Posted by Fredericka on September 3, 2001, at 22:24:22
Elizabeth's post made me think of asking about this. I had ECT in May and my memory loss has been pretty minimal and mostly is easily passed over. But sometimes I forget that I've met someone SEVERAL times and had conversations, etc. Or I forget facts such as a meeting I called at my son's school to discuss his learning disability. I just don't know how to finesse these moments. I'm not old enough to claim senility, and these are not lose-your-keys sorts of things. I feel bad for the people I can't remember, as if I were saying they just weren't important enough; and I am embarrassed and upset by it, too. With my close friends and family I just say, well, I guess that one's lost; but I'm not about to tell all to someone I hardly know. Any thoughts? It's kind of a bummer.
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