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Miami resident lost her memory after taking antibiotics

'02.04.2018'

Source: People

Alyson Sages spends most of her day trying to hold on to her memories before they hopelessly escape her memory.

Taking notes became a necessary ritual for Alison, she keeps a diary and installed a special program in the phone, writes People. But this habit can only help temporarily: an 44-year-old woman forgets about the people she met a few hours after they met, and could get lost walking with a dog.

“If I don’t remember someone and they come to my house, I think they are robbers,” the woman admits. - This is terrible, and I feel so bad ... ”.

Although Alison's memory is not as good as it once was, over the past almost two decades, it has improved significantly. 18 years ago, the girl disappeared for three days. While the family was looking for her in shock, Sages was in a state of coma. When she awoke, she could not even remember anything about herself.

In the 2000 year, arriving in Florida to stay with her parents on the eve of her 27 birthday, Alison fell ill with a common respiratory tract infection. Previously, she was found to be allergic to a certain type of antibiotics, which the girl told the doctor about. She was assigned biaxin. The doctor assured that this drug is completely safe, and the pharmacy in which she bought the medicine was part of the national network.

Since she had to recover quickly, Alison bought medicine and other prescribed remedies, including cough suppressants, and took them the same day. She immediately felt nauseous and was afraid that it was an attack of allergies. The pharmacist suggested that the expectorant could affect this, and advised him to continue the antibiotic. Taking the next pill and going for a run, Alison disappeared.

“I felt my throat clench, and my tongue was swollen. No one was around. I remember seeing a tree and feeling the grass, and then everything turned black. ”

The search team found it three days later, on the day of the 27 anniversary. Embarrassed, dirty and bloody. After examining the MRI results, the doctors suggested that she fell into a coma as a result of taking antibiotics, and during this period part of the neural brain cells died due to a temporary oxygen starvation.

At the hospital, the girl could not talk or walk, and when she was given a fork, she did not know how to use the device. Mom, whom Alison began to consistently find out after six months, taught her everything like a baby. At home, the girl did not recognize anyone. It took almost 20 years to bring her full life back to her, but her memory still falters.

“All I want is to return to my old self. I'm really trying".

When she was in the hospital, she was fired. Over the years, a woman has established a company that provides talent management services. She succeeded, but later the company closed. Now Alison is on disability and offers free services in the entertainment industry. She is the official representative of the Brain Injury Association of America and hopes to raise awareness of brain injuries through her campaign #ChangeYourMind.

“It's a long journey with many challenges, but you can. Keep staying strong. I think this is the most important thing. Even if you don't feel like the same person as before, you know you are still here. "

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