Normal memory changes include mild changes in a person’s episodic memory. Episodic memory are memories that you are able to remember from a specific point in time. Since you would have to remember an event from the past specifically, it is normal for an older adult to forget. These could be dates of a child’s graduation or the day you gave birth. My mom is only 60 and she has 4 children so it is hard for her to remember the exact day of our birthdays. Abnormal memory changes occur when these changes disrupts a person’s ability to perform their daily activities. Forgetting names of close individuals or where they live are definite signs of abnormal memory changes. When these changes are able to get in the way of performing daily activities that
