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Originally Posted by SarahSmile0205
So I did my testing on Friday... It was awful!! I do not know I have ever felt more stupid! Also really opened my eyes in that I had not realized how much I had really lost until this test.. Tests I had..
I had to remember numbers as they were read aloud.. I could not do 4 numbers...
Had to repeat numbers backwards as they were read to me forward... ex.. 369, I would say 963... could not do 3 numbers...
Other test that I failed miserably was; I was read 3 simple sentences like.. Joe ran home.. at the same time I had to answer simple questions like, Where did Joe run... at the same time I had to remember the last word of each sentence and write it on the following page when told... I could not do more than 2 sentences.. it was horrible!
I was also read a short story and could not remember many details 10 minutes later...
I have never felt so stupid! On top of all of that... I had the worst headache when I was done... some brain fog and was dizzy... went back to my parents, took a 3 hour nap and still was not good...
I am so very happy that is over!
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My memory is pretty much the same. I ask my child if she wants milk or juice and, by the time I've reached the fridge, I can't recall her choice. Now, I'm grateful that, at least, I remembered she wanted a drink, and just put both jugs on the table.
As, after seven years, it seems unlikely that my memory will return to its premorbid function, I just do whatever I need to do to get done whatever needs to get done. If I need to write things down, set timers, ask for assistance, etc..., I just do.
I'm over being embarrassed. If I had an injured leg, I wouldn't feel shame over using a cane, so why should I feel that way about the memory aids I need for my injured brain?
In fact, I've come to realize that some of my workarounds are downright clever. Necessity, as they say, is the mother of invention.