Did You Forget Something?

Some days I need a good laugh to keep me going and I got that today when I came across a humorously written page about forgetfulness. The writer, whose name is "seedplanter", has chosen a subject that most everyone can relate to in some degree or another no matter what their age. In fact, if you are worrying that you might be "losing it", read the page, Help! I've Lost My Hippocampus, and you'll feel better, or at least you won't feel so alone. (Not everyone who has these forgetful moments is getting Alzheimers, which is serious stuff, and this page is not talking about advancing memory loss, just the everyday crazy things we seem to do more often as we age.)

It seems that most people, if they were honest, could tell you of a time when they did something dumb due to forgetfulness. In fact you may want to share your "senior moments" in the section near the bottom that already lists some hilarious stuff, like the person who said: "Lost glasses. Found: on my face!" And the person who admitted to talking to her neighbor and found out five minutes later that it wasn't her neighbor, but a look alike stranger! I particularly enjoyed reading those comments and wanted to add one of my own, but I couldn't remember any! The funniest part of the page for me, was seedplanter's story about trying to remember the name of an acquaintance named Natalie. I won't spoil it for you, but I wondered why she had chosen a picture of acrobats to tell it.

The whole page is filled with humor, from beginning to end, thanks to the pictures, comics and most of all seedplanter's writing style. She admits to being 58 and not exactly excited about being able to snag a deal on "Senior Tuesday" at the local store. She says that when the clerk handed her the brochure with that good news, she said, "I restrained myself from doing backflips across the parking lot. Not good on the wrists, you know." We all need to be able to laugh at ourselves. In fact a video on the page is an interview with a doctor who says that stress will have an impact on your ability to remember later in life - so calm down people! We can not afford to lose our sense of humor, or our hippocampus.



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