▁had ▁the ▁notion ▁to ▁play ▁music ▁while ▁attempting ▁to ▁perform ▁an ▁exercise . ▁ ▁He ▁med itated ▁on ▁the ▁music ▁and ▁without ▁thought , ▁he ▁stood ▁on ▁both ▁legs ▁and ▁mi rac ul ously ▁began ▁to ▁walk ▁with ▁the ▁music ▁despite ▁weak ness . ▁▁ ▁S acks ▁described ▁this ▁e pi ph any ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁event ful ▁and ▁cru cial ▁ten ▁minutes ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁The ▁patient ▁now ▁began ▁to ▁recover . ▁ ▁S acks ▁was ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁con val es cent ▁home ▁in ▁High gate , ▁London , ▁England ▁referred ▁to ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁as ▁Ca en ▁Wood . ▁There , ▁S acks ▁met ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁fellow ▁patients ▁and ▁veter ans ▁who ▁offered ▁him ▁sol ace ▁by ▁sharing ▁their ▁own ▁stories ▁about ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁how ▁they ▁deal ▁with ▁their ▁ph antom ▁lim b ▁synd rome ▁( the ▁ir onic ▁opposite ▁of ▁S acks ' ▁or de al ). ▁ ▁S acks ▁found ▁that ▁this ▁group ▁of ▁men ▁had ▁been ▁more ▁wise ▁and ▁understanding ▁than ▁any ▁doctor ▁that ▁had ▁treated ▁him . ▁ ▁Upon ▁permanent ▁removal ▁of ▁his ▁cast , ▁S acks ▁found ▁his ▁leg ▁remained ▁num b ▁to ▁the ▁touch ▁despite ▁his ▁progress ▁with ▁recovery . ▁ ▁It ▁had ▁been ▁determined ▁that ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁sens itivity ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁sever ance ▁in ▁the ▁fem oral ▁n erve ▁that ▁had ▁occurred ▁during ▁his ▁operation , ▁thereby , ▁in hib iting ▁any ▁n erve ▁activity ▁and ▁causing ▁S acks ▁to ▁feel ▁dis connected ▁from ▁the