July 19, 2022 (I think). Oh, the confusion. Just out of bed with a dream still in my head. Not a good dream…but damn—now it too, is already gone! Oh these ‘lapses’ are so frustrating! Clock says it is 7:05 but it seems like the end of a day, like I’ve been up all day…
MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment)
On this blog, I share my story of coping with an MCI diagnosis, how it has affected my lifestyle and the tools I've learned to preserve or improve my quality of life. Click here to learn what the condition is, and click here for my introduction to MCI.
My memory is fading so fast these days
June 23, 2022 Oh darn! I had started a post on my computer and then unintentionally deleted it. This happens quite often and is so, so frustrating, because I can’t recall what I wrote even though it was just minutes ago. Now I’m emailing a post to myself, hoping I will be able to retrieve it if necessary….
I can only guess why I haven’t written in a while
May 26, 2022 Keith just reminded me that I hadn’t written a post in a while. I thought I had done so, but sure enough as I looked back, I really haven’t written lately. I can only guess at why not, because I surely can’t remember why I hadn’t done so. Perhaps it is because…
Spring thoughts
April 24, 2022 I’m confused about my dates of posting, but I’ll let it go and write this one anyway. It’s 8:30am and I’ve been up for at least an hour or longer. With the longer days, earlier sunrises, I just can’t sleep in. Yet I have nothing to do: to fill my time, to…
Language matters: thoughts on Mom’s diagnoses {written by Beth}
The last time you heard from me was two and a half years ago (see An absurd question from October 2019.) Mom has shared lately that it has become much harder for her to keep track of what she has written, and writing itself has become tiring. So when I offered to start sharing more…
An email to a friend
This post is inspired by an email I wrote recently to a close friend. It seems I’m getting ‘tired’ of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s, along with knowing I will not get better—only worse. My ego reminds me of ‘what I was’ and the other side of that ego reminds me of ‘what I no longer…
Continuing decline
April 21, 2022 It seems as if my decline is increasing each day (perhaps I’ve written this before, if so I’m sorry). But I’m writing this as a reminder for my readers, as well as for myself of the fact that I have a disease that cannot be cured. A disease that feels frustrating, humiliating,…
Once again…have I written this before?
April 12, 2022 Oh, my confusion continues to increase. I can’t remember the day or the month without checking my calendar. Even as I’m typing, I’m wondering if I have written this before. I will try and write about a new topic of my current state and condition. Every day seems to bring a decline…
From the editor: Another perspective on what memory loss feels like
My name is Michelle Urbick. Virginia is a dear friend of mine, and I have served as her editor for this blog since she began writing it in 2017. I visit Virginia regularly, and we often touch on topics that relate to her writing. The last time I visited I “surprised” her a bit with…
Thoughts on a gloomy spring day
April 2, 2022 I haven’t written in a while, at least not at this computer…my laptop. But then again, what do I know? My memory condition is like a hole in a dam that expands as more and more water washes through it. I’m aware of the lapses, but these days I just brush them…