Blimey, where did I put the key? And what was that famous actor's name again? Most of us are probably familiar with memory lapses like these. In rare cases, however, forgetfulness takes on more serious forms and becomes a serious impairment. This is the case with Miriam Ludewig. The client of the Eben-Ezer Foundation lives without a functioning short-term memory. A challenge that she masters with the support of other people, her mobile phone and a huge passion.
Living without a short-term memory: What is it like, how does it feel, how can you imagine it? You can't, unless you are affected yourself. Miriam Ludewig knows that. Nevertheless, she tries to visualise her limitation at the meeting in Lemgo. "The fact that I forget immediately means, for example, that I won't remember tonight that we've just met and are now talking to each other," she says. "My memory is just faulty."