I lost my mum on 19th Oct she had been on treatment since Feb but poorly since The year before. I can’t seem to remember things I need to at the moment! I could remember her appointments and blood results no problem but now I can’t get the kids I teach names to stick in my head or if I’ve used shampoo or not in the shower - is this just me?
No it's not. I used to have a good memory for all those little things, shopping for instance, I've never needed lists as I remembered everything, now I go to the shops and come home without stuff I needed regularly. Sometimes it's even hard to remember what day it is!! I lost my daughter in September last year. I don't know if this is transitory but presume it's another symptom of grief??
It's normal, I lost my daughter January last year and my short term memory has been terrible. I talked to my Dr who said it was a perfectly normal stage of grief for some people( and not the early onset of dementia).
my memory is slowly getting better, just give yourself time.x
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