EsthersDoll,

Thanks for your reply. Some good, practical advice.

I'm not sure what you meant by "right to grieve", but yes do feel like some do discount what I'm trying to tell them.

I have tried your technique of repeating the name of the object or idea I'm trying to remember--and that is very effective as long as I realize it's something I NEED to remember (e.g., "screwdriver"). If it's just a thought in the stream of consciousness, forget it.

Silly as this may sound, if you are going to use a notepad or cell phone as a memory tool, you need to:

1) Remember to write or record the thought. Doesn't do any good to have the tool if you don't remember to use it.
2) Remember to keep the tool with you. Yesterday I put have a dozen items needing attention today on the notepad of my smartphone. Today I'm at work and the smartphone is twenty miles away on the dining room table.

My injury was not job related and I am attempting to continue to work. The job itself requires above-average memory capacity. I would like to contact certain list members "offline" if that's ok. I have some work-related issues I would like to discuss with folks who have been there, done that, and have the t-shirt to prove it. I'm not comfortable, though, talking about such things in detail in a public forum.

Thanks to all for listening!