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NIU alum Scott Bolzan speaks to students about how he relearned
the events of his life after suffering retrograde amnesia.

Alumnus recalls not remembering: Scott Bolzan speaks to students about his book ‘My Life, Deleted: A Memoir’

By Chelsey Boutan | October 6, 2011

Imagine waking up in a hospital and not knowing what your name was, let alone that you have a wife, son and daughter. NIU alumnus Scott Bolzan was 46 and had no memory, from proposing to his wife on NIU's campus to raising his children. Scott, along with...