I will be 70 this year...

[peeonme]

So let me ask those of you that aren't so young any more, do you forget things at times? I live on a corner and at times I can't recall the street that runs next to my home. At meal times I have to check the wife's blood sugar and give insulin. If I get interrupted it messes up the entire meal and medicine, I forget to heat things up or get beverages ready or give her a shot.

Now, I watch Jeopardy every evening and some times I am ahead of the contestants... other nights I can't think of anything. Another problem is in my reading. When I was young I could read and pronounce the names of medicines, the longest names in the Bible... you name it. Now I run into words with 4 or more syllables and stumble over them. My eye sight isn't the greatest any longer so that might contribute to it I guess.

Maybe this is "normal" for a dude that is my age... maybe not. What do you guys think?

 

[Kahaih]

Could be common age related short term memory loss. You recall things from the past fine, but not things like what you just watched on TV twenty minutes ago.

But having too much on your plate can cause this at any age. Lack of focus due to having other (seemingly more important) things on your mind.

Wait, are you going to remember any of this? LOL

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Could be common age related short term memory loss. You recall things from the past fine, but not things like what you just watched on TV twenty minutes ago.

But having too much on your plate can cause this at any age. Lack of focus due to having other (seemingly more important) things on your mind.

Wait, are you going to remember any of this? LOL

 

[ShadowCat]

Well i'm 33 and last year I had cv19 and have trouble searching for words sometimes the cv19 lasted about 4 days then 10 more days wearing a mask but my sense of taste and smell went and they say if that happened then your brain was effected. It's like I know what I'm talking about but the word is not there I can see what I want to say but poof word is gone!

 

[Cormac135]

Sounds like just normal age related fuck ups.

All the best to you and your good lady on your 70th year.

 

[EddMarkStarr]

Hey peeonme, I'm slightly younger than you but I experience many of the same incidents you described.

My memory is not what it used to be, I struggle for names and places I thought I would never forget.

And Thank You spellcheck!

 

[rareboy]

Yup. Normal.

 

[Nude_Dude]

My father died, mid 2020, at the age of 95
But until the day he died, he made himself never stop learning
If he found there was something he didn't know - he'd go on a research mission, to find out
He;d always be found reading non-fiction - or doing a crossword - in his spare time
As a result, his mind was as "sharp as a tack" till the end

I'm a few years short of peeonme - not TOO many
So following in the old man's steps, I'll research ANYTHING that crosses my mind - on the internet
I don't do crosswords - but I'll watch and play along with every TV quiz show I can find in the TV Guide

It all "exercises" the brain

I can't imagine MYSELF at 95
Only the GOOD die young ?
So SHOULD I, I'll hope I'm at least half as sharp as me Dad was

 

[unloadonme]

Best wishes for your 8th decade.

 

[Alistair]

You’ll have to ask Vannie when he wakes up from his noon nap, better hurry before he takes his afternoon nap though.

 

[Vannie]

You’ll have to ask Vannie when he wakes up from his noon nap, better hurry before he takes his afternoon nap though.

Thank you Cormac.

My naps keep me going. Along with a nice prune Danish

 

[BillyT]

I also have some memory issues at the age of 66. A couple of years ago I went to my neurologist because I was having problems that at times I would be speaking to someone and forget what I was saying or what I was talking about. He ran his test and told me I had a chemical imbalance and told me to start taking B12 and Folic Acid and that seem to help.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

Maybe this is "normal" for a dude that is my age... maybe not. What do you guys think?

Let me get back to you... in 25 years.

 

[peeonme]

Thanks to all of you for your words of assurance. About 20 years ago I had an aunt die, she was 94 at the time. Her and I would spend hours on the phone and our favorite topic was government... not necessarily politics but rather a contemporary history of what events had transpired during the tenure of different Presidents. Such things as who had what position on a certain Presidents cabinet were talked about. My aunt was as sharp as a tack, a fascinating woman. She was in her 80's when my uncle died (he was 89) and she went out and got her drivers license. I hope to be somewhere near that level if I make it that far.

 

[Rickrock]

I have forgotten a word when I speak since I was in my 50's or earlier and my memory probably isn't as good since my 50's either. Still I don't notice it any worse in the last 20 years. I am 76 now.

 

[sixthson]

One of the most common complaints people have had during the pandemic is "brain fog". I think that the isolation has done so much damage to people, including their memories. When you can't get together and enjoy a meal and fellowship, or meet someone for coffee or go to church or take an in-person class, you pay the price for it. Even children, when denied their school friends or fun times together, begin to be stressed and develop sleep issues and concentration problems. Interacting with others stimulates our minds to be interesting, creative, involved and that includes the ability to recall things. Let's face it, live streaming and zooming are poor substitutes even if they are needful for a time. Let's face it, people need each other and that includes even interacting with strangers at times.

 

[voltronforce]

I have ADHD so don't worry about it. Eat healthy and live healthy, keep doing hobbies and learning, stay active with your brain, the people that stay busy live longer.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

One of the most common complaints people have had during the pandemic is "brain fog".

Most likely they have brain fog because they used a brain frog.

Recreational drug use has probably gone way up since Corona.

 

[rareboy]

I was on a ZOOM meeting this morning with someone in their 60's who told us a whole story at the beginning of the call and then 45 minutes later was telling us the same stuff as though it was ll fresh.

Now it could be at home COVID drinking....but I think we were watching someone in the early stages of pre-senile dementia.

 

[rareboy]

I was on a ZOOM meeting this morning with someone in their 60's who told us a whole story at the beginning of the call and then 45 minutes later was telling us the same stuff as though it was all fresh.

Now it could be at home COVID drinking....but I think we were watching someone in the early stages of pre-senile dementia.

 

[peeonme]

One of the most common complaints people have had during the pandemic is "brain fog". I think that the isolation has done so much damage to people, including their memories. When you can't get together and enjoy a meal and fellowship, or meet someone for coffee or go to church or take an in-person class, you pay the price for it. Even children, when denied their school friends or fun times together, begin to be stressed and develop sleep issues and concentration problems. Interacting with others stimulates our minds to be interesting, creative, involved and that includes the ability to recall things. Let's face it, live streaming and zooming are poor substitutes even if they are needful for a time. Let's face it, people need each other and that includes even interacting with strangers at times.

So true. Another thing has been the masks that keep us from observing another persons facial expressions... that is another way that we as humans communicate.