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ACTIVE SPEAKING / PART C

LIFE ON A LOOP

Henry and Lucy got married and had a daughter together.

Did they start a family? Yes, they got married and had a daughter together.

Every morning Lucy wakes up and watches a video. In a few short minutes, Lucy runs through a gauntlet of emotions.

What does Lucy do every morning? Every morning she wakes up and watches a video. Is this a relaxing experience? No, it’s not a relaxing experience. She runs through a gauntlet of emotions.

She sees news stories about the crash where her mother died and she cries tears of sadness.

What makes her cry? Watching news stories about her mother dying makes her cry.

Then she sees a video of her and Henry’s wedding and cries tears of happiness.

What makes her cry tears of happiness? Seeing a video of her and Henry’s wedding makes her cry tears of happiness.

Even though Lucy has to go through this difficult process every day, she has a good life and is happy with Henry.

Is this an easy process or a difficult process? This is a difficult process.

This story is the plot of the 2004 comedy movie “50 First Dates” starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.

What movie is this story from? This story is from the movie “50 First Dates”. Have you seen this movie?

While the plot is fictional, there are people who have a very similar experience to Lucy. Michelle Philpots is one of those people.

Is this plot fictional? Yes, this plot is fictional. Is the kind of memory problem Lucy has fictional? No, the kind of memory problem Lucy has is not fictional. There are people who have a very similar experience to Lucy.

Just like Lucy, every day, Michelle wakes up next to a man who must convince her that he is her husband.

What does Michelle’s husband do every morning? Michelle’s husband convinces her every morning the he is her husband.

Similar to the movie, she doubts him every morning until he shows her a photo album from their wedding 13 years earlier.

What does he show her every morning? Every morning he shows her a photo album from their wedding 13 years earlier.

Unlike Lucy, Michelle was involved in two different accidents, which affected her memory.

What affected Michelle’s memory? Two different accidents affected her memory.

The first was a motorcycle accident in 1985. The second was a car crash in 1990, which caused her memory loss. The term for Michelle and Lucy’s condition is anterograde amnesia.

What is Michelle and Lucy’s condition called? Michelle and Lucy’s condition is called anterograde amnesia.

Doctors say it’s rare, although it does exist. It allows those suffering from it to carry out day-to-day activities.

Is this a common condition? No, it’s a rare condition. Does it allow people to carry out day-today activities? Yes, it allows people to carry out day-to-day activities.

They are able to function normally, except for the fact that their long-term memory doesn’t work.

What part of their memory doesn’t work? Their long-term memory doesn’t work.

Also unlike Lucy, Michelle knew her husband long before the accident when she lost her memory.

What was different between Michelle’s story and Lucy’s story? Unlike Lucy, Michelle knew her husband long before the accident when she lost her memory.

Her husband, Ian, and her had been dating for several years when the second accident occurred. It wasn’t until 1997, 7 years after the accident, that they married though.

How long after the accident, did they get married? They got married 7 years after the accident.

So even though Michelle doesn’t wake up next to a complete stranger, she does need to be convinced she is actually married to the person she is waking up next to.

Does Michelle wake up to a stranger? No, she doesn’t wake up to a stranger. Does she still need to be convinced? Yes, she still needs to be convinced she is actually married to the person she is waking up next to.