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Lynch Has Trauma-Related Memory Loss

Monday, May 12, 2003
By Chris Walz
Army News Service

Her medical team meets daily to review her progress. In those meetings, doctors set both long-term and short-term goals for her so she is able to recover properly. Her doctors say that her terrific attitude toward recovery is a valuable asset.

WASHINGTON -- ANS
Rescued prisoner of war Pfc. Jessica Lynch is suffering from trauma-induced memory loss, according to her physician, but said her recovery remains on schedule.

Lynch's physician Dr. Greg Argyros told the "Today Show" yesterday news reports alleging Lynch has full-blown amnesia are untrue.

"I don't want people to think I can't remember things," Lynch said.

Lynch's doctors say she suffers from "memory trace," meaning she has no recollection of any events that occurred from the time of the ambush until she awoke in an Iraqi Hospital. Based on military debriefings and mental health evaluations she has undergone, her doctors believe the probability of her remembering any events during that time period is very low.
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