Chapter 117

Miles decided to knock at the lab where the foreign scientist were trying out new findings and working on the machines they had come with.

They should be with his brother all the time, but they are here busy trying to discover reasons to why a particular thing is happening the way it is happening.

His brother's caught up with him and the oldest Physician came out.

"Hello Mr Anderson" he said not addressing anyone in particular, because he looked into their eyes one after the other.

"We would like to see you Doctor, that is if you don't mind" Peter said trying to sound as polite as possible. 

"Sure, you can come in, by the way, I am Raji so you can leave  the title aside" He led them in, they never knew the hospital had such large  lab, there were dead skull that was being worked on by other doctors.

Miles was in awe as he walked in behind his brother's.

Soon Raji opened the door to a new place, it looked like an office, it had a desk and a table and there were loads of files, hanging here and there.

Soon he was seated and said.

"So gentle men, how may I help you?

"We want to know the condition of our brother.

"I had explained it earlier, I told your father that he has Amnesia, but he will get better with time, it is due to the brain injury.

"What is Amnesia?

Paul asked.

"Amnesia is a type of memory loss that affects your ability to make, store, and retrieve memories.

The situation is that at first we thought your brother had Retrograde amnesia which affects memories that were formed before the onset of amnesia.

Someone who develops retrograde amnesia after a traumatic brain injury may be unable to remember what happened in the years, or even decades, prior to that injury.

Retrograde amnesia is caused by damage to the memory-storage areas of the brain, in various brain regions. This type of damage can result from a traumatic injury, a serious illness, a seizure or stroke, or a degenerative brain disease. Depending on the cause, retrograde amnesia can be temporary, permanent, or progressive (getting worse over time).

With retrograde amnesia, memory loss usually involves facts rather than skills. For example, someone might forget whether or not they own a car, what type it is, and when they bought it — but they will still know how to drive.

He paused and looked at them to know if they were following.

From what your father told me a while ago, I think your brother has both 

Retrograde and anterograde amnesia.

People with anterograde amnesia have trouble making new memories after the onset of amnesia. People with retrograde amnesia have trouble accessing memories from before the onset of amnesia.

These two types of amnesia can coexist in the same person, and often do.

What we need do is work with one at a time and then gradually, it gets better and we can start with the other.

"Is there a chance that my brother can remember his family? Miles asked, almost in tears. I mean he has a daughter who is suddenly so withdrawn from this world because if everything happening and his wife.

"This things takes time, but it will surely happen, we are here for that.