TWO FINGER SALUTE-TO MEMORY LOSS !!

[itsallinmyhead51]

I laugh in the face of memory loss !!!

For i am the lad who gets his phone updated every 2 weeks,who's not on contract and has to pay for another because,i've forgotten where i've left it and ends up sitting on it.

And who keeps fit everyday by doing the "look around the house" marathon looking for keys,or the odd sock,that you know is lurking about because you had an odd one left as you put the clothes away,(who needs Mr Motivator !).I am guilty tho,for i am the the man who sends his wheelie bin on solitary confinement,sometimes 3 days early,as i cant remember what days the dustmen collects them,(sorry to Mr Green,and Mr black)

After having three brain op's, one of which,was a hole drilled from top to bottom,and i survived all three,i really cant be negative about anything anymore.

(Maybe the pigeons that keep decorating the top of my car,but that's it !)

[Froggiefrog]

Definitely relate to that one! Go to the kitchen to pee and the bathroom to make a coffee? That's me. ( Although I realise my mistake when I get there, thankfully.)

These things and more make me smile ruefully, rather than get angry. No point being angry.

I am a month post VP shunt op for hydrocephalus, so getting fed up with fatigue wound issues etc, but my ability to laugh at my own shortcomings has proved invaluable.

My memory has always been poor, which means my current state is easier to handle than it might be for someone who was good at remembering and now isn't.

I believe humour is a key way to deal with so many things...even pigeons.

Take care and stay positive.

[cat3]

I can't remember who coined the phrase 'Laughter is the best medicine' but they were spot-on. It's been one awful event after another in my family and humour just keeps getting us through.

Oh and I empathise with the pigeon issue itsallinmyhead because my parking space is under a tree !

Keep smiling...……….. x

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Laughing at yourself as others have said really is the best option. Hard to maintain over the on-going struggle but keep at it. Best of luck.

[AliCathy]

Love it! Thank you for starting my day with a smile 😃

[WinB]

Hello son it is your Aunt here who had a years vacation while they told me I'd never be the same again. Good to hear you are doing well, I sing non stop to keep happy drill holes have aged me and the shunt plays up but we are alive you and me are survivors. We laugh in the face of adversity ha ha ..After what we have been through oh Poo forgot what I was going to say now!! I was going to ask you to take me shopping but we'd get to the cafe have a coffee and come home again. Now where are my glasses !! Bet Uncle Bert has moved them xx Seriously I know the feeling been there got the scars xxxx Good luck and try looking in the toilet as I take everything in there xx Had 2 phones as sim card wasn't used enough ha ha Sign of luck birds pooing on car !!!!

[shaunmcg]

Got to laugh at yourself eh? 😂 sounds like one of my days/weeks/months too!

[SquirrelsHolt]

Each and everyone of you is a real example of "keep fighting the fight" and I applaud you! Shame we dont have such warriors in our government eh? As far as memory goes,I'm approaching 57 and I forget things mid sentence lol,so it happens to us all. Great to know you all have humour and have a laugh at some of your mishaps - definitely helps to bring you out of those tough times. Wishing you all well.

[Froggiefrog in reply to SquirrelsHolt]

In my view, if you don't laugh at something that is funny, just because it is related to your own health issues, you are denying yourself the opportunity to put matters into the right perspective. Fortunately, my memory fog only affects finding my way about, processing certain things and remembering what I am supposed to do. It doesn't affect my memory of people, why someone is very special to me, or all of the things we have done together, I can also remember when her birthday is...so that's the important stuff sorted, isn't it?