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Posted byjimwdollarPosted in06/25/2020
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I am dealing with cognitive decline which shows itself in forgetting things I am supposed to know, like the name of one of our daughters, which I can remember by thinking of the name of another of our daughters, but forgetting how to get home from the auto dealership after getting an oil change is on a different level (I googled my name and my address popped up which I put in the iPhones GPS which guided me. home (which I remembered as soon as I saw the map). All of which is to say that knowing the difference between normal forgetting and something to be concerned about forgetting is a line that is important to be able to draw. And how do you know? Tricky, when you think about it. So I live not knowing if I am right to be concerned about not knowing or not. Which normal people don’t have to be concerned about. So, there’s that.

Published by jimwdollar

I'm retired, and still finding my way--but now, I don't have to pretend that I know what I'm doing. I retired after 40.5 years as a minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, serving churches in Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina. I graduated from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, in Austin, Texas, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana. My wife, Judy, and I have three daughters, five granddaughters, one great granddaughter, and a great grandson on the way, within about ten minutes from where we live--and are enjoying our retirement as much as we have ever enjoyed anything.

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