Re: Tawny and the FibroFog

[Guest guest]

Tawny, I already sent this to you but seeing the response the " FibroFog " has

evoked thought I would send it off to Lori, Tess, Jane, Kathe, and all the

others who can relate to this. We have to keep our sense of humor about things

such as the FibroFog or it will get us in the end.

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This is a little answer I wrote to a daily question in the FMS group I am in and

thought I would share it with you.

The question was " Do you forget things a lot " ?

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Am I forgetful?

Do I find it hard to remember things?

Do I worry about a memory robbing disease (such as my mother's dementia)

happening to me?

Do my kids, grandkids, and a few of my friends get perturbed with me when I have

to ask them to repeat something they told me a couple of hours ago? yesterday,

last week, etc?

Do I now carry a day-timer purse calendar book to record all appts and events in

my life?

Do I find my memory of a couple years ago or 50 years has more clarity than my

everyday life?

Do I find a schedule for taking meds hard to follow and find it easier to simply

by taking all meds needed for the day upon arising or at bedtime (with Dr's

approval, of course)?

Do I find upon running into someone whose name I should know, I tend sometimes

to make a joke about them being Herman or Matilda to stall until the name comes

to me?

Do I find certain subjects or ideas that evaded during the day suddenly pop into

my mind at 2 in the morning?

Do I find going over prescribed meds and knowing them well and knowing which

ones cause confusion and memory loss (and FibroFog)and discussing them with my

Dr for possible discontinuance or changes in the way they are taken or

substitution of other just as reliable meds helps?

Do I remember to gather up all the daily notes I write myself to remember simple

tasks and chores from the refrigerator and clean out the ones in my purse that

gather there and recycle them?

Do I ask my family and friends and even strangers such as grocery clerks to bear

with me?

Do I tell myself this is just a passage of age and not any dreaded thing?

Do I find myself the first one to laugh at myself when my memory rears it's

silly head and I find myself on someone's door step a day early or a day late?

Do I thank my Heavenly Father for the memory I have and for daily help?

I think the answer to all these questions is yes.

What Questions?

~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a

little of each other everywhere. " ~ ~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for

every time you've made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of

my hand. " ~

[Guest guest]

Tawny, I already sent this to you but seeing the response the " FibroFog " has

evoked thought I would send it off to Lori, Tess, Jane, Kathe, and all the

others who can relate to this. We have to keep our sense of humor about things

such as the FibroFog or it will get us in the end.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\

~~~~~~~~~

This is a little answer I wrote to a daily question in the FMS group I am in and

thought I would share it with you.

The question was " Do you forget things a lot " ?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Am I forgetful?

Do I find it hard to remember things?

Do I worry about a memory robbing disease (such as my mother's dementia)

happening to me?

Do my kids, grandkids, and a few of my friends get perturbed with me when I have

to ask them to repeat something they told me a couple of hours ago? yesterday,

last week, etc?

Do I now carry a day-timer purse calendar book to record all appts and events in

my life?

Do I find my memory of a couple years ago or 50 years has more clarity than my

everyday life?

Do I find a schedule for taking meds hard to follow and find it easier to simply

by taking all meds needed for the day upon arising or at bedtime (with Dr's

approval, of course)?

Do I find upon running into someone whose name I should know, I tend sometimes

to make a joke about them being Herman or Matilda to stall until the name comes

to me?

Do I find certain subjects or ideas that evaded during the day suddenly pop into

my mind at 2 in the morning?

Do I find going over prescribed meds and knowing them well and knowing which

ones cause confusion and memory loss (and FibroFog)and discussing them with my

Dr for possible discontinuance or changes in the way they are taken or

substitution of other just as reliable meds helps?

Do I remember to gather up all the daily notes I write myself to remember simple

tasks and chores from the refrigerator and clean out the ones in my purse that

gather there and recycle them?

Do I ask my family and friends and even strangers such as grocery clerks to bear

with me?

Do I tell myself this is just a passage of age and not any dreaded thing?

Do I find myself the first one to laugh at myself when my memory rears it's

silly head and I find myself on someone's door step a day early or a day late?

Do I thank my Heavenly Father for the memory I have and for daily help?

I think the answer to all these questions is yes.

What Questions?

~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a

little of each other everywhere. " ~ ~ " If I could reach up and hold a star for

every time you've made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of

my hand. " ~

[Guest guest]

Jan, thanks for the reminder,

Hugs, Tawny

> Tawny, I already sent this to you but seeing the response

the " FibroFog " has evoked thought I would send it off to Lori, Tess,

Jane, Kathe, and all the others who can relate to this. We have to

keep our sense of humor about things such as the FibroFog or it will

get us in the end.

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> This is a little answer I wrote to a daily question in the FMS

group I am in and thought I would share it with you.

> The question was " Do you forget things a lot " ?

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> Am I forgetful?

> Do I find it hard to remember things?

> Do I worry about a memory robbing disease (such as my mother's

dementia) happening to me?

> Do my kids, grandkids, and a few of my friends get perturbed with

me when I have to ask them to repeat something they told me a couple

of hours ago? yesterday, last week, etc?

> Do I now carry a day-timer purse calendar book to record all appts

and events in my life?

> Do I find my memory of a couple years ago or 50 years has more

clarity than my everyday life?

> Do I find a schedule for taking meds hard to follow and find it

easier to simply by taking all meds needed for the day upon arising

or at bedtime (with Dr's approval, of course)?

> Do I find upon running into someone whose name I should know, I

tend sometimes to make a joke about them being Herman or Matilda to

stall until the name comes to me?

> Do I find certain subjects or ideas that evaded during the day

suddenly pop into my mind at 2 in the morning?

> Do I find going over prescribed meds and knowing them well and

knowing which ones cause confusion and memory loss (and FibroFog)and

discussing them with my Dr for possible discontinuance or changes in

the way they are taken or substitution of other just as reliable meds

helps?

> Do I remember to gather up all the daily notes I write myself to

remember simple tasks and chores from the refrigerator and clean out

the ones in my purse that gather there and recycle them?

> Do I ask my family and friends and even strangers such as grocery

clerks to bear with me?

> Do I tell myself this is just a passage of age and not any dreaded

thing?

> Do I find myself the first one to laugh at myself when my memory

rears it's silly head and I find myself on someone's door step a day

early or a day late?

> Do I thank my Heavenly Father for the memory I have and for daily

help?

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we take a little of each other everywhere. " ~ ~ " If I could reach up

and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the entire

evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. " ~

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[Guest guest]

Jan, thanks for the reminder,

Hugs, Tawny

> Tawny, I already sent this to you but seeing the response

the " FibroFog " has evoked thought I would send it off to Lori, Tess,

Jane, Kathe, and all the others who can relate to this. We have to

keep our sense of humor about things such as the FibroFog or it will

get us in the end.

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> This is a little answer I wrote to a daily question in the FMS

group I am in and thought I would share it with you.

> The question was " Do you forget things a lot " ?

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> Am I forgetful?

> Do I find it hard to remember things?

> Do I worry about a memory robbing disease (such as my mother's

dementia) happening to me?

> Do my kids, grandkids, and a few of my friends get perturbed with

me when I have to ask them to repeat something they told me a couple

of hours ago? yesterday, last week, etc?

> Do I now carry a day-timer purse calendar book to record all appts

and events in my life?

> Do I find my memory of a couple years ago or 50 years has more

clarity than my everyday life?

> Do I find a schedule for taking meds hard to follow and find it

easier to simply by taking all meds needed for the day upon arising

or at bedtime (with Dr's approval, of course)?

> Do I find upon running into someone whose name I should know, I

tend sometimes to make a joke about them being Herman or Matilda to

stall until the name comes to me?

> Do I find certain subjects or ideas that evaded during the day

suddenly pop into my mind at 2 in the morning?

> Do I find going over prescribed meds and knowing them well and

knowing which ones cause confusion and memory loss (and FibroFog)and

discussing them with my Dr for possible discontinuance or changes in

the way they are taken or substitution of other just as reliable meds

helps?

> Do I remember to gather up all the daily notes I write myself to

remember simple tasks and chores from the refrigerator and clean out

the ones in my purse that gather there and recycle them?

> Do I ask my family and friends and even strangers such as grocery

clerks to bear with me?

> Do I tell myself this is just a passage of age and not any dreaded

thing?

> Do I find myself the first one to laugh at myself when my memory

rears it's silly head and I find myself on someone's door step a day

early or a day late?

> Do I thank my Heavenly Father for the memory I have and for daily

help?

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> I think the answer to all these questions is yes.

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> ~ " We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go,

we take a little of each other everywhere. " ~ ~ " If I could reach up

and hold a star for every time you've made me smile, the entire

evening sky would be in the palm of my hand. " ~

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