O/T - For those of us that are older

dieselgal · Post by **dieselgal** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:19 am

Forgetter Be Forgotten

My forgetter's getting better,
But my rememberer is broke.
To you that may seem funny
But, to me, that is no joke.

For when I'm 'here' I'm wondering
If I really should be 'there',
And when I try to think it through,
I haven't got a prayer!

Oft times I walk into a room,
Say 'what am I here for?'
I wrack my brain, but all in vain!
A zero is my score.

At times I put something away
Where it is safe, but, Gee!
The person it is safest from
Is generally, me!

When shopping I may see someone,
Say 'Hi' and have a chat,
Then, when the person walks away
I ask myself, 'who the heck was that?'

Yes, my forgetter's getting better
While my rememberer is broke,
And it's driving me plumb crazy
And that isn't any joke.

CAN YOU RELATE???

sleepyangler · Post by **sleepyangler** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:27 am

Yes I can relate and I am only a couple weeks shy of 47 years old. Didn't use to be that way and I have little hope of it getting any better At at this rate I will be a complete wreck by the time I reach 65.

OutaSync · Post by **OutaSync** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:31 am

Oh, yeah....that's me.

Bev

Gerryk · Post by **Gerryk** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:52 am

I forgot what I was thinking.
I will let you know when I remember unless you remember first.

Goofproof · Post by **Goofproof** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:15 am

Been there, Am That The short term loss is the worst. Too Many Burgers, 'The Eyes of the Mad Cow are upon Us. Denny Crane.... Jim

Wulfman · Post by **Wulfman** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:20 am

Good one, DG.

I'm still looking for some stuff I put in a "safe place".......

Den

Debjax · Post by **Debjax** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 4:08 pm

dieselgal wrote:Forgetter Be Forgotten

My forgetter's getting better,
But my rememberer is broke.
To you that may seem funny
But, to me, that is no joke.

CAN YOU RELATE???

Huh. Where am I? How did I get here? What did I come to the kitchen for? This isn't the kitchen? Huh. Where am I? How did I get here?....

minolta25 · Post by **minolta25** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:32 pm

May I join you all?!

Seems as if we are all members of the same "club"!

goose · Post by **goose** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:51 pm

I don't remember what I was going to say.......

cheers
goose

GumbyCT · Post by **GumbyCT** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 7:02 pm

I thought it was me, I call it a male moment.

Those who know me - know I make knew friends everyday

roster · Post by **roster** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 8:56 pm

Does this happen to you over and over: Rent a DVD and ten minutes into the movie you realize you have already seen it? But I still can't remember how it ended.

But this will save me some money. I will just buy three used DVDs of great movies and watch them over and over in rotation.

sleeplessinaz · Post by **sleeplessinaz** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:02 pm

OMG DEN!! My husband and I are with you there buddy!! We are both still looking for some stuff that we put in a "safe place"....... MAN--we thought we were the only ones doing this!!! HA!! HA!! LOL!! Isn't that the craziest thing? Let me know when you find your "stuff".......
Carrie

ycartf · Post by **ycartf** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:06 pm

I know most of this is attributed to aging and the natural degradation of our brains, but how much of this is or could have been caused by years of inadequate oxygenation of our most complex (where we really "exist") organ?

kteague · Post by **kteague** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:09 pm

I joined this club quite some time ago. Have to say I'm not as active in my memory loss membership since getting my cpap treatment on an even keel. I'm guessing what I'm left with though is mine to keep.

One of my lapse moments came when I stopped at a local thrift shop and saw a comfy looking pair of black stretch pants, and they were a steal so I bought them and took them home. I decided to try them on before putting them in the laundry, and they were baggy in all the wrong places in an oddly familiar way. I thought, oh well I'll just donate them back and someone else can get them. Then it dawned on me I was that someone else - it was the same pair I had bought then redonated the week before.

More recently, a friend called me and asked if I could give her a ride home from her dialysis treatment at the hospital. So off I went, not wanting to keep her waiting. About a mile from her house I was driving along thinking warmly how glad I was to be able to be there for her during this difficult time. I turned to say something to her and was startled to realize I was on my way to her house without her. Quickly turning around I doubled back to the hospital, and sat in front of the parking garage gate impatiently waiting for it to rise - until oncoming traffic made me realize it was the exit. I moved to the actual enter lane and proceeded to the level of the garage where she would exit by the dialysis unit - or so I thought. Turns out Level 4 A is not the same as Level 4. It was at that point I figured Provigil might not be such a bad idea.

Yep, my membership status is secure.

Kathy

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:59 pm

I am a charter member of the Hereafter Club.... I go into a room and think, "What am I here after?"

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