Teen girl believes every day is June 11 after head injury
A US mother is pleading for help for her daughter, who suffered a traumatic brain injury that causes her memory to reset every two hours.
Riley Horner, 16, was accidentally kicked in the head by a student who was crowd-surfing at a dance during a youth agriculture convention in Illinois. The injury caused Riley to suffer numerous seizures.
Doctors originally thought she just had a concussion and sent her home.
Riley's mum Sarah Horner told WQAD doctors can't find anything medically wrong with her daughter.
Riley was kicked in the head during a dance at a youth agriculture festival. WQAD
"They can't see anything. You can't see a concussion though on an MRI or a CT scan. There's no brain bleed, there's no tumour," she said.
She said Riley is forced to carry a notebook and pencil to school every day to help remember which locker is hers and what day it is.
The teenager told the news service people don't understand her condition.
She can't retain memories for longer than two hours since the incident. WQAD
"I know it's hard for them as much as it's hard for me, and people just don't understand. It's like a movie," Riley explained. "Like, I will have no recollection of (this interview) come supper time… I'm not making memories, and I'm just really scared."
The family is sharing Riley's story in the hope someone will be able to help the teenager.
Sarah Horner said her brother died recently, but her daughter "probably has no idea".
Her mother is pleading for help for her daughter. WQAD
"We tell her every day, but she has no idea about it," she said. "[Doctors] told us she might just be like this forever. And I'm not okay with that, we need help.
"We need somebody that knows a little bit more because she deserves better. I mean, she wanted to be in the medical field and now she can't even hold a job if she wanted to."
You can follow the family's journey via Sarah Horner's Facebook page.
Sarah Horner said her brother died recently but her daughter "probably has no idea".
"And we tell her every day, but she has no idea about it," she said. "[Doctors] told us she might just be like this forever. And I'm not okay with that.
"We need hep. We need somebody that knows a little bit more because she deserves better. I mean, she wanted to be in the medical field and now she can't even hold a job if she wanted to."
You can follow the family's journey via Sarah Horner's Facebook page.
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