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Ria Newman & John Bett

Mum 'forgot she had a child and thought she was 17 again' after waking up from nap

A woman with a memory condition is living a real-life version of 50 First Dates - as she is 'falling in love' with her partner each and every day.

Nesh Pillay, 32, had been dating Johannes Jakope, 30, for just over a year when she lost her memory at random after having a nap while watching a movie one day in October 2022.

When she awoke, she was "confused" and over the next few hours most of her memory completely disappeared - including any recollections of her six-year-old daughter.

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