The First Telepath

In Hawaii he got luckier. Self employment and compassion. An ordinary saint in Hawaii. In his weekly letters to his sister in Framingham he scribed his healthy life on the island. It was his sanctuary. For two and a half years he was untouched by Thorazine. The World Health Organization lists Thorazine as an essential medication in a basic health system. Yet it was the bane of his existence. In his letters to his sister, he scribed the side effects of the large doses he received at Utah State Hospital. Swollen tongue and thoughts thick as molasses without the flavor. The world moved in slow motion. Everything felt the heaviness of a deep dive. "I was sitting in a room in front of a panel of psychiatrists asking me questions. I knew what they wanted to hear. I knew how to get out of there." The Patient had forged himself a key.