Join us in welcoming local author Thomas Dixon, as he introduces readers to his life-changing story, as well as the work he does to assist with memory loss following trauma. He will be reading from I’m Sorry…That’s Awesome!: Inventing a Solution for Memory Loss and signing copies.

Who among us would not wish to have a superhuman memory. But for Thomas, whose brain injury caused him to lose the ability to remember his life, the need was critical. His solution? To develop a digital memory app. “ME.mory” now provides him and an increasing number of users with rapidly-searchable, artificial memories.

Thomas Dixon nearly died on November 22, 2010, when a car hit him and sent him to an emergency room. He lost most of his abilities to remember his own life. Keenly aware of his overwhelming inability to recollect his own post-injury experiences, others initially reacted to Thomas as if his life was over, even as he was still living it. “I’m sorry” is all he heard at first. But he realized that he did not have to suffer because of his now severely-compromised episodic memory. Instead, he decided, why not invent a solution? His life with a digital memory has led to him now often hearing the words: “That’s awesome!”