"I lost most of my hearing suddenly two years ago. Although most things changed , I gradually adapted to this strange new world. One of my biggest fears however was that I could no longer hear a tap running. This meant that should I forget to turn one off, I could now no longer hear it running. I have now learned to link leaving any bathroom, toilet or kithen with a reminder to look again. I never leave the house without locking the door with a keyring that "programmed in my mind " and makes me have a quick check."

"I lost most of my hearing suddenly two years ago. Although most things changed , I gradually adapted to this strange new world. One of my biggest fears however was that I could no longer hear a tap running. This meant that should I forget to turn one off, I could now no longer hear it running. I have now learned to link leaving any bathroom, toilet or kithen with a reminder to look again. I never leave the house without locking the door with a keyring that "programmed in my mind " and makes me have a quick check."

"I lost most of my hearing suddenly two years ago. Although most things changed , I gradually adapted to this strange new world. One of my biggest fears however was that I could no longer hear a tap running. This meant that should I forget to turn one off, I could now no longer hear it running. I have now learned to link leaving any bathroom, toilet or kithen with a reminder to look again. I never leave the house without locking the door with a keyring that "programmed in my mind " and makes me have a quick check."

"I lost most of my hearing suddenly two years ago. Although most things changed , I gradually adapted to this strange new world. One of my biggest fears however was that I could no longer hear a tap running. This meant that should I forget to turn one off, I could now no longer hear it running. I have now learned to link leaving any bathroom, toilet or kithen with a reminder to look again. I never leave the house without locking the door with a keyring that "programmed in my mind " and makes me have a quick check."

"my wife and i were out drinking one night. The next day i had to drop her off at the train station as she was going to York on a hen night. I got in the car while she locked up the house. I drove into Glasgow train station and dropped her off, then headed home for a day on the couch watching football. I got home to the house and realized that my hungover wife locked the house with MY KEYS and put them in her bag and forgot to give them to me. I had to phone her and arranged to meet her at Edinburgh station where she was getting her connecting train. I drove to the other side of the country to get my keys....i ended up bringing her home as well because her hangover was so bad. I guess the lesson here is that if my wife has a hangover then i should remember to sky+ the football."

"I'm probably the most forgetful person that will post here...the rest will have forgotten to do so. However, I make sure I have everything I need for the day by always keeping them in the exact same spot...always. That way I'm not running around frantically looking for my wallet/keys/phone (the critical trio). And before I head out the door, I check...keys in left pocket; pen/eye-drops/misc in right pocket; phone in watch-pocket; wallet/gum/mints in back. I don't leave the house unless I have these basic things. I stop at the front door and double check as there have been times I was missing something for work or something I was supposed to take somewhere. If you're going to place a reminder system in a home, it should have something at the most frequently used door that automatically activates on the way out.
Thanks."

"Today, my father was frantically calling doctors' offices to find out which doctor he had an appointment with tomorrow. Turns out that he had rescheduled the appointment and hadn't changed his calendar. Maybe when the phone rings, and it's a doctors office, you could have it remind them to check their calendar."

"Dear God,
What do I forget? I can hardly remember all of the things I forget in any given day, and I don't even have a TV to blame as a distraction! I walk out of the apartment on a near-daily basis without something I need; phone, car keys, medications, paperwork, schedules, patient logs, the proper attire... In the home, I forget to set the alarm, I forget to change air filters, I forget to pay bills, I forget what is on my schedule tomorrow, I forgot that I was supposed to be on-call tonight and the phone WOULD be ringing off the hook with people wondering where the *%$# I am but I forgot to it. I forget to get my car registered, I forget to turn off the lights, I forget to turn off the AC/heat when I leave, I forget to turn them on when I get home. Wait, I forgot what we were talking about.....*had to go back to the top and read the directions again*...ah yes... So I forget things, and my solutions? I so wish I could give you a solution but unfortunately have none at this time. I have to frisk myself before I leave the house, both the first time and the second when I get out of the car and walk back in to get my wallet. I do "walk arounds" and talk to myself about what needs done and how am I going to see to it getting done. I have multiple schedules on my iPhone, some of which have alarms. But that is it, if you can design a home that will straighten my life out I promise I'll buy one.

-Jon"

"Recently, my parents came to visit. They live on a ranch in central Montana, and my dad has CPOD, along with some other health issues. They forgot to grab some of his medication and called me last Friday and asked me to mail it to them. I forgot Friday, I forgot on Saturday and due to some other rather pressing issues today, I forgot to grab it this morning to mail as well. Thankfully, said meds were not terribly important--over the counter stuff. With Christmas right around the corner, they told me today to just hold onto it, as they had made it into town to get some more."

"One of the most common issues I see with my older family members, is remembering to charge their cell phones. Which can be somewhat of a worry to me, because I fear they will get in a bind somewhere, and go to use their dead cell phone to no avail. Recently one of them had a bit of car trouble. It was late and and they were on a less traveled area. Luckily a neighbor passed by shortly and they were able to call one of us to assist. I was a bit amused when I asked the last time they charged their phone, and they replied, "Well I haven't used it in a week, so I thought it would still be charged up""

"A second hand story...my grandmother, in her 80s, has begun forgetting the simple things. Recently, over the holidays, her usual family contact was away and she could not remember who she was supposed to call. It would be helpful if some reminder was available to her when things change.

Also, my grandfather and grandmother frequently say that they cannot recall who gave them something or even where it came from (even though I was the one who gave it to them :)). Something that would help to recall the origins of an item would be useful, either pictorial or audio reminder."

"I frequently forget stuff! I've forgotten keys to my workplace, my telephone (which is especially bad as I use it to remember things!). I forget birthdays to remember them I have reminders setup in my computer calendar and my phone calender. I love the story above as it reminds me of the 80s Glasgow drunk (a suit and training shoes Rab C Nesbitt and all that) :) ... I dare say your suit was in significantly better condition!"

"I once forgot to take my shoes to a job interview. It was near London, so I'd driven down the night before and stayed in a hotel. I had to explain to my interviewers why I'd turned up in a suit and trainers. I wish I'd remembered to pack them before I left..."