@garyr443 Thank you for providing further insight. I actually have a similar difficulty with word retrieval. I've had it most of my life. I really began getting worse when I was a young adult. There was moment when I looked out on Puget Sound and saw a ship. But I couldn't think of the word for sails. I turned to my husband and said, "Those white things on the ship." It was the first time I realized that this was truly a problem. It has gotten worse with age. I forget a person's name (that I know and know) or a object. I haven't discovered a way around it. BUT I have made peace with it. Relaxing and acceptance does help me recover words. One time I was in church and I saw a person that I knew I knew, but couldn't remember his name. It was a special situation because of some encouragement he had provided regarding my son. I prayed, "Dear God, help me remember his name because I don't want him to feel bad. And, he needs to see how well my son is doing. He needs to know that his words were important." I prayed without stress. With trust. With resignation. And then...his name came. So, I guess the only way I have found to help myself is to relax when I cannot recall something I know I know. If I discover anything else, you'll be the first to know! God bless you.