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PTSD, Lost Art, and the Berlin Wall

A stabbing victim struggles with PTSD; 19-year old Nathan witnesses the fall of the Berlin Wall; and a documentary film maker loses years of work in an instant.

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May 12, 2013 • 1 min read

Ed Gavagan, the victim of a random stabbing, struggles to reestablish his life while suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Author Nathan Englander describes coming of age at 19 while traveling through Europe to witness the fall of the Berlin Wall. Artist and documentary filmmaker Ellie Lee loses three years of work in an instant and finds it hard to continue. Hosted by The Moth's Artistic Director, Catherine Burns.

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