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Drawing from the Wrong Side of the Brain

Instead of removing Michael Cooley's brain tumor, a surgeon cut out healthy tissue. Fifteen years later, Cooley's settled malpractice cases against his doctor and his lawyer. The tumor still must be removed.

A A A Comments By Terry Greene Sterling Thursday, Jan 14 1999

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He says he is still "hurt" by Christensen's treatment of him, but professes to forgive both his doctor and his lawyer.

And he is proud of his progress. He can love. He can think clearly. He can cope better.

"Step by step," he says, "different functions came back. . . . Slowly, as time went by, the depression went away. It can still come back on the spot, but I guess other parts of the brain started to compensate and deal with it. Slowly, things got back to normal.

"I guess that's the mystery of the brain."

Contact Terry Greene Sterling at 229-8437, or online at tgreene@newtimes.com

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