A High-Powered Attorney Suffers From Memory Loss and Slips Into a Coma. What's Going on?

Anne was at the peak of success. But when this 50-something started to experience confusion and memory loss, it didn’t take long for everything to come crashing down.

By David Cox
Feb 9, 2021 5:00 PM
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Anne was in the prime of her career — a trial lawyer working as a partner for a major law firm in Cincinnati — when she began to lose her mind. A fitness enthusiast, Anne was only 50 when she realized something was amiss.

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