I needed you to see him before I gave you false hope.”

I collapsed against his chest, sobbing uncontrollably.

The next morning, we brought Lucas to a top private neurologist downtown.

After a series of evaluations, the doctor explained that the trauma he suffered twenty years ago had triggered profound memory loss.

“Do not force his memories,” the doctor warned us gently.

“Old photographs, familiar places, smells, childhood songs… any sensory stimulus tied to his past life might unlock a door.