Howard Dully wrote a book about his life, also about how he received a lobotomy. His book is called, “My Lobotomy.” A lobotomy is a surgical operation involving an incision into the prefrontal lobe of the bain. Howard should not have received a lobotomy for many reasons. In the book, “My Lobotomy” Howard describes all the things he went through as a child like: being a troublemaker, always wanting to scare his siblings, always had trouble in school, got caught stealing from a department store, and started smoking in junior high. Howard’s mom died twelve days after her third child was born. So, his dad married Lou. Lou was a very stern mother, she never gave hugs, she thought that Howard has a mental disability because he was failing classes