Lola: And it was in that moment that she clocked she was in an ambulance, what was going on, why were we in an ambulance, and then there would be a beat, and she'd go through these processes again of the how, what, where, why, but particularly how. I remember nothing about this, but strangely I can see it all happening now, as if it's my actual memory, but I know it's only because of what I was told afterwards. Lola: The paramedics arrive and it's the Mardi Gras weekend, so they had all these fantastic sparkles on the front of their ambulance, with pom-poms.ĭasha Ross: Apparently these guys were really nice in persuading me to go to hospital, where I didn't want to go. Lola: But we did then have a very mother–daughter argument about…Dasha had just bought a beautiful pair of red suede shoes that she was very pleased with, that she was obviously going to wear to this dinner that she had been intending to go to.ĭasha Ross: But just as Lola predicted, the new sling-back shoes kept slipping off as we hurried down the stairs to meet the ambulance. So she kept saying, 'Have you guys met? Would you like to sit down? Would you like a drink?' And we are trying to give her a drink and we are trying to get her to sit down, but I think we were introduced about five times in this time. Lola: So, Dasha at this point being really agitated, marching around the house, had a memory cycle of perhaps about 15 seconds. Lola: And it was this friend saying, 'I've left, as of 20 minutes ago, but I think that Dasha is having a stroke.'ĭasha Ross: And this man, who Lola has never met before, comes back to my apartment. My lover called and Lola answered my phone. And she is pacing around, well dressed, prepared for dinner, she had gotten that far but I think it was at this point that something had switched and she couldn't quite remember where she was going or what she was doing.ĭasha Ross: Now comes the really awkward bit. Lola: So I came through the door and realised that Dash was very agitated, and she is not a very agitated person on a normal day. I don't remember any of this, but Lola rushed over to my place. Lola: A friend phoned and she said, 'I think you need to go and check on Dasha, there's something a bit strange.'ĭasha Ross: Apparently I phoned this friend four times in ten minutes, asking if I was meant to come to dinner that night. I only know what my daughter Lola told me happened, and I need her to tell you. I've only got second-hand memories of the day in my life when my brain froze. What happened and why remains a total mystery to me. I have no memory at all of what took place and never will. And one person who has been investigating this baffling condition is documentary maker Dasha Ross, who is trying to find some missing hours in her life, so this is her story.ĭasha Ross: On Sunday March 1 in 2020 I lost my mind, not just for a minute but for an entire day. Neurologists call this condition an enigma because they don't know what causes it. Imagine if you're fit and healthy and you suddenly lose all memory for a number of hours without warning. Today, a special feature about a strange and puzzling brain dysfunction that can affect well over 1,000 Australians each year. Norman Swan: Hello, and welcome to the Health Report with me, Norman Swan. Helen Garner: I think that's the day that I lost from my memory and I'll never get it back. Jeff Probst: I had zero recollection of anything that was happening to me. Michael Mosley: I kept on saying, 'Where am I, what's happening? Where am I, what's happening?' Fiona Stanley: I got very frightened because I thought how could I have lost all those hours in my life and not know why.
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