Fascinating example of retrograde amnesia, wherein the person who suffers a head trauma may forget events leading to the traumatic event.  In the case of Formula One Driver Fernando Alonso, the memory loss amounted to a whopping 20 years!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/06/fernando-alonso-crash-forgot-20-years_n_6814418.html

The most fascinating thing was what he said to doctors following the crash:

“I’m Fernando, I drive go-karts and I want to be a Formula One driver,” the 33-year-old two-time Formula One champion is quoted as telling doctors.

He further went on to state that he believe it was 1995!

The scariest thing, to me, about the article is how quickly it moves from the injury and accident and to whether Mr. Alonso will drive again and how soon.  Granted, it appears the retrograde amnesia was temporary and he appears to be doing much better, but still…

If I were involved in such an accident and sustained an injury severe enough to cause me to forget 20 years of my life (think about that folks…think about the type of concussion/head trauma necessary to cause this!), I’d be rethinking (no pun intended) what I do for a living and maybe moving on to something else.

Then again, that’s just me!