Amnesiac Flying for First Time Since Memory Loss Fascinated by Pre-Flight Safety Video
Last Friday Todd Avery, who suffered significant memory loss when several large wooden boards fell onto his head during an apartment renovation project three months ago, was captivated by the safety demonstration video played on his first flight since the accident.
“I am still in shock,” Avery said from his parents’ home near
Todd’s girlfriend Wendy sat next to him on the flight. “I always wondered why the airlines kept showing us those stupid videos before every flight. I mean, at this point hasn’t everyone who is going to fly already flown before? But because of Todd’s situation, now I understand why they do it—they have to. How many amnesiacs take to the skies each day? It could be tens if not dozens. And if they’re going to remove peanuts from all flights because of some guy in
According to Todd’s mother Martha, he is in
“Well I’ll say this,” Wendy added, “if he goes through that song and dance every time we fly somewhere, he’ll need to buy a membership to Match.com.”
But Todd wasn’t even paying attention to the conversation: “I still can’t believe they have rubber slides under the exit doors…”
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