‘It’s awful to be a medical exception’: the woman who cannot forget

Rebecca Sharrock is one of a handful of people worldwide with highly superior autobiographical memory. But remembering minute details of your own life has its downsides

Every morning since January 2004, Rebecca Sharrock crosses off the date on a calendar in her room. Like many people, the 31-year-old uses it to keep track of time, distinguishing the present day from the ones that came before.

Unlike many, Sharrock can remember what happened on specific days five, 10, 15 years ago.