Would I rather remember every single moment in my life, or not remember the sentence behind the next ? With Clive Wearing’s condition he suffers from Anterograde Amnesia meaning he can’t create new memories and he has lost almost all of his memories. Clive only remembers that he has a wife and children. What I find amazing is that he contracted a Herpes Virus and it attacked his Nervous System, I never knew a Herpes Virus could hurt someone like that. His wife said his memory lasts between 7 and 30 seconds. I find it actually depressing that his wife can bring up memories from years in their early marriage, and he isn’t able to recollect them. I also think it is beautiful how he is still able to recognize his wife and play the piano
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Jill can recite the first time she went to a car wash on August 30, 1978. They people she first told this to at the carwash laughed thinking she was joking. She was able to correct a book claiming Princess Grace died on September,10 1982 but Jill clearly remembers it on September 14, 1982 which was correct after all, she claims it to be her first day of her senior year in high school. It’s odd that this gift or curse didn’t help her in school. She says that if she isn’t interested in the topic she won’t remember it. If it was a school poem reciting she would fail it. I would’ve loved this gift if it meant I would pass high school and graduate with a 4.0 GPA, but I believe it nay also not be worth it because all of the heart breaks and bad situations a person may go through in life. I am only 17 years old and have lost a close friend and I still remember the emotions I had as I figured it out. My friend told me what happened and she was known for lying so I checked his facebook and his family was posting status asking for prayers. I instantly broke down, my heart and stomach dropped, and tears came rolling down my face. Now looking back on how I felt still affects me to this day and I don’t even remember every detail. I repressed some things that were too emotional and I really don’t want to remember every detail. I wouldn’t mind having this condition if it helped me with school and remember all the good things. If all I was stuck with was remembering bad things and useless things then no I’d rather be the way I
Jill can recite the first time she went to a car wash on August 30, 1978. They people she first told this to at the carwash laughed thinking she was joking. She was able to correct a book claiming Princess Grace died on September,10 1982 but Jill clearly remembers it on September 14, 1982 which was correct after all, she claims it to be her first day of her senior year in high school. It’s odd that this gift or curse didn’t help her in school. She says that if she isn’t interested in the topic she won’t remember it. If it was a school poem reciting she would fail it. I would’ve loved this gift if it meant I would pass high school and graduate with a 4.0 GPA, but I believe it nay also not be worth it because all of the heart breaks and bad situations a person may go through in life. I am only 17 years old and have lost a close friend and I still remember the emotions I had as I figured it out. My friend told me what happened and she was known for lying so I checked his facebook and his family was posting status asking for prayers. I instantly broke down, my heart and stomach dropped, and tears came rolling down my face. Now looking back on how I felt still affects me to this day and I don’t even remember every detail. I repressed some things that were too emotional and I really don’t want to remember every detail. I wouldn’t mind having this condition if it helped me with school and remember all the good things. If all I was stuck with was remembering bad things and useless things then no I’d rather be the way I