24-hour memory!! scary yet blessed!

OMG remember that show 50 First Dates starring Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler,
where she had a 24-hour memory, and every day, she'd keep thinking it was her dad's birthday, and her family had to play along with her everyday?
it was a pretty cool show cos of the refreshing storyline, plus the fact that i watched it nearly 40 times on the plane ride to London when i was in sec 2.

I had always thought it fictional until i heard Ross mention that there is such a person existing!

The woman who wakes up thinking its 1994 every morning and then forgets everything the next day due to car crash injury:
Every day, Michelle Philpots wakes up next to a man who has to convince her they are married.
When she expresses doubt, he takes out a photo album and shows her pictures of their wedding 13 years ago.
Only then does amnesiac Mrs Philpots accept she is talking to her husband, Ian, and that everything he has told her is true.

Her case echoes 50 First Dates, the 2004 movie in which Adam Sandler tries to woo Drew Barrymore, who has no day-to-day memory following a car crash.

And it is not just loved ones Mrs Philpots struggles with. She uses hundreds of Post-It notes and reminders on her mobile phone's calendar to keep her informed of appointments and everyday duties.

Anything she has done or anyone she has met must be logged for future reference. And on the rare occasions she ventures out of her home in Spalding, Lincolnshire, she goes armed with sat-nav programmed with her address.

There are some benefits, however. There is no such thing as a repeat on TV and every joke is funny because it's the first time she's heard it.

'It's like I am living the same day, day after day,' said Mrs Philpots, who does voluntary work at a charity for people with disabilities three days a week.
'I love to watch EastEnders but I can't remember the characters or any story lines.' Her husband, a 46-year-old fencer, said the secret of the success of their marriage was patience.

'It can be very frustrating for me but I have to be patient and understand. I have to keep calm because I love her,' he said.

'I've known her for 25 years so I am lucky we met before she had the accidents because she can remember me. Luckily we have lots of photos to remind her, otherwise she would forget it all.'

awww!!! her husband is so sweet, and still chooses to be with her, reminding her that she's married every single day!
So storylines in movies can be true in real life after all!
well this one's real sweet,
but i still feel sad for the guy in the movie who had a 10-second memory and kept introducing himself every 10 seconds. :(


[[ wouldn't it be nice if we could wake up, in the morning when the day is new! ]]