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Originally Posted by Crowbob
The best thing about Alzheimer's is you're the last to know. Plus Legion's mom is weird.
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I'll say....wow, that would be an exercise in patience...and futility. Mr Beasley, I see you're from BC , the coast? For me, this time of the year is mostly tedious, no light, no Porsche,....great skiing though (when I manage to get there). I'm originally from places that are brighter in the winter... and I must say, the older I get, the more southerly places call me, in the winter. I am also in my 50's, and I can say that the quality of my memory comes and goes with the level of engagement that I have in my life. Sometimes when I am in a rush to do a task and are already mentally somewhere else, I start misplacing tools, "jumping the gun" as far as procedure goes, etc.... very frustrating. Memory and mental acuity, need to be exercised like your body, otherwise they will likely fail you. My in-laws are 90, and athough they've been retired for 25 years, my father in law wired my shop at the age of 85 (amongst many other things) and continues to do things around here that I don't seem to have time for. I can only attribute their vitality to the level of engagement they have in their day to day lives when I compare them to most other retirees( regardless of age). They are a constant source of inspiration when I (a young punk at 54) feel old. Cheers