A 29-year-old man was in a coma and when he woke up he had memories of someone else's life.

The man had memories of post-traumatic amnesia. Photo: iStock
In early 2012, a 29-year-old Ugandan man identified as Alpha Kabeja was riding his bicycle in London when he was accidentally hit by a van.
Although his injuries were not visible, passersby noticed that the man had lost consciousness, so they rushed him to a local medical center for treatment.
The young man's brain had shifted. Photo: iStock
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Upon arrival at the hospital, doctors noticed no injuries, but given the impact he had sustained, they decided to perform a CT scan. After obtaining the images, the doctors discovered that his brain had shifted to the left.
As a result, the young man had to undergo surgery to remove part of his skull to relieve the pressure. Once the surgery was completed, doctors informed the family that the patient had fallen into a coma and that if he were able to awaken, he would likely experience memory loss.
Three weeks later, the man finally regained consciousness, and despite the doctors' warnings, he remembered who he was, but also remembered details of a life different from his own.
According to Kabeja's website, one of his earliest memories was of expecting twins with his girlfriend at the time. "I remembered saving the ultrasound photo in one of my books," he added in his testimony.
Alpha was in a coma for three weeks. Photo: iStock
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According to the young man, he believed he had had an interview with one of Britain's top intelligence agencies and was convinced to work there and use a private jet to get around.
He also emphasized that the accident occurred differently than reported by authorities. He claimed he was returning from work as a member of the Secret Service when he was hit, but he was actually on his way to his girlfriend's house to celebrate New Year's.
Faced with the multitude of questions from his loved ones, doctors explained that Kabeja had post-traumatic amnesia , which filled in the blanks in his mind with information he stored in his mind to give him a sense of reality.
The man was heading to his girlfriend's house. Photo: iStock
“Children resonate with my subconscious because at the time of my accident, everyone I knew was having children, and twins came into play because twins run in my family,” the young man commented.
Over time, the patient accepted that the thoughts he woke up with years ago were a figment of his imagination, but he confessed that these ideas, although false, helped him face and overcome difficult moments in his treatment.
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