Katie Couric Details Terrifying Amnesia Episode: 'I Remember Nothing'

Journalist Katie Couric is opening up about a recent health scare that left her convinced she was having a stroke. "It was Saturday, June 27, 2026. But when I was asked the month, the year, and who was president, I got them wrong," Couric, 69, revealed in a Substack post shared on Monday, July 6. Couric shared that the last thing she remembers from that day is heading to the Aspen Institute with husband John Molner. She had spoken on two panels at the institute, but she doesn't recall either of her talks. Molner explained that an intern tracked him down after the panels to let him know that Couric was feeling dizzy and "out of it." They ultimately went to Aspen Valley Hospital (AVH), where the media personality struggled to answer basic questions. Thankfully, an MRI revealed that Couric had not suffered a stroke. However, her brain "fog" worsened over time. Couric was diagnosed with transient global amnesia (TGA), a sudden episode of confusion and memory loss with an unknown cause, according to the Mayo Clinic. Couric was admitted to AVH for the evening, where she ultimately began to return to normal cognition around 9 p.m. "While this was a freaky occurrence, it could have been much more serious," Couric wrote. Neurologist David Perlmutter, M.D., FACN, broke down TGA in a Tuesday, July 7, follow-up interview with Katie Couric Media, explaining that TGA is a sudden, temporary loss of the ability to form new memories, often preceded by a sudden physical or emotional stress.