8 DECEMBER 1995. PARIS, FRANCE: Jean-Dominique Bauby, the editor of Elle magazine, kissed his girlfriend goodbye. He greeted the driver of the car he was testing and climbed in. He told the driver about his weekend’s plan and arranged to be collected after work, to go and pick up his son. By the end of the day he was an hour late, and as they drove out of Paris, they battled the Friday afternoon traffic.
That day was the last of Bauby’s “normal” life.
