Esther warned her ex-husband the car hydroplanes in the rain, but he would not listen. She urged him to slow down, but he drove faster. Like a slow-motion horror show, there was no turning back. The car crash changed her life forever. Single mother Esther Julianne McDaniel suffered more from that car accident years ago than she ever imagined. Facing long-term and short-term memory loss, her agony seemed to be sealed. But this was not the end. Esther found it inside her soul to overcome the tragic fate and rise to live again. This is her story. Join author Esther Julianne McDaniel on her journey to recovery. She overcame memory loss, achieved high grades in college, and continued to become successful in her own right. She describes the joys, sorryws, twists, and turns that led her to where she is today. When Memories Leave is the first in The Memories Leave Series about life, loss, and functioning again despite a dysfunctional past.