"2017, February 19th. My situation is worse than expected. I can feel my senses receding by the day. I no longer feel the need to smile, to cry, or even to feel pain. I feel like a walking dead. The dosage of the tranquilizer has increased from 4 to 8 per intake."
"2017, February 21st. During lunch, I realize I can no longer taste food. More importantly, during the meeting, I couldn't bring myself to announce the ending of the meeting. The words simply won't come to my mouth. Am I missing the ability of speech right after missing the ability of taste?"