My caregiver friend tells me not to worry about having Alzheimer’s unless I don’t realize that I’ve forgotten something. At least I have this advantage. I’m well aware of my disappearing recall. It comes up in all sorts of situations.
Today, as I was playing Cribbage with a fellow condo-owner, neither one of us could remember who’s crib it was. As well, my score-keeping gets hampered by a short-term memory lapse.
Let’s see, fifteen-two, fifteen-four, plus four more for a run is €¦? Now, what was the total on my fifteen’s?
If five or six seconds have passed, my earlier score will totally fade from my memory banks. My friend and I laugh and comment on how neither one of us is doing well in this department.
It reminds me of last night while watching Wheel of Fortune where I thought for a few moments my mind was growing sharper. I had figured out the answer to their word puzzle prior to the contestants. However, just then I started recognizing their faces and realized they were on reruns I had seen before. Unfortunately, although it was a good sign that I recognized them, it meant that I had merely remembered the answer from before, which I had not remembered remembering.
I wonder if not remembering your remembering counts as a sign of early Alzheimer’s.
Dianna
Sharing the Fruit of Maturity
