Here’s a challenge…  you have a stroke and go into a coma, but luckily enough, you wake up.  However, you come to realize you’re completely unable to move - except for your eyes!

You can look around and blink , but that’s it.  This real neurological condition is aptly called “locked-in syndrome.”  Can you imagine what that would be like?

That’s the real-life story on which the movie The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is based.  After struggling to try to come to terms with his condition, Jean-Dominique Bauby, a journalist, decides to write a book on his unusual experience.  It’s an amazing feat - dictating his book a letter at a time - describing his amazing journey.

It’s a movie I’d recommend for its inspiration, as well as artistry.  How would you handle such an extreme challenge?

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