Estimates that the number of Americans afflicted by Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia will nearly triple over the next few decades has many worrying whether or not they have the disease.
The website Caring.com offers reassurance that some forgetfulness is just that, and not a sign of anything more ominous. Here’s a segment of their list of memory issues that may be much ado about nothing.
Forgetting the name of a new acquaintance. This is something that happens to all of us, young and old.
Forgetting an old friend’s name. It may be embarrassing, but again, it happens to the best of us.
Remembering in the middle of the night that you forgot to take out the trash. See above.
Catching mistakes while balancing your checkbook. Balancing a checkbook without ever making errors isn’t the easiest thing to do.
Forget where you parked your car. It’s a fairly common occurrence, especially in parking structures at shopping centers, malls and hospitals. It may be a concern if you have to write down where you parked every time.
