prevent other patients masturbating 

 in the toilet. Sometimes he got knocked down for his pains, but 

 his missionary enthusiasm always revived. He followed one 

 about like a curious child and butted into any conversation no 

 matter how private, and always had an opinion to offer -on 

 every subject. In spite of his inability to read ordinary print he 

 kept accurate track of the date. " I just keep dates in my mind." 



His spells came at irregular intervals and he had never noticed 

 that they followed any particular emotion or state of mind. An 

 aura always gave warning of their approach. " The nerves of my 

 body go dead first in my fingers and feet. There's a feeling in 

 the left side of the brain, then over the forehead and eyes. The 

 numbness creeps up my arms and legs. I see a buzzing of many 

 lights, either all yellow or all white. They go around in a large 

 circle like a pinwheel. My head buzzes and roars like a train of 

 cars inside you. All the parts of my body get deader and deader, 

 until it's all dead, and then I go unconscious. 



" The first spell I had was when we had been waiting five 

 days for father. Word came that he wouldn't be home for six 



