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Kate's Hole in the Skull

From: Will Rogers
Length: 20:03

A young woman's journey toward trepanation. Read the full description.

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Playing: Kate's Hole in the Skull
From: Will Rogers

Crane-trepanation-img_0507_crop_small Kate (not her real name) starts researching trepanation, the drilling of a hole in one's skull, and she slowly becomes obsessed. When she reaches the point where she knows that she'll never be able to hold her head high, in life, without having undergone the procedure herself, she decides to take the plunge. This is her story.

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Piece Description

Kate (not her real name) starts researching trepanation, the drilling of a hole in one's skull, and she slowly becomes obsessed. When she reaches the point where she knows that she'll never be able to hold her head high, in life, without having undergone the procedure herself, she decides to take the plunge. This is her story.