Memory lapses can be normal - NYT gift link

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/well/mind/brain-function-memory-dementia.html?unlocked_article_code=oyrE3NC26c2L86EIvTm_-ZEaEPYUczvQZG_b6jHtBnB0uSg4pp4yMPU6F2F7Z6GWUy0DYC45hAsxXKJg1lB5ROm0ATDZH62-u7vL1bhkec9dzHtEmjezelaPdG0cVovFJN01tD5FUmkrWL-p0enk5FCUDwxubWkCTpm1gHeuFiWHVsmwTzefr5VcEp9F9VdS9B03yuDewiXGGy1xJPp-vUOulvA55kdBRfXvABefqReYQ8xf2vXBubRHJou12nbYzDJgPwafBpDLO2WioeZkWi6Wfu_SGZGygouPRrtTZWLTCUMKUFRRHRLSvkMDzvnv8T1pCCM93E79H2qPRk7gsz8eZOYFCfI8ppEF&smid=url-share

PHEW says me, who blanked on a name at church today.

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I’ve always been kind of terrible at remembering names. For decades.

Most people of all ages have memory lapses/holes. I mean if young people didn’t wouldn’t everyone ace their school tests, etc.?!!!

I think that what you should be aware of are NEW lapses, new struggles, extended bouts of not being able to remember things short or long term…

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Yea, name lapse (or lack of the right word) has always happened to me now and then. It just catches my attention more now that I’m older.

I remember reading years ago that people should not worry about Alzheimer’s when they can’t find their keys. It’s more a thing where Alzheimer’s patients look at their keys and don’t remember what to do with them.

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My husband, a Neurologist, says this all the time. Not knowing where your keys are is one thing, not knowing what they are is entirely another.

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I wanted to post a comment here, but I forgot what I wanted to say…

:wink:

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