Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Signs of Dementia

1) Coming back home and feeling like something's different but you just can't quite put your finger on it. Is the couch new? Is the bed shorter? Did the dog get fatter? Are these my real parents?

2) Walking into a room and not being able to remember why you walked there in the first place.

3) Forgetting what you did the day before, or the day before that, or the day before that. And as you scramble through your memories, all you see is this huge void. What day is it today, in fact?

4) Chanting a to do list mantra to yourself in the shower and forgetting it the minute you step out. E.g. Pack shoes, wear vest, file notes, clip nails can become pack vest, wear shoes, clip notes and file nails.

5) The worst is waking up just completely confused. Like sometimes, my eyes open and I am completely disorientated: What just happened? Where am I? Which room is this? Whaa...?? Usually it's because I slept the other way round on the bed the night before.

It happens.

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