Hi all,
As an Engineer before I was diagnosed, I thought I would never forget anything, but what a shock. When you have problems with memory and are having tests done, the first thing we are told is to write it down before we forget it.
This as many know, is harder to do than you think. First you have to remember to carry a note book and pencil or pen everywhere you go. When I was first diagnosed it was hell trying to remember to carry anything.
How many times do we forget to take one or both items.(Pencil or paper)
How many times do we put them in a coat pocket, only to change coats, or leave your coat off, and guess where the two items are.
Or the worst is taking them out of your pocket, to tell someone something you have written down, and forgetting to put them back, or forgetting where you put them both.
Sometimes my wife puts post-its on the fridge cooker or the telly to remind me to do something, only to return and find I am in a different room. I have even had them on the computer and forgotten that they were there.
Since the medication started I am better than I was, but its amazing how fast and how much we can forget.
I need a pen and paper,
To write a little reminder,
Of the things I must remember,
Or remember to write Down.
These post-its are a reminder,
Of the things I have to remember,
To do before I forget.
Such is life.
kenc
As an Engineer before I was diagnosed, I thought I would never forget anything, but what a shock. When you have problems with memory and are having tests done, the first thing we are told is to write it down before we forget it.
This as many know, is harder to do than you think. First you have to remember to carry a note book and pencil or pen everywhere you go. When I was first diagnosed it was hell trying to remember to carry anything.
How many times do we forget to take one or both items.(Pencil or paper)
How many times do we put them in a coat pocket, only to change coats, or leave your coat off, and guess where the two items are.
Or the worst is taking them out of your pocket, to tell someone something you have written down, and forgetting to put them back, or forgetting where you put them both.
Sometimes my wife puts post-its on the fridge cooker or the telly to remind me to do something, only to return and find I am in a different room. I have even had them on the computer and forgotten that they were there.
Since the medication started I am better than I was, but its amazing how fast and how much we can forget.
I need a pen and paper,
To write a little reminder,
Of the things I must remember,
Or remember to write Down.
These post-its are a reminder,
Of the things I have to remember,
To do before I forget.
Such is life.
kenc
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