There are a lot of things I don't miss! x86 segmented architecture, for example. Even modern embedded programming on an ARM Cortex-M feels luxurious compared to not that long ago.
If you enjoyed this article, you might also enjoy The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks. It’s a book of essays about brain function and disorders, but each begins with an individual who exhibits particularly unusual symptoms. They don’t have tidy resolutions like this article, but the book is well-written and engaging—-as are the rest of Dr. Sack’s writings.