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First: The reason I'm putting this out there is so those of you I know off-line will know what's up. It's just information.
I have been having a lot of problems with my memory. It started well over a year ago and I tried to push it aside, but it's gotten really bad lately. It ranges from not knowing why I walked into a room (pretty common for anybody) to not knowing what day it is or where I am. Forgot how to turn my car on and off a few times, lost where I was going on a stretch of a street that I'm normally very familiar with, and at least once I've had to think very hard to remember who I am.
That said, please be patient with me if I can't remember something you've said or done, something you asked me to do, or if I ask you to repeat yourself. If I start to repeat myself, please point that out to me so I can try to keep a mental note of it.
This has also been leading to a lot of frustration, and occasionally some lashing out. The best way I can describe it is feeling like I can't think or find words, which gets really scary. Those bits of snipping are usually very brief, but should you be on the receiving end, please try to understand that it is not personal, and that I can probably speak more calmly if I just have a few seconds to find the words needed. This is not an excuse for every time I say or do something mean, and as such I'm learning to say when it's due to frustration instead of anger.
I do have a doctor's appointment set up, and will be getting whatever testing he calls for - I want this sussed out and fixed. Until it is fixed, please be patient with me.
I have been having a lot of problems with my memory. It started well over a year ago and I tried to push it aside, but it's gotten really bad lately. It ranges from not knowing why I walked into a room (pretty common for anybody) to not knowing what day it is or where I am. Forgot how to turn my car on and off a few times, lost where I was going on a stretch of a street that I'm normally very familiar with, and at least once I've had to think very hard to remember who I am.
That said, please be patient with me if I can't remember something you've said or done, something you asked me to do, or if I ask you to repeat yourself. If I start to repeat myself, please point that out to me so I can try to keep a mental note of it.
This has also been leading to a lot of frustration, and occasionally some lashing out. The best way I can describe it is feeling like I can't think or find words, which gets really scary. Those bits of snipping are usually very brief, but should you be on the receiving end, please try to understand that it is not personal, and that I can probably speak more calmly if I just have a few seconds to find the words needed. This is not an excuse for every time I say or do something mean, and as such I'm learning to say when it's due to frustration instead of anger.
I do have a doctor's appointment set up, and will be getting whatever testing he calls for - I want this sussed out and fixed. Until it is fixed, please be patient with me.