The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly [Collins Modern Classics Edition]In December 1995, Jean Dominique Bauby, editor in chief of French Elle and the father of two young children, suffered a massive stroke and found himself paralysed and speechless. But his mind remained as active and alert as it had ever been. Using his only functioning muscle his left eyelid he was determined to tell his remarkable story, painstakingly spelling it out letter by letter. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly records Baubys lonely existence