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Friedman’s choice to give back was not surprising to those who knew him. Friedman’s mother, Barbara Landau, said that her son was always aware that not all patients have access to the electronics and games that she said helped him survive the monotony of the hospital...
...There wasn’t anything he really wanted but to help the other kids,” Landau said...
Friedman modeled these visits—during which he would load thousands of dollars of electronics onto a cart and let patients choose their favorite—after the candy carts that would come around Friday evenings during his own hospital stays, Landau added...
...this the truth? There are dark murmurings from scientists and doctors asking, Was her son ever really autistic? Evan's symptoms - heavy seizures, followed by marked improvement once the seizures were brought under control - are similar to those of Landau-Kleffner syndrome, a rare childhood neurological disorder that can also result in speech impairment and possible long-term neurological damage. Or, as other pediatricians have suggested, perhaps the miracle I have beheld is the quotidian miracle of childhood development: a delayed 2-year-old catching up by the time he is 7, a commonplace, routine occurrence, nothing more surprising than...
...creepy sewing scene as the mad and soon-to-be-dead scientist puts the finishing touches on Number 9, the last of his creations. The dolls are distinguishable by the numbers stamped on their backs and the various notions that adorn them. Wise Number 2 (voiced by Martin Landau) laces up like a corset. Number 5 (John C. Reilly), who is cuddly, sweet and needs ego-boosting, is missing an eye and wears a lone button on his chest, kind of like Don Freeman's beloved bear Corduroy. Number 6 is loopy, creative and imprisoned by his own mind...