VIDEO. Soaring memories

Jaël is 43 years old, but she says she was born on October 7, 2021, the day she lost more than 90% of her memory after an operation to prevent a ruptured aneurysm. After the operation, she had no recollection of her past or her relatives, but she had not lost her speech, reading or writing. Even if she managed to keep her job as a part-time therapeutic communication officer, she still often feels alienated from herself. She moved with her companion from Paris to Marseille, from where she sees the horizon better and “the field of possibilities”.

Find autonomy

Sébastien, 37, has regularly forgotten the present since he fell ten meters in 2009. He remembers perfectly his life before the accident, but the present escapes him, and he must write everything down in a diary. Recognized as 80% disabled, he has been living for six months in a nursing home for adults with brain damage. He is enrolled in a personalized support project which should prepare him for more autonomy, and to work again. How to live on a daily basis when you suffer from amnesia? How to rebuild and regain confidence to move forward?

A report by Marion Cieutat and Justine Rousseau broadcast in “Special Envoy” on April 20, 2023.

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