How would I feel if one of my friends got mad at me because I forgot to call her on her birthday?

(Chapter 26 MCI Tool Box in my book)

I would have a hard time remaining friends with this person! Her behavior would not be acceptable to me at all! Living with a memory impairment can be hard enough, but having friends that are not understanding, is not something that I would tolerate! I know that I try not to apologize for mistakes that I make due to my impairment. I know that it is not my fault. I can't fix my brain, so other people who are close to me are the ones who will need to make changes.

I would need to talk to my friend face to face and let her know that it wasn't done intentionally but I had simply forgot. I would try to explain what it is like living with mild cognitive impairment. It would be up to her on whether to forgive me or not, but if she chose not to forgive me, I would be okay with that.

One year I actually forgot my Mom’s birthday. I had no idea that I had done that until I got a phone call from her after her birthday. I felt so bad and I just couldn’t understand how I could have done that! I was so sad for her, but it also made me sad. My Mom did forgive me and she did her best to understand how this happened.