You Didn't Want to Live in the 1950s?

Esther Schreier was subjected to hundreds of electroshock treatments during her pregnancy. By March 12th of 1960, she is considered completely depatterned according to medical records. She had forgotten the face, name and existence of her husband. Her son later told journalists that according to Esther, she could not remember how to boil water. In 2004, Esther told BBC Scotland what it was like when she actually had her baby, completely stripped of her understanding of how to be a person.