Amnesia

Amnesia

In some episodes of UFO we'd see victims being given an injection
that would wipe all memory of their encounter with the aliens and
shado. I used to think, awe no. Especially if some of the characters
had been nice and formed a relationship with shado personnel. I
would feel so sad. Part of it had to do with my own growing up and
my own experiences of being retched away from the people I loved and
longed to stay with. It just goes to show how emotive some of the
stories in UFO can be. Just thinking about it still brings a twinge
of sadness back. Is there a Doctor in the House? No I don't like
Needles!

Memory is a strange and wonderful thing.

In 1996 I was diagnosed with a brain tumour. I'll save you all the nauseous
details, but I have only in the last year or so recovered to about 95% of
what/who I was before it happened. Many people who knew me before say I am a
different person now... Don't know if I am a better person... Hope so...

Anyway, most - if not all - of 1997/8 is as if it never happened to me. I write
a daily journal and the entries for that time are as though someone else wrote
it. Although I was very ill, the entries are nonetheless lucid and logical,and
yet I have absolutely no memory of it at all now (just as well). Although I
remember some of the doctors and nurses from 1996 (when I first went in), Ihave
no memory of the people that helped me in 1997/8 even though, they tell me we
conversed. Many times I met people who seemed to know me very well, bought me
back to life, and yet embarrassingly, I could not recall them at all... A
confusing and horrible experience. The voice therapist that helped me regain my
speech for 2 years is just a name to me, and although we are friends now, Ihave
no recollection of her helping me at all.

My neurosurgeon tells me that (simplistically) when the brain is injured (for
whatever reason) all its functions go into survival mode. We have many types of
memory (much like a computer - short-term, long-term, visual, sound and touch).
Anyway, during my recovery my brain was prioritising its function and I was
surviving on short-term memory only (while my brain was busy repairing itself by
making a whole new series of connections) and making a whole new me, and instead
of filing, my memories were over-flowing to nowhere like water overflowing from
a bathtub, even though I was completely unaware of it. The brain is clever
enough for me to have noticed (as it's not a linear process) by associative.

Anyway, I'm okay now. It's been a long haul and painful story, although
apparently not as long for me as it has been for my girlfriend and family.

Back to UFO... maybe one way the Amnesia drug could work is to in some way
delete all associated memories... It's programmable/selective?

Best to all, Griff

-----Original Message-----
From: chaucerchris [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 4:20 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: [SHADO] Amnesia

Amnesia

In some episodes of UFO we'd see victims being given an injection
that would wipe all memory of their encounter with the aliens and
shado. I used to think, awe no. Especially if some of the characters
had been nice and formed a relationship with shado personnel. I
would feel so sad. Part of it had to do with my own growing up and
my own experiences of being retched away from the people I loved and
longed to stay with. It just goes to show how emotive some of the
stories in UFO can be. Just thinking about it still brings a twinge
of sadness back. Is there a Doctor in the House? No I don't like
Needles!

On Mon, 24 May 2004 15:20:19 -0000
"chaucerchris" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> In some episodes of UFO we'd see victims being given an injection
> that would wipe all memory of their encounter with the aliens and
> shado. I used to think, awe no. Especially if some of the characters
> had been nice and formed a relationship with shado personnel.

Well, the famous Amnesia Drug only works for the previous 24 hrs or so.
Not long enough for meaningful relationships to be formed - but long
enough for the sort of relationship where it might come in very handy ;)

Interestingly, in one of the UFO novels by Robert Miall, it's implied
that the amnesia drug works over a period of months or years, but this
is not supported by the actual series (and it wouldn't be very practical
for the recipient!)

> Is there a Doctor in the House? No I don't like Needles!

But do you like coffee? :D

I always thought that, since it erases the last X hours (don't remember
how many hours it was they said), it effectively wiped the short term
memory before it was committed to long term.

Mario

Griff wrote:

>Back to UFO... maybe one way the Amnesia drug could work is to in some way
>delete all associated memories... It's programmable/selective?
>
>



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Hello there Griff,
Your personal experience certainly added another dimension to my
thoughts of those who were given the amnesia drug in UFO and helped
me imagine how the characters might think and feel. I'm sure you are
a very special to all those who know you. You're very brave and I
wish you, your family and girlfriend all the very best for the
future.

Regards,

Christopher

Hello James,

I like to thank people for responding to my messages just so they
don't think I'm being rude.

You'll have to forgive me as most of what I remember so far of
the episodes of UFO is being recalled from my long term memory at
the moment. And as I understand it most of our recall has gaps which
we fill in. I won't go into that too much.

For the moment I remember some if not
all of the episodes of UFO and am just beginning to rediscover them
again. So I hope people will be patient with me if I get some things
wrong.

Yes I love coffee :D
Regards,

Christopher


--- In [hidden email], James Gibbon <james.gibbon@v...> wrote:
On Mon, 24 May 2004 15:20:19 -0000
"chaucerchris" <chris@c...> wrote:

In some episodes of UFO we'd see victims being given an
injection that would wipe all memory of their encounter with the
aliens and shado. I used to think, awe no. Especially if some of
the characters had been nice and formed a relationship with shado
personnel. Well, the famous Amnesia Drug only works for the previous
24 hrs or so. Not long enough for meaningful relationships to be
formed - but long enough for the sort of relationship where it might
come in very handy ;)

Interestingly, in one of the UFO novels by Robert Miall, it's
implied that the amnesia drug works over a period of months or
years, but this is not supported by the actual series (and it
wouldn't be very practical for the recipient!)

Is there a Doctor in the House? No I don't like Needles!

But do you like coffee? :D

Hi All,

I was just checking some UFO character details and I found this when checking up
on Gabrielle Drake:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236907/
 
Does anyone know about number 13 dated release 1974? I presume this is a
mistake. I am not aware of any production in 1974. I presume it was an Italian
UFO release of some kind...

Best, Griff

Yes Griff, you're right.
It's an Italian release.
In those years some movies were made out from UFO episodes by putting
together some sequences coming from the various episodes.
Have a look at the http://www.isoshado.org/eng.htm website and click on the
link "UFO from TV to Cinema".
teresa
ISOSHADO
----- Original Message -----
> Hi All,
> I was just checking some UFO character details and I found this when
checking up
> on Gabrielle Drake:
>
> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236907/
>
> Does anyone know about number 13 dated release 1974? I presume this is a
> mistake. I am not aware of any production in 1974. I presume it was an
Italian
> UFO release of some kind...
>
> Best, Griff

Hello Teresa :)

Of course. I did hear of this, but I thought it was released in the late 1980's,
along with the "Invasion: UFO" VHS video release in the UK. I had no idea it was
released in 1974!

Thanks so much for clearing this up for me.

Best, Griff

-----Original Message-----
From: Teresa - ISOSHADO [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 11:01 AM
To: GRUPPO SHADO
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Dies anyone know about this?


Yes Griff, you're right.
It's an Italian release.
In those years some movies were made out from UFO episodes by putting together
some sequences coming from the various episodes. Have a look at the
http://www.isoshado.org/eng.htm website and click on the link "UFO from TV to
Cinema". teresa ISOSHADO
----- Original Message -----
> Hi All,
> I was just checking some UFO character details and I found this when
checking up
> on Gabrielle Drake:
>
> http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236907/
>
> Does anyone know about number 13 dated release 1974? I presume this is
> a mistake. I am not aware of any production in 1974. I presume it was
> an Italian UFO release of some kind...
>
> Best, Griff

CONTENTS DELETED

Thanks Rob

-----Original Message-----
From: Hemmings, R.K. [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 11:17 AM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: RE: [SHADO] Dies anyone know about this?


Griff wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I was just checking some UFO character details and I found
> this when checking up on Gabrielle Drake:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236907/

Does anyone know about number 13 dated release 1974? I presume this is a
mistake. I am not aware of any production in 1974. I presume it was an Italian
UFO release of some kind...

Correct, it's one of the Italian compilation movies.
Marc has some info on his UFO series site:
http://ufoseries.com/videos/index.html
It's about 3/4 the way down that page under "Out
of print".
HTH
--
Rob

----- Original Message -----
From: "chaucerchris" <[hidden email]>
To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 11:20 AM
Subject: [SHADO] Amnesia



In that case, you'll like the episode "Sound of Silence", where Paul
Foster puts a postive spin to it.....

Oh, you Dog you!

Dave H.

Griff,

Wow, what an incredible story. Fascinating stuff,
especially when heard from a first hand account.

But they're right...When the brain suffers trauma, it
does shut down and "data" is lost because it's just
not as important as other functions. Some of the
horrendous hockey hits you see when players hit the
ice with their heads, they don't remember the hit, the
game, or even arriving at the stadium, suiting up or
playing that night.

You know, I should be more thankful for what I have
and for my health (not that it's great, should lose 20
pounds)...and for my wonderful wife and 4 y/o boy.
Wow, a brain tumor....My hat is off to you, Griff.
Congrats on your recovery!!

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Thanks :)

I know I probably shouldn't have aired my trials and tribulations here (although
a lot of very positive things have happened to me as a direct consequence),but
I thought in the context of 'Amnesia' I thought it might be of interest to some.

Best, Griff

-----Original Message-----

Griff,

Wow, what an incredible story. Fascinating stuff, especially when heard from a
first hand account.

But they're right...When the brain suffers trauma, it does shut down and "data"
is lost because it's just
not as important as other functions. Some of the horrendous hockey hits yousee
when players hit the
ice with their heads, they don't remember the hit, the game, or even arriving at
the stadium, suiting up or playing that night.

You know, I should be more thankful for what I have and for my health (not that
it's great, should lose 20 pounds)...and for my wonderful wife and 4 y/o boy.
Wow, a brain tumor....My hat is off to you, Griff. Congrats on your recovery!!