THE thin man lay on his back on a long rattan lounge chair. Other than his two arms and his head, his entire body was paralyzed. My body is certainly dead to the touch, but my brain is 100 percent normal, he said when we met him at Atma Jaya Catholic Universitys Research Institute a week ago. Even though paralyzed, he still teaches.

This tragedy happened on July 27 last year. On returning from the office, Irwanto felt a pain in his chest and left