Posted by SheIsMyEverything on 08/29/2015

My girlfriend had a stroke that kept her without a heartbeat for seventeen minutes. As soon as she was given cardiac pulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation, she got her consciousness back. She was okay till the very next morning, but when she was reminded of the issue that gave her a stroke, she lost her short term memory of up to one year. I tried reminding her of the past events and after a chat that lasted for more than one day with only breaks for sleep, she got her memory back. However, she didn't remember anything that had happened when her memory was off. This happens time and again whenever she gets emotional. She is a very emotional person and her memory has gone and come back seven times in a span of one month. Surprisingly, it is the same time period that she forgets. Does she need medical care? Will it help? How do I help her? As I type, she has lost her memory and denies talking to me as she believes that she is still in the relationship that she was in. She doesn't remember that we are in love. I don't know what I should do now. Help me out, please. Is there any way how I could rekindle her memory fast and easy?

She also reports severe headache while her memory comes on and off.

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Submitted by SCAFoundation on 09/01/2015

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Thank you for sharing your concerns. We are very sorry to hear about your girlfriend's memory loss. We are unaware of any "fast and easy ways" to rekindle memory. However, it may give you some peace of mind to know that memory loss is very common among cardiac arrest survivors. Your girlfriend's medical provider should be able to lead you to assistance within the local community.

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