19: The Enigma of Emily Dickinson (Part 2)
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The Dickinson Family's History of Epilepsy
Zabina rarely left home, and therefore needed that sort of support in which one member of the family puts her life at the service of another. Emily Dickinson never married, and neither did her sister, Lavinia. This seems to imply that the DNA of the Dickinson side of the family carried this recessive gene. Dr. James Jackson was known for being compassionate and understanding regarding both the physical and psychological difficulties patients were dealing with. Once the disease had begun, there was no stopping its course.
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