It was called post-concussion syndrome, and it's only supposed to last between a year and two years. It sounds awful, such a cruel condition for a writer to suffer from. She says that even before the accident she had aphasia - occasional violent migraines accompanied by an inability to understand or express oneself. At one point she was giving a reading and she couldn't remember the title of her book. I say it's strange that she'll talk about this but not the cancer.
Bank agrees, tries to explain why, and gives up.
She probably still feels I'm the conman come to prey on the widow, and there's a bit of me that feels she's the conwoman who preyed on herself. But somehow, either way, it doesn't seem to matter any more. It's surprising how quickly hostility can turn to tenderness. That's a sweet idea,' she says, like someone who desperately hopes it's true.