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StoryCorps Shorts: Marking the Distance
When Gweneviere Mann, a San Francisco native living in New York, lost her short-term memory following surgery to remove a brain tumor, she was forced to navigate life in a new way. Every day brought new puzzles: Where was she? Who was the person talking to her? With the support of her boyfriend, Yasir Salem, she found she could tackle the challenges her condition threw her way —and a few more.
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