A “real-life 50 First Dates” teen who has forgotten what she did every day for the previous five years and has to be reminded of what she did is gradually regaining her memories.

Caitlin Little, 19, was practicing for a running marathon when she was struck in the head by a teammate. As a result, she developed anterograde amnesia.

Drew Barrymore’s depiction in the 2004 smash film drew a lot of attention to the illness. It means she forgets every day and has been unable to form new memories since October 12, 2017.

Yet the teen’s memories are returning, and she recently raced a 5K event that she would never have been able to do previously.

Caitlin from North Carolina, US, is improving, and her parents say it seems like a “miracle” to see her recover from an accident she sustained while attending Southeast Guilford High School in Greensboro.

She was 14 years old at the time and was practicing for a cross-country run when a teammate slipped and tumbled into her, striking her in the head.

Caitlin was awake the entire time, but she subsequently became confused and had to ask her mother how to unlock the car door.

Her parents were concerned for her and took her to the hospital. She was quickly given an unusual diagnosis there.

Caitlin told WGHP, a local radio station, that she needed to be “extremely organized” to help him handle, and he added, “So I have a lot of Post-It notes that say stuff like “Hey, let’s do this” or “This is new” to help me out. So it’s not as difficult as I feared it would be without them.”

The Littles follow a schedule similar to the one depicted in 50 First Dates. Caitlin’s father, Chris, wakes her up every day and tells her what’s been going on.

“She had to trust in us so she could keep battling and looking,” Jennifer, her mother, continued. It’s nearly impossible if the injured individual you’re attempting to assist is unwilling to cooperate.”

According to the NHS, anterograde amnesia occurs when you have difficulty recalling events that occurred after you sustained a brain injury or had a brain tumor.

According to them, the condition might make it difficult to learn new things or remember people you’ve met since having it.