This is one of the drawings of patients in the intensive care wing of the Veterans' Hospital in Reno, Nevada I did around 1978.

I tried ink rather my regular pencil with a different look. He wanted something more traditional like my other sketches of these patients. So, he gave this back to me and I did a new one which he did like.

This was a Vietnam War veteran who got in a stupid accident by imitating a walrus with a pool stick in his nose. Some ******* bumped him and the point of the stick went up into his brain. He did have some problems doing stuff. Mostly I read letters to these patients, played games, spoon fed those who were too far gone to feed themselves, etc. Helped the nurses any way I could. I would often just watch the patients to see if they needed anything when we were in the main community room and call the nurses if they were needed.

The psychiatric wing was across the hall from intensive care but you needed clearance to get into that wing like a pass card.