Memory Lapse Survivor Gifts

"Shoot - I've forgotten my pin...Of course! It's the same as my wife's birthday!"

'Has Eric been in.' 'Was I with him?.'

"Hey, you stick your neck out on a regular basis, it's gonna happen. The important thing is to just get up and keep moving forward."

"I was young and cocky because I wasn't aware of my shortcomings. Now I'm old and cocky because I can't remember what they are."

'You brought my slippers?... What kind of rescue dog are you?!'

"Sorry, I'm preaching again. Why don't we pause for a moment while I pass around the collection plate."

'Remember when we caught small fish by the bucket full?' 'Oh, yeah! Those were the dace!'

'And in conclusion.'

That's not the reaction I was going for. Let me try to put a different spin on it.

"It's funny 'cos it's true!"

"Wait ... now I forgot what I was going to bark at you for."

Frank was famous for his anti-inflammatory rhetoric.

"I hate it when I walk into a room and forget why I went in there. Especially when it's the bathroom."

'We need a memory upgrade ourselves to remember all these passwords.'

"These EHR formats are an indecipherable headache to try and wade through. I miss the old days when the doctor's writing was all we had to figure out."

Bored Meeting

"Oh, nuts – I forgot why I came out here."

'DO me a favor. Don't keep saying 'Hi. How's it going?' whenever you swim past me.'

'And that pretty much sums it up.'

"Oh, no. Here comes that couple we just met whose names I forget because I wasn’t listening to them!"

Why they're called 'bullet points'.

"Oh, no - this introvert talked to me all night at a party, and I can't remember her name."

"Today's training will be mainly about how to pretend to stay awake and interested while watching a really dull presentation."

"I can honestly say I feel really refreshed after that presentation. I slept all the way through it!"

"Oh my God, we forgot to bring the animals."

'Gesundheit.'

'I dunno, I've never stayed up long enough to find out.'

'Password, password - come on memory!'

Getting older is...Going into a room and forgetting what you have done in there for.

My name's Bill, and I'm forgetful. Hi, Carl! Forgetful Folks Support Group.

"My memory is awful, so stop me if I've told this one before."

'Amnesia! What makes you think that, Doctor?'

"I've forgotten what I came down here for."

"Did you say you've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. . . I'd forget about it!"

'Now why did I come in here?'