*tkrik wiping the tears from her eyes* (((Wiz))) What a beautiful memory you shared. Thank you.

Definitely keeping the mind active is so important not only from an Alzheimer's standpoint but also for us MSers. (Well, actually everyone one but I want to make a point here.) As I have mentioned a few times on here before, 3 years ago I could not even read or understand a children's picture book. I didn't do well on my neuropsych testing for SSDI. Things cognitively were looking grim. My neuro at the time never suggested speech therapy to help me. As I learned more about cognitive issues, I came up with my own rehab plan.

Being my usual stubborn and determined self, I started working really hard at by playing puzzle games, now matter how easy. It was frustrating for me as I couldn't even understand the directions. LOL Anyhow, I kept at. I started reading magazine articles as they are smaller and tend to be "easy reads." (When writing for the general public, it should be written at an 8th grade level. Something I learned along my life path.) As time went by I started noticing being able to handle more complex tasks and kept upping the anti as soon as I noticed these changes.

I am nowhere near where I used to be but am much happier than where I was cognitively. I recently had a follow up neuropsych testing and I improved in many areas (not all, but many). DD18 was with me when I got the results. As we got in the car she said, "Mom, you were right. Playing all those computer games did help you."

Moral of the story, keep working at it. It really does help.