I remember reading the stories about how his rhyming was able to circumvent his issues, and was very interesting to read this follow up.
I think it speaks to his nature that not only did he reject any opinion which went against his desired outcome, but also that he continued to be a father, business owner, cartoonist and so much more given his issues.
not only did he reject any opinion which went against his desired outcome
The issue here is: if the surgery had not been successful---or if he lacked the resources to pursue this so thoroughly and still be productive and successful---we might very well be looking at that same trait as a lamentable irrationality and out-of-touchnesss. We might even look at it as the least hackerlike of traits. Right now we can view it as an admirably entrepreneurial spirit.
To be fair, he rejected only the opinion that there was no cure. It looks to me like he did lots of research and explored his options with an open mind.
I think it speaks to his nature that not only did he reject any opinion which went against his desired outcome, but also that he continued to be a father, business owner, cartoonist and so much more given his issues.