 'For a long time I wouldn't allow my husband to buy the newspaper because I was horrified by the inflated prices. I couldn't quite comprehend the time jump between the era I thought I was living in and my twenty-first century reality. My catchphrase became: 'It's how much?!'" It was October 2012 when Alison, now 61, fell ill unexpectedly and her family noticed she was saying words in the wrong order and not making eye contact. After being taking to A&E by her husband Ray, Alison's symptoms were recognised as viral encephalitis, which is an inflammation of the brain. 'I felt groggy and dizzy for weeks,' she added. 'When I returned home after spending three weeks in Manchester Royal Infirmary, the scariest thing was that my brain injury had caused extreme short and long-term memory loss. 'I truly believed){kind=link}
Wimslow woman Alison Winterburn, 61, was left hallucinating when looking at a mirror and thinking she was in the 1970s due to a devastating brain injury
A woman who suffered a brain injury was left seeing her teenage self in the 1970s.
Back in 2012, when Alison Winterburn was 51-years-old, she became confused after seeing a teenage girl staring back at her in the mirror.
The mum-of-two was so shocked by the reflection she was applying make-up or checking behind the mirror when nothing changed.
But sadly, there was no time-altering magic going on but instead the effects of a brain injury which had left the Wimslow woman confused about who and where she was, the MEN reports.