Normal text size Very large text size Natalie Ive was in her 40s when she started forgetting the names of children in her kindergarten class. She loved being a teacher and quickly developed workarounds, such as checking the roll or a childâs name on a painting to prompt her memory. But her family was noticing changes too. She had to consult recipes to make meals she once cooked effortlessly. Sometimes her children helped her cross the road because she couldnât work out how far away the cars were. One day her daughters went to the movies. âI just lost where I was,â Ive says. âI had put eggs on to boil and the water all evaporated. The girls tried to call me; I didnât know how to use the mobile to answer it. I didnât know how to open a door or anything. I was just sitting there.â