Acute Memory Loss...

An agitated patient was stomping around the psychiatrist's office, running his hands through his hair, almost in tears. "Doctor, my memory's gone. Gone! I can't remember my wife's name. Can't remember my children's names. Can't remember what kind of car I drive. Can't remember where I work. It was all I could do to find my way here." "Calm down... it'll be o.k. Now, long have you been like this?" "Like what?"
Originally published November 14, 2002.