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Mission to remember...

Her: I think I'm losing my mind. It's on the symptom list: loses one's mind. It's happening. Him: How do you mean? Her: Have you noticed me forgetting a lot of things lately? And losing words? Losing people? Him: What's the symptom, the real symptom? Her: ( as if quoting medical text ) Loss of memory, inability to concentrate or focus... Him: You seem a little scattered but it's been busy. Her: No, okay on Friday, let me tell you, on Friday? My friend came up to me and thanked me for the note I sent her, told me it meant a lot to her. Him: Okay... Her: I did not remember writing a note! What note? Why did I write it? What did it say? Him: Was it just... Her: It was just a note that was clearly important to her! And I had no clue! I watched as all the meaning just leached out of that note. Because I could not remember ! Him: Did you ever get it? Her: Yes. It was so humiliating. She had to explain it to me. She had to tell me about the note I wrote t...