Doing fine, but sometimes thinking of one of my 19 grandchildren's name, I come up with just a plain blank, or a name that sounds almost right, but isn't. That can be kind of scary.
About two days ago the name of my son's sixth child, a girl, was a gap. Then after really trying, I remembered it was short and stated with "L". I thought "Lucy" but I knew it was only close. Yesterday, I was reading a note from him, and it was "Lily."
On the other hand, I used to do the New York Times Sunday crossword puzzle, with my own personal rule that it all has to come out of my head--no research, or dictionary, or other cheat. Usually I could either complete or get within three or four words, and often finish it.
I had let this habit die out before the craniotomy, but about a month ago, I thought this would be a good general test of memory, so I tried it again. You know what? I completely finished it in about two hours. That gave me a comforting feeling.
I think a lot of my problem is just that I'm getting too old.
Be encouraged that your activity on FR that I've noticed cuts across several topics and requires reasonable critical thinking ought to be a good sign to you. Keep it up!
Nineteen? You must be from the heartland :)
I miss the big numbers.
my grandmother had 10 kids, my mother had five and brother and sisters have a couple each.
It only took two generations from Sicily to do that. what a shame.
Great news on the puzzle :)
Yea, like I said, the sensory symptoms are much worse than the cognitive.
19. You have quite a legacy. That’s nice