But even before my own memory and language issues began, I’d written about and wondered what my own neurological inheritance might be. I mixed up words in conversation, and it felt like words I’d used frequently had been stowed away on shelves in my brain that I could no longer reach. Semantic verbal fluency was impaired.” Impaired. My desk houses stacks of Post-it notes and shards of scrap paper with scrawled notes, ideas, and words I don’t want to forget. Alongside the words, I think of the faces of my children and their children.

Source: Huffington Post December 27, 2025 14:45 UTC