I have amnesia. They say it may be temporary. I hope so. I feel weird.
"Hello, dear. How are you feeling today?" said the nurse as she entered my room.
"I feel weird. Lost. Confused. Disappointed. How is it possible I know stuff like my multiplication tables and not my life? Go ahead ask me any multiplication problem," I said.
"Uh..."
"No really, ask me a multiplication problem," I insisted. I wanted to prove to myself and someone else that I did know something.
"Oookay, dear. What is 8 x 7?" asked the nurse.
"It's 56. Ask me another, or better yet, did you know the country Belize is located in Central America?" I asked.
"I didn't even know there was a country called Belize in the world."
"There is, and what about the country Romania? It's located in Eastern Europe. Did you know that?" I asked.
"I have heard of Romania. They speak Russian there, I believe," replied the nurse.
"Actually, they speak Romanian there. It's a romance language rather than a slavic language. How do I know these things and can't remember that I have a husband and three kids?" I was beginning to whine and sound a little desperate but it was really frustrating.
"Honey, I don't know how you know all those things but if I get much further away from home than Palm Springs, I get lost even with Siri so it's not very surprising that I don't know where all those places are," said the nurse.
"Who's Siri?" I asked.
The nurse laughed. "Siri isn't a who it's a what, and you probably don't know who Siri is because you're married to a Microsoft employee. Apples and Microsoft don't mix too well. It's a little like oil and water," said the nurse. Oil and water I understood but the rest was too much.
I don't remember my husband who works for Microsoft and doesn't use Siri. The hospital staff told me my husband is staying at a hotel nearby with our three kids. I don't remember him but I did meet him yesterday. He looked like a nice enough man. I had one short conversation with him but it made my blood pressure rise so much that the doctor had him leave the room. I guess I have three kids -- two boys and a girl. I'm told they're all teenagers, 17, 15 and 13. The girl is in the middle. I don't remember them. I haven't met them yet. The doctor thinks it might be better for everyone to wait a few days and see if my memory comes back. You'd think if I'd birthed three children I would remember. I hear birthing is a memorable event but I can't remember one labor pain or any funny breathing. Of course, I can't even remember what happened to cause this amnesia. The doctor said I had a large bump on the back of my skull and some deep cuts and bruises. All anyone knows for sure is, I went out to go shopping near my home in Bellevue, Washington and disappeared for four days before I turned up at this hospital in Pasadena, California.
Be sure to check back tomorrow to find out more!
"Hello, dear. How are you feeling today?" said the nurse as she entered my room.
"I feel weird. Lost. Confused. Disappointed. How is it possible I know stuff like my multiplication tables and not my life? Go ahead ask me any multiplication problem," I said.
"Uh..."
"No really, ask me a multiplication problem," I insisted. I wanted to prove to myself and someone else that I did know something.
"Oookay, dear. What is 8 x 7?" asked the nurse.
"It's 56. Ask me another, or better yet, did you know the country Belize is located in Central America?" I asked.
"I didn't even know there was a country called Belize in the world."
"There is, and what about the country Romania? It's located in Eastern Europe. Did you know that?" I asked.
"I have heard of Romania. They speak Russian there, I believe," replied the nurse.
"Actually, they speak Romanian there. It's a romance language rather than a slavic language. How do I know these things and can't remember that I have a husband and three kids?" I was beginning to whine and sound a little desperate but it was really frustrating.
"Honey, I don't know how you know all those things but if I get much further away from home than Palm Springs, I get lost even with Siri so it's not very surprising that I don't know where all those places are," said the nurse.
"Who's Siri?" I asked.
The nurse laughed. "Siri isn't a who it's a what, and you probably don't know who Siri is because you're married to a Microsoft employee. Apples and Microsoft don't mix too well. It's a little like oil and water," said the nurse. Oil and water I understood but the rest was too much.
I don't remember my husband who works for Microsoft and doesn't use Siri. The hospital staff told me my husband is staying at a hotel nearby with our three kids. I don't remember him but I did meet him yesterday. He looked like a nice enough man. I had one short conversation with him but it made my blood pressure rise so much that the doctor had him leave the room. I guess I have three kids -- two boys and a girl. I'm told they're all teenagers, 17, 15 and 13. The girl is in the middle. I don't remember them. I haven't met them yet. The doctor thinks it might be better for everyone to wait a few days and see if my memory comes back. You'd think if I'd birthed three children I would remember. I hear birthing is a memorable event but I can't remember one labor pain or any funny breathing. Of course, I can't even remember what happened to cause this amnesia. The doctor said I had a large bump on the back of my skull and some deep cuts and bruises. All anyone knows for sure is, I went out to go shopping near my home in Bellevue, Washington and disappeared for four days before I turned up at this hospital in Pasadena, California.
Be sure to check back tomorrow to find out more!
