WQAD (Moline, Ill.) Meteorologist Eric Sorensen told viewers that he is suffering from short term memory loss.

On the first day of ratings, Sorensen says he will return to work at the station without knowing what’s causing his memory lapses.

The Quad Cities Times says that his short-term memory “is like looking at a room of all this furniture with the lights out. I have no idea what’s in there,” he said.

In late December 2018, he underwent what he called “relatively routine surgery on my spine” for a pinched nerve. Doctors told him the condition would not improve on its own.

After that, he started having dull-pain headaches. Also, “I was having trouble remembering things.” He remembered everything he needed to know to do the weather, but he knew he was experiencing some kind of mild cognitive impairment, he said.

In mid-March, Sorensen, 43, took a leave from work so he could undergo numerous tests, including a sleep study. None of those tests showed what causes his cognitive difficulty, he said.

He still doesn't know whether the symptoms are connected to the prior surgery.

His next doctor appointment is May 13, he said. He has an appointment at the Mayo Clinic in July.