“Bumped into neighbor while walking 🐶. I've seen her walking more recently & we got talking.

She's on disability from work b/c of memory issues. She can't drive or do household tasks & is forgetting things she should know. Her writing has even changed.

She's 54. The kicker?”

“Experts are increasingly noticing people in their 20s, 30s and 40s experiencing difficulties remembering things. They compare it to the memory function more regularly seen in 70-year-olds.

Psychologists note younger people complaining of trouble remembering things, needing to write everything down, and missing important events because they forgot about them.”

Not mentioned: COVID COVID COVID. IT. IS. COVID.