What is making you smile today? What is pissing you off?
For me, one thing ticks both boxes. Though I am mostly kidding about the first topic pissing me off.
My epiphany for today is ... I am turning into my parents.
I am getting my older guy geeking out on PBS on today. I am watchign Daniel Emmet 'sand Pia Toscano's PBS special. These are two amazingly talented and attractive performers. My mom and dad would totally enjoy them. I'll probably by two sets of tickets for the early June Vegas performance. If they won't come, we will see if the tickets can entice some friends to go with us.
Turning into my parents, ugh. Though they are collectively my heroes, I am not ready to be them just yet.
What is really pissing me off?
My memory is going down the tubes in a hurry. My short term memory has tanked increasingly over hte past 4 years with the past year being extremely agressive in the degradation of my short term memory. I am booking brain scans and appts with my PCP and specialists to see if this can be mitigated or at least slowed down. Hopefully it is primarily stress related. That I can fix.
I do not want to become a burden on my incredible bride or my amazing parents. It is mom's and dad's turn to get older, I want to be there for my bride and my mom and dad. I am also not interested in warehousing in a dementia/alzheimer's facilty for however long that may be necessary. My GrandFather lived that as he progressed through Alzheimer's. I wish I did not have those memories of him. I prefer the memories of him as a loving, vigrant, caring man.
So, what is up with you STalker?
Whew. Please excuse the typos above.
Are you losing things?
My mom99 was diagnosed with dementia about 4 years ago, thankfully, she is still with us and doing well tho she can't tell you what she had for lunch.
Looking back, I was in total denial altho she had lost car keys, cell phone and dental partial within a short time. I'm thankful she had the brains and guts to call me one day to say she needed help with her bills. That was so unlike her and signaled our trip to the dr and her diagnosis.
I know some folks have terrible experiences with dementia and bad times are probably ahead of us. But so far, her short-term memory is the only visible loss. She can tell you what she did and felt in 1944, today not so much.
I do not usually or regularly lose things.
Though I did apparently lose my Global Entry card and SWA A-list card when we flew to DW's BFF's wedding two weekends ago.
I never lose my heys, etc... But. I leave them in my pants pockets only moving them to go directly into the pockets of my clean jeans/pants. If I deviate from my usual location routine, I usually can find stuff pretty quickly.
Fortunately the SWA A-list card is easily replaceable and the Global Entry card was within a year of expiration and needs replacing before too long.
My memory issue is about fogetting conversations and details very quickly. I have to do memory excercises for anything I must remember, write it down, figure out nemonic devices, etc....
My paternal GM suffered from dementia, my maternal GF suffered from Alzheimers. No indications that my mom or dad are experiencing those things.
Hopefully... mine is stress induced. That... I can fix. Time for the Doc and specialists for me.
My prayers are with you and your mom. I hopemy prents can make 99 with only a lost set of keys, and a few challenges. My GM was happier her last few years though she could not remember anything short term. If I was visiting her and stepped out to the restroom, she was super excited to see me when I got back. She thought I had just arrived. SHe passed just before turning 85. I hope to live up to your mom's example. 99. What an amazing life she has experienced.
TY for sharing your experiences with your mom.