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“Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.”
- Mary J Oliver (1935–2019), American poet
Cellular memory transference or cellular memory phenomenon is a term used to describe changes that occur in a recipient of organ transplantation, and thought to reflect persistent memory of cells outside the brain. It has not been scientifically verified, and I don’t present it as fact.
Nonetheless, it is of interest and perhaps even fascinating.
An example:
Around 2005, Michael Hagan, MD, an ER physician, underwent liver transplantation for hepatitis C he contracted during his work.
You can read about it here:
The changes that Dr. Hagan noticed were an affinity for avocado and things barbecued as well as the development of passionate emotions. He claims not to have cried in a movie theatre pre-transplant. Thereafter, he had to keep the Kleenex handy.
He discovered Shamika Jones, the donor, possessed those very characteristics, and is convinced they were somehow transmitted during transplant surgery. He cannot be persuaded otherwise.
Thousands of transplants of various organs are performed every year, and it is only a small minority of patients who report newfound differences.
