[Hildy]

The memory goes with pain killers. He's way too sharp to be taking that many.

[kayak]

My mother-in-law is on pretty heavy doses of pain killer these days, including hydrocodone (2 pills a day, I believe, but can take a 3rd one if needed .... I'm not sure of the strength).

At times, she can't remember what she said 5 minutes earlier .... and that doesn't count the fact that such severe pain in itself becomes debilitating and often causes depression.

I don't often get to hear Rush much these days but have tuned in enough to believe very firmly that he would not be a sharp and as quick-witted as he is if he were either in that much pain or that addicted to such meds.