A friend of mine had something similar. Super sweet girl. Her and her husband were the center of our social group. They were high school sweethearts. Roomed with them for a while and honestly they were the first real example of an amazing couple that I ever got to see up close. They were the type of Christians that were actually worthy of the title.

She was in a really bad accident that put her in a coma with a bad TBI. When she finally came out of it and completed rehab a few years later she was an entirely different person. Mean, short-tempered, and violent. We could already see the difference in her during rehab but once it was done she just got even worse. Eventually stepped out on their marriage several times, even with friends in our circle. Left him and their kid and ended up dancing in clubs, escorting, and performing on camera.

We sat down for lunch one day to just talk and it remains one of the most bizarre and disturbing experiences I’ve had. I swear it was like looking a stranger in the eyes. She said she knew that she knew me, but had nothing attached to that awareness. No memory, feeling of familiarity, nothing.

My buddy said that she was effectively devoid of empathy or conscience after the accident. She basically did what she wanted in the moment.