German Man Loses Memory Every 6 Hours
A man in Germany can only remember things for 6 hours! To know more about him, check out our video.
You remember a famous Hindi movie named ‘Ghajini’ in which Aamir Khan remembered things only for 15-minutes. After that he would forget everything. To make sure he remembers information he had to tattoo names, places, etc. on his body and take polaroid images to help him remember. However this is a real brain condition and not just a movie story. It is called ‘Short-Term Memory Loss’. This is what Daniel Schmidt’s life is like. Schmidt hails from Germany and survived a dangerous car crash six years ago where he suffered a serious injury to the brain. Since that day he is not able to remember anything for more than 6 hours. To make sure he does not forget anything, he has to keep a detailed diary. The accident turned around Schmidt’s life.
He separated from his girlfriend at the time. Because Schmidt no longer remembered them, he grew apart from his friends.He then met a woman named Kathrina. He told her he has to meet her everyday and hear her voice otherwise he would forget her. They even had a baby boy but they eventually separated because it was difficult for Kathrina to be with a man who has short term memory. Schmidt says that he has a hard life. He feels very bad as a father as he can’t even remember his son’s birthday. But Schmidt has not lost hope. He says that he is happy to be alive and is helping others like him.
