Tag: forgetful

Our recent news cycle has teemed with reports from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC18), an annual gathering of scientists and researchers from around the globe sharing their latest findings. I follow this news closely because of selfish worry I may develop dementia following the loss of both parents to this devastating brain disease.

My middle-aged siblings and I are children of dementia.

My husband forgets everything. Now he forgot our twentieth anniversary that I had reminded him of two weeks ago, and yet he remembered his mother's birthday yesterday. I feel that he is cheating on me and this is one of the symptoms. Am I right?

Thanks for writing in—the situation you pose is certainly an interesting one. I know how hurtful it must feel to have your husband forget to acknowledge the important dates in your life. Speaking stereotypically, I have found that women tend to be better at remembering to send cards and noting celebrations than men are.