Mr. Brady's first steps out into the world were difficult.

"Outside the hospital, I hailed a cab and stepped off the sidewalk as it approached. Underestimating the height of the curb, I jolted forward and nearly ended up under the taxi's wheels." (pg. 7)

Two days after leaving the hospital, however, and with the encouragement of friends, he was back behind the wheel of his own car.

"Nevertheless, I ended the first drive with the certainty that this was one activity I wouldn't have to give up, for at no time had I felt that I was driving in an unsafe manner. Any loss of visual perception was more than offset by the enforced--and often excruciating--increase in alertness." (pg. 9)

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