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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Politics
Donna Lu

‘It’s awful to be a medical exception’: the woman who cannot forget

Rebecca Sharrock in a library
Rebecca Sharrock, 31, didn’t realise there was anything unusual about her extraordinary memory until January 23 2011, when her parents showed her a TV news story about people with a similar ability. Photograph: David Kelly/The Guardian

Every morning since January 2004, Rebecca Sharrock crosses off the date on a calendar in her room. Like many people, the 31-year-old uses it to keep track of time, distinguishing the present day from the ones that came before.

Unlike many, Sharrock can remember what happened on specific days five, 10, 15 years ago.

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