Memory Loss: A Story Of Alysse Mengason

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Memories. These reflections help us manage time from the past, present, and to have good moments to look back on. I’ve heard many stories about people with Alzheimer's and people in comas, but the most common theme among them is how much time has been lost when memories start to fade away. On the Oprah show there was an episode about memory loss and one of the stories involved a young woman named Alysse Mengason. She was in a coma and just in three weeks in that state she had lost over 2-3 years of memories. She stated “When you come out of something like this, you're almost like a child again.” It took her 9-10 months to be able to recognize people and moments in her life more detailedly. With memories you are able to use them to how habits