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| Amnesia leaves Wellingborough mum stuck in October | Amnesia leaves Wellingborough mum stuck in October |
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| A woman wakes up every morning thinking it is 15 October 2014. | A woman wakes up every morning thinking it is 15 October 2014. |
| Nikki Pegram, 28, from Wellingborough, suffered seizures and memory loss after falling on a metal pole outside Kettering Hospital nine months ago. | Nikki Pegram, 28, from Wellingborough, suffered seizures and memory loss after falling on a metal pole outside Kettering Hospital nine months ago. |
| Now she can only hold memories for 15 hours - after that she says they "get fuzzy". She has been diagnosed with a condition called anterograde amnesia. | |
| To get through the day she reads a diary she has kept since her brain lost the ability to make memories. | To get through the day she reads a diary she has kept since her brain lost the ability to make memories. |
| 'Depressed and scared' | 'Depressed and scared' |
| Chris Johnston, 39, her partner, said she reads it every morning, start to finish, before she tries to go about her day. | Chris Johnston, 39, her partner, said she reads it every morning, start to finish, before she tries to go about her day. |
| "Some days she's really quite depressed and very scared about it - and some days she is OK ...there are days where she doesn't want to get out of bed." | "Some days she's really quite depressed and very scared about it - and some days she is OK ...there are days where she doesn't want to get out of bed." |
| Mr Johnston said it had been hard for their four-year-old son, who has to be reminded that his mother cannot remember what they did the day before. | |
| Rob Poppleton, a consultant clinical neuropsychologist, explained that Ms Pegram is suffering an unusual form of retrograde amnesia. | Rob Poppleton, a consultant clinical neuropsychologist, explained that Ms Pegram is suffering an unusual form of retrograde amnesia. |
| He said "It interrupts the ability to learn new information - the here and now memory. | He said "It interrupts the ability to learn new information - the here and now memory. |
| "Memories are not laid down permanently, which is very distressing for the family and the carers." | "Memories are not laid down permanently, which is very distressing for the family and the carers." |
| Mr Johnson said there had been slight improvements. He said that occasionally she wakes up and remembers a dream - which he sees as a sign of hope. | Mr Johnson said there had been slight improvements. He said that occasionally she wakes up and remembers a dream - which he sees as a sign of hope. |
| He said "Even though it isn't much it's still something, and you have to hold on to that." | He said "Even though it isn't much it's still something, and you have to hold on to that." |