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I don't have much to say but I will say this: I haven't been on the computer for a few days so I haven't been able to post. I usually try to say something when I get on here. I guess I just can't shut up! No seriously. I have been reading a really good book lately--not alanon approved but good none the less. I just related to it so much. I have the symptoms both of the main characters have & the father is kind of like my dad was. It was so good that it was made into a movie. I just don't like the fact that it is rated R. I guess the language & the content is a bit much. I just really enjoyed the subject matter. So, I read the book in less than a week. That I am proud of because I usually don't read that quickly because as of late I have been having problems w/ my brain function. It will get better as I get more rest.
That is all! I told you I don't have much to say! You didn't believe me, huh? Just kidding.
A nice share... good to be able to kill time... with other people, especially...
I was 13 or 14 when TV came into this part of the world. I had been to the pictures, but to see Tv was a revelation! The computer is much more than that- ah kin make up my own programme- and experience a whole lot more choice.
part of all this is my compulsive nature... part childish excitement. I lost my ability to read right through books when i went through middle age. I lost my near sight at the same time. How man people do I meet today who are scared witless about getting dementia!? At least I have a programme and a network of friends where I can check these things out!
Getting through middle age i was exhausted! Or at least my foo-foo valve was telling me to slow down a little. I learned to sleep when I was exhausted, and to have nana naps when I was tired.
I find as I get older I have fewer worries. Or else the things that used to worry me worry me less.
And like you Kathleen, of late, I have sat down and enjoyed a good book!
It is always good to see your posts and read your thoughts Love that you found a good book you enjoyed and read so quickly I love Stephen Kings books and read them as fast as I can
sometimes I think it's good to just tell what's going on with our day, especially when it's good! I love a good book too, but rarely sit down to read one anymore. This is mostly because of my mom, who is 90 and has Alzheimer's and can interupt whatever I'm doing at any given point in time. She, however, still loves a good book. She may read the same book over and over and over, but she is happy and that is all that matters. I used to be one of those that worried about getting dementia DavidG, especially since it seems to run in our family. My grandmother (mom's mom) had it in the late 1980's and she passed in 1991. Mom was diagnosed with it in 2008, although I saw signs of it way before that. People used to tell me, why don't you have that genetic test to see if your going to get it or not. I was like, no way. Why would I want to know anyway? I figure if I get it, I get it and there isn't any sense in worrying about it. Besides, I know enough about scientific tests to also know there are false positives and false negatives. So, it might not even be right! I've also heard "worry" can contribute to early onset dementia, so it might be a self-fulfilling prophecy!
Glad to hear everythings going well Kathleen!
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