What does living with short-term memory loss feel like?

Anxiety + short term memory loss = not being able to articulate in anyway what you want to say. I have however gotten an mri after I got into an accident and the results don't reveal anything majorly wrong with my brain aside from white matter hyperintensities that the doctor examining said were minor and most likely benign.(The symptoms began long before just to clarify). read more

Gweneviere Mann suffered a stroke during a surgery to remove a brain tumor, and since then her short-term memory has been impaired. This animation from StoryCorps looks briefly at the life of Mann and her boyfriend. read more

A brain tumor may affect memory. Cancer treatment, head trauma or concussion, brain infections and strokes may also bring about short-term memory loss, according to the NIH. A lack of oxygen to the brain can affect short-term memory. Alcohol and drug abuse, concussions and other trauma to the head can impact short-term memory. read more