[IRENE FROM TAMPA]

OR brain mets...

but I can say that I have experienced and still do, loss of a simple word right in the middle of a conversation. Sometimes I have a little difficulty remembering if I actually did what I was thinking of, and a bit of confusion, example if I see someone that I know, my mind might becomes a bit confused on the name (and I know their name).

And I have been doing this for some time now and have attributed to the chemo's I have taken. I function fine at work and that is where I have the most pressure so I can't explain this. It's once in a while and I can relate about being hesitant to speak out in a group, etc. since I never know when I will be in the middle of a sentence and all of a sudden, stop to think about and can't find the word I was about to say. I always thought I was a terrific speller, but sometimes I can't even remember what the most simple word begins with. It will come to me, but I have to really think about it.

It is scarry, but I really think its all about the chemo's and treatments we have been on. I try to keep my mind active by doing a word puzzle daily (which I have always loved) and reading, anything to challenge the mind.

Hopefully this will resolve for you, or it will be just "another" obstacle that we have to learn to live with.

Take care Lisa