CNN: Girl found in N.Y. claims no memory

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<p>Girl found in N.Y. claims no memory
By Evan Buxbaum, CNN
October 24, 2009 11:20 a.m. EDT</p>

<p>New York (CNN) – Authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a teenage girl who mysteriously turned up in Manhattan two weeks ago, claiming to have no memory of her family, home or even her own name.</p>

<p>“I just want to know who I am,” the girl says in a statement from the New York City Administration for Children’s Services. The teen, who is being referred to as Jane Doe, continues, “I want to know who I am and what happened to me.”</p>

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<p>Good idea to post this; maybe someone will recognize her…</p>

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<p>The follow up looks like she’s been ID’d & will be reunited wtih her WA vamily. Hope it goes OK & someone can help fill in some gaps. WA & NY are pretty far apart.</p>

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<p>Yep…and my hunch is that it’s probable she had some awful experience that caused some sort of “disassociative” break. </p>

<p>God bless Covenant House. For non-NYers, let me explain that the founder, Father Bruce Ritter, got into trouble for having sex with teenage boys.This was upsetting–to say the least. Donations dropped. Others took over, and the organization survived. It does SO much good. </p>

<p>I live in NYC and the city has cleaned up a lot since the 1970s, but it’s still dangerous out there on the streets for a kid.</p>

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<p>Glad she’s alive & her family is coming to get her; hope the reunion goes well & she can get some support while she figures things out–hopefully with any needed counseling & medical attention.</p>

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<p>Tamiflu can casue it. No joke!</p>

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<p>I have only had very positive experiences with Tamiflu. Have taken two courses on two separate occasions & both times it saved me untold illness and complications.</p>

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<p>This is clearly posted on the Tamiflu side :
[TAMIFLU</a> Side Effects and Safety | TAMIFLU](<a href=“http://www.tamiflu.com/sideeffects.aspx]TAMIFLU”>http://www.tamiflu.com/sideeffects.aspx)</p>

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<p>I have not heard of ANY medication that would get a person clear across the country with no memory for over two weeks & counting. Those I know who have taken Tamiflu have all done so with no ill effects, including myself.</p>

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<p>It has been reported that she has had memory lapses similar to this in the past.</p>