Paralyzed Cartoonist Writes Poetry

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Friday, December 19, 2008, 11:37

In spite of being critically paralyzed after a stroke, nothing has stopped Piotr Kniecicki from chasing his passion. A writer and cartoonist Kniecicki, 52, suffered a severe stroke in April 2001 left him 90 per cent paralysed.

The paralysis left him with movements only in his eyes and has limited movement in his left wrist, but the genius was able to continue his work thanks to a special computer developed by specialists at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability.

The new computer has enabled him to publish three collection of poetry. This has been achieved due to the slight movement in his wrist, with which he is able to select individual letters from a special grid.

"I'm writing because I want to prove to myself and others that even in such a miserable physical condition, one can ignite something positive out of one's brain, if it still remains active," the Telegraph quoted Kniecicki as telling in an article for hospital website