Open Heart (2012)
“July 1956. Correspondent for the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth at the United Nations, I have just arrived from Paris. Every evening I walk over to the New York Times Building to buy the first edition of the paper, which—truth be told—is helpful to all foreign journalists in their work.
That particular evening, clutching the newspaper under my arm, I cross Times Square, heading for the telegraphic bureau from which I dispatch my daily cable. That cable is never sent: I am run over by a taxi. Mu...ltiple fractures of the hip, the vertebrae, the ankles.
The surgery lasts several hours. When I awaken, a cast is covering my entire body except my head and arms. For three long months, a hospital room becomes my headquarters. I need assistance to move or accomplish any task. I am unable to change position without calling for help.
Fortunately, I have made a few friends among my United Nations colleagues and so, from morning till night, I am rarely alone. I especially remember Daniel Morgaine (France-Soir) and Alexander Zauber (Iton Meyuchad).MoreLess
That particular evening, clutching the newspaper under my arm, I cross Times Square, heading for the telegraphic bureau from which I dispatch my daily cable. That cable is never sent: I am run over by a taxi. Mu...ltiple fractures of the hip, the vertebrae, the ankles.
The surgery lasts several hours. When I awaken, a cast is covering my entire body except my head and arms. For three long months, a hospital room becomes my headquarters. I need assistance to move or accomplish any task. I am unable to change position without calling for help.
Fortunately, I have made a few friends among my United Nations colleagues and so, from morning till night, I am rarely alone. I especially remember Daniel Morgaine (France-Soir) and Alexander Zauber (Iton Meyuchad).MoreLess
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