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Ran with the devil, Walked with angelsThis Blog is my record of my journey since I woke from a coma and shows what life is like with a brain injury. I found the wife I had lost contact with for 20 years and remarried her. The blog allows family and friends to follow our lives. I also reveal s |
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Meeting report
on Aug 25, 2007 in Belgium conference beer memory loss Hello allBack from Belgium after one of the longest, beeriest, lack-of-sleepiest weeks of my life. For those of you unfamiliar with the low-lying country and its foibles, let me tell you that apart from eating tray-fulls of chips and mayonnaise, the...
Belgian delicacy
on Sep 7, 2007 in Belgium memory loss child rearing A couple of weeks ago, I recieved a phone call from someone in Belgium, called Clara. You can read a transcript of the conversation in the last post. I did receive a second phone call from Clara that was unfortunately overheard by my wife. More of wh...
Think Responsibly
on Mar 21, 2008 in Plugs drink responsibly drugs Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Memento analysis memory memory loss mistakes movies past reality thinking It seems that I have been subconsciously watching dreams of similar natures recently. Among them are Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Memento, both of which deal with memory loss. The implications of not knowing what happened this morning...
Clear the freeway! Mom is on the road again!
on Mar 31, 2008 in Blog alzheimers dehydration DMV drivers license memory loss senior citizens driving My mother is officially on the road again. She ventured out to Long’s to pick up some things and made it back safely (it’s only about 300 yards from her apartment). We’re very concerned about her driving because she’s unfamili...
Mom is getting defiant!
on Apr 5, 2008 in Blog late bill payments memory loss seniorcare seniors driving My mother is having a really hard time remembering things for the past couple of weeks. She’s been absent minded for a few years but nothing like she’s been since I left for vacation a few weeks ago. Something has changed dramatically and...