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So many factors impact memory
including, let us not forget, stress. Certainly we have all had more than our fair share of that. Add chemotherapy, season with radiation, Herceptin, an oopherectomy, a dash of aromatase inhibitors, a dollop of scans (left and right), and (for fun) top with a "little" Gamma Knife and stir! How could we not be a little muddled/befuddled?
I, for one, fake it as much as possible. I can see loving relations waiting for me to forget my middle name or some other vital piece of information. I try never to give them a bit of satisfaction. Try to throw out some multi-syllabic words at least once in every conversation just to keep everyone humble and a bit off kilter! I still have more vocabulary words than most of the men in my life. Hope this post doesn't sound arrogant but my words, like my breath, are a part of my fighting spirit. I try to keep a few around polished, like shiny stones, to use whenever they appear, like a gift.
Mary
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