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meet
ella

Ella Dorner is famously known for receiving Retrograde Amnesia at age 15 
 (a fancy way of saying she forgot every memory she had ever made).

She was forced to learn everything from colors and numbers to the difference between humans and animals; not to mention, all of her closest friends and family. After years of re-learning she shares her story of recovery, giving an inside look to our everyday world from the perspective of a child.

"

Have you seen the movie
'Groundhog Day' or '50 First Dates'?
Yeah, kinda like that.
But instead of a romantic comedy,
it was like a low budget horror film.

"

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A handful of places Ella has spoke for or been featured in:

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IN THE MEDIA:

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MEET ELLA DORNER: AMNESIA SURVIVOR TURNED MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER

Nectar Media Company

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After a fall, Twin Cities woman forgot her entire life

Pioneer Press

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24 Year-old Motivational Speaker, Ella Dorner Moves To Minneapolis

Minneapolis Happening

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After traumatic brain injury, UND senior recounts struggle to remember her life

Grand Forks Herald

Compliments AND a Billy shout out!_ We a

The 10 Most Inspiring Instagram Accounts for Brain Injury Survivors

Everyday Health

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