Loosing Memory

Magicman · January 01, 2019, 07:04:20 PM

Loosing my memory? Nope, not me. I remember last year like it was only yesterday.

Onthesauk · January 01, 2019, 08:03:35 PM

But can't remember what I had for breakfast!

WV Sawmiller · January 02, 2019, 04:00:53 PM

Yeah we like to joke about it. In fact I often say my memory was the second thing to go and I can't remember what the first was.

Unfortunately for those actually losing their memories it is not so funny. My BIL is at that stage and is pitiful to see. I can not even imagine what that must be like.

LeeB · January 02, 2019, 04:09:22 PM

I remember yesterday twice.

mike_belben · January 30, 2019, 10:33:34 PM

I got a jack handle to the head only a few months after a tire iron nearly cost me an eye. The short term memory function suffered noticeably after. I have a hard time sorting out recent reality from a dream. Long term is pretty great, still remember childhood and stuff like that well. Walk into a room with a purpose then like a switch the purpose goes blank and i just stare. Or have a conversation with someone and an hour later its like it never happened. Then a week later itll fade back in patchy and i struggle to piece it together like recalling an actual dream as it slips away.

History, events and mechanical stuff has all stayed intact. Just day to day what did i do with my phone? Was i in the shed today? Total blanks.

tree-farmer · February 03, 2019, 04:10:26 PM

Don't think I'm losing my memory yet but when asked if I believe in the hereafter, is say sure, I'm always walking into a room and saying, "what am I here after".... :D

WV Sawmiller · February 03, 2019, 07:59:17 PM

That reminds me when people ask if I believe in reincarnation. I tell the "No. I used to but that was in my other life." :D

Gearbox · February 04, 2019, 09:39:39 PM

I had a TBI in 2009 took a 6 inch Red Oak limb to the top of my head from about 20 ft up . Lost a lot of short term memory . I struggled with night mares every night until the doctor put me on a Benadryl before bed has helped a lot .

mike_belben · February 07, 2019, 09:23:08 AM

Yeah that would do it. No helmet?

TACOMATODD · February 17, 2019, 06:46:00 PM

The Dr has me on some meds for my MS. My PCP refers to them as stupid pills. I know what I want to say, but can't recall the word that I'm after. At least they take care of the spasms related to this. Trigeminal Neuralgia. Look it up.

ponderosae · November 03, 2019, 10:32:51 PM

I forgot how to spell loosing. Maybe this means I'm wining.

Magicman · November 04, 2019, 08:38:02 AM

I like that. ;D

Weekend_Sawyer · November 04, 2019, 08:56:43 AM

I have been more forgetful than ever. It seems to be building up more and more since I started building my house. I don't think anything is wrong internally I just believe its because I have more going on in my life than ever and I always was forgetful. That's what I'm hoping.
I make a lot of lists.
Sometimes I loose these lists but it helps just making them.
Right now I have no idea where my main set of truck keys are.
Lucky I did know where my second set was.
Jon

Southside · November 04, 2019, 09:07:13 AM

What was the original subject of this post? :D

BradMarks · November 04, 2019, 12:21:57 PM

Doesn't "loosing" my memory mean it's rattling around in there, and "losing" my memory means it's gone? ;D ;D

Weekend_Sawyer · November 05, 2019, 09:43:28 AM

I found my truck keys by the wood stove.
I have no Idea why I put them there.
I lost my jacket.
I guess you just can't have everything at once.

Jon

LeeB · November 06, 2019, 05:12:20 PM

Were your keys in your jacket before you took them out? Check the stove. :D

Jeff · November 06, 2019, 07:09:45 PM

I'm afraid I can't make any jokes on the topic as it hits to close anymore :-\

thecfarm · November 06, 2019, 07:13:33 PM

I have certain places for certain things. I got sick of looking for things that if I put them there I would see them easily. :

I can put something down in plain sight and look for it for 15 minutes.

Don P · November 06, 2019, 10:24:38 PM

We both went up and down the ladder yesterday looking for the square, yup we had to walk by it to get to the ladder :

. I have a great memory, its just short.

square1 · November 07, 2019, 05:34:21 AM

Quote from: Magicman on January 01, 2019, 07:04:20 PM
Loosing my memory? Nope, not me. I remember last year like it was only yesterday.

You do realize you posted almost this exact same thing last week don't you? ;)

thecfarm · November 07, 2019, 07:41:57 AM

I have to put things in ceratin places,like my keys. I hate looking for something that I put in plain sight for me to see. :D :D

Ed_K · November 07, 2019, 07:51:19 AM

We ate late last night cause I forgot to put the roast in the oven :

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Jeff · November 07, 2019, 10:11:16 AM

My mom died of dementia, my sister Connie died from early onset alzheimers. My sister Ann was diagnosed with alzheimers earlier this past summer. Every time I have trouble remembering I worry about this. I did the 23 and me to see if I had any genetic predisposition toit but thankfully it came up negative. I am hoping my troubles the last year or so is just normal aging, but I struggle with things that use to be easy. There is no more multi tasking for me. I used to be able to think about several things as the same time. My memory and the problems with my vision has brought a near end to my ability to build websites because it is a very real struggle. It effects me here. I think I have posted on something or answered something and find that either I screwed it up or never did it.

Weekend_Sawyer · November 08, 2019, 07:47:26 AM

Jeff,

I am hoping that your troubles are temporary.
No one in my family has had dementia or altimeters but I have lost more words and thoughts than ever. I am blaming it on how busy I am but there's a little nagging thought in the back of my head that it might be something more.

Here's to a long and cognizant life.

Jon