The Mind Is The First Thing To Go in Life After 60
- Jan. 16, 2020, 4:48 p.m.
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Brain fog. Somedays the train does come all the way back to the station. While there are numerous unpleasant ways to die, cancer and dementia are in the top 5 in my book. And I am putting that appointment off as long as I can, which in reality I have little if any control over, but it’s nice to think I do.
I park in the same aisle when I go to Walmart so I can remember where I parked. I have two vehicles and the remotes match the color of the vehicles so I can look and know which one I am looking for. And even then there have been times when I was looking for the black one and was in the red one. The mind is going fast.
But to top it all off, just about the time I get used to where items are at Walmart, they move them! Why? Just because they can? No, it is a marketing strategy. Along with a sadistic attempt to drive Seniors crazy. “I know it was here last week, where did they move it now?”
The real problem, for us conspiracy theorists out there, the preservatives in the food and drinks we consume are killing us. And they say the mind is the first to go. Where was I going with this post? Oh, yeah, time for lunch. Have a great day.
woman in the moon ⋅ January 16, 2020
Yeah. To all of it. And more.
The baby boomers are up for a big decline. Being the bump in the python may remain an assurance. Or may not.
Douglas Kinney woman in the moon ⋅ January 17, 2020
I can remember my very first memory as a child but for the life of me, I can't remember what I had for lunch unless I eat the same thing every day. I will take my meds and forget that I have taken them. All normal processes I am assured due to my age!
woman in the moon ⋅ January 16, 2020
Say are you aware of the old people's mind decline study done with nuns - who took tests in their old age and gave their brains to science after their deaths? I should google and look for the study. I read a long article on it maybe ten or 20 yrs ago. They were trying to predict who would and who wouldn't get it. Seems like those who had more to lose lost it more slowly. Maybe.
Douglas Kinney woman in the moon ⋅ January 17, 2020
No, I need to look it up. I have read that keeping our mind sharp might be helped by continuing to learn new things, playing games, doing crosswords or old fashion puzzles. Anything to keep the mind firing. But then, our DNA determines a lot of what happens. Where did I put my keyboard?