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Encephalitis- HSE

In May of 2000 I woke up confused and disoriented with fever over 106 F. I got up and dressed in two outfits of clothes. Shortly after my ex husband took me straight to the hospital. I was admitted and stayed for about a month. I was diagnosed with Viral Encephalitis. I needed up in a comma state and forgot almost everything. When I was realeased I  went through daily rehab for about 9 months. I had to learn how to walk, talk, read, write, and remember things. I still have a huge gap in my memory. I don't remember much of the 1990s and I am terrible with people's names. 

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