Death-defying neuroscientist turned OnlyFans model confronts life with memory loss after brutal bike accident caused by a pigeon

A neuroscientist turned OnlyFans model suffered a near-fatal motorcycle crash caused by a bird — leaving her to confront life with memory loss.Mercedes Valentine’s obsession with biking began with fond memories of riding around with her dad as a little girl before buying on one her own — but her dream quickly turned into a nightmare.While out for a ride, the 25-year-old stunner hit a pigeon head on, suffering a near-fatal crash.Valentine broke her nose, skull, shoulder and four ribs.

She also suffered a smashed eye socket and shattered pelvis.On top of the physical despair, Valentine also suffered from memory loss, not being able to remember anything from a month before and thereafter.Now, she wakes up every day feeling like someone different.“When I open my eyes, I sometimes don’t even recognize myself,” she told NeedToKnow.“Because I function differently and can’t remember most things, it’s like my brain is someone else’s.”She continued, “It’s been really confusing and emotionally challenging to come to terms with.

I’ve had to start living, and adapting to doing so, as a different person.”Before the incident occurred in the summer of 2024, Valentine was at the top of her career, having just bought a house for over $900,000 and a blue Porsche Taycan Turbo for over $100,000.She spent the day prior celebrating her parents’ 60th birthdays and retirement, but when the family left to return home, Valentine took her motorcycle instead of going in the car with everyone else.“I wasn’t being clever and was going very fast down a residential street where there was a pigeon on the lamppost above me,” she admitted.“As I approached, it swooped down and not knowing what it was at the time, I tried to avoid it.

But then it hit me head on and I swerved.”When she swerved, the bike crashed into a parked car at the side of the road, and Valentine was “flung” 260 feet into the air and landed six houses down from where she was initially....