[RozG]

this is bugging me bad today...won't use the word hurting tho it's closer to the truth...but i feel weak when i own to that word....

anyways...i posted this in grief and loss but it's prob more appropriate here...sorry i don't wanna repost the whole thing just the bit i feel is....oh nvm...this is just the bit that is bugging my brain today....sorry if anybody is sick of me posting so much in here lately...

"i was talking about being left with amnesia after an attack when i was 11 yrs old.

it took 16 years for little bits of memory to start coming back and i still only have little bits....and i also have ongoing memory problems coz head damage was done.

that means when i see my kids for contact day i have to be told which is which...when my sis comes to visit she has to tell me it's her....

that is what i am grieving for....that all of that can never be changed beyond a point coz head damage is head damage ya know?"

[pachyderm]

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RozG said:...all of that can never be changed beyond a point coz head damage is head damage ya know?"

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I do not know about your particular case, but if you have not already you might check the neurotalk forum on brain injury at

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum92.html

It used to be said that brain damage was permanent, but nowadays as I understand it the belief is that neurons can re-grow, or at least that other neuron paths can be established that take over much of the function of ones that are lost. Learning is possible.

[RozG]

pachyderm....you're a gem! my 11 year old son tried telling me the same thing, even saying that recent research has shown learning to play instruments in particular helps neuro pathways re-grow.

shame on me i thought he was just trying to soothe me coz he knows my lack of memory distresses me and i used to do instruments as a kid and miss that i don't remember how no more.

but now you've said the same thing...Thank You for that, i will check it all out online...

and ty for the neurotalk link coz i do keep forgetting i'm actually a member there til the name comes up.

peace & love to you ((((pachyderm))))

[MINIME]

I dont have any thing to add just that I am here i read your post and i care.

[RozG]

((((((((((((minime))))))))))))

Thank You, it means a LOT to know folks read and care.

Lots of peace & love to you,
roz
xx

[pachyderm]

< pachyderm....you're a gem!

You mean I did something right????

[sabby]

(((((((((((( Roz )))))))))))))

I can only imagine your frustration and heartache when you can't remember your kids names....

I wonder if you had a picture of them with you and put their names next to their faces in the picture? This would give you good visual validation and it may just help in re-training your brain a bit? Also, picking specific features out of each child and assigning the child's name to those features might also help? I wonder if the continuity of specific features/names might help cement it in your brain more easily Then again, I could be waaay off base LOL


sabby

[RozG]

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< pachyderm....you're a gem!

You mean I did something right????

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LOL pachyderm...you're not supposed to sound so surprised...you're supposed to take a bow

[RozG]

((((((((sabby))))))))

That's a great idea! I do have photo's of them all together. I just never thought of putting names next to them.

Unfortunately, specific features wouldn't work as they all look so alike (hair color too) that they are frequently mistaken for each other by folks that have known them from birth. It's a long-standing joke around here lol. But I'm sure if I scrutinize their photo's for long enough I will find something unique about each one....even if it's just a smile.

Also, you talking about photo's has given me another idea of my own....I'm gonna ask for some video footage of them, then I can teach myself to remember voices, body language etc. Good idea maybe?

Thanks again ((((sabby)))) i frequently get so distressed by this stuff (esp when it involves my kids) I don't usually think straight. So ty.

[I_WMD]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?? I have learned that You haven' t forgotten how to play praticle jokes and Pranks on those ya care about ....

Soooooooooooooooo I will never sleep again >>> or at least not fall asleep before you ..

P.S. ooooooooooo and never let ya have a super soaker water pistol >> at least not in the winter LOL .

[RozG]

hahaha corky....i got record abilities at staying awake

and there's more than water soakers you gotta worry about in the joke department lmao....

remember i grew up only girl amongst boys....know every trick in the book lmao

[I_WMD]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOook >>>>>... Plz plz plz >> ... Let Roz believe she never played a practical joke on ANYONE in her life >> LOL >>

[RozG]

LOL heehee

[I_WMD]

>>>> Plays screechy lullabye >> hopes to Put Roz to sleep place nightly >>>>. and then >>>>. ooooooooooooooooooooo >>>>>....... Drinks >>>> caffiene till eyes do this >>>. .

Man I sure hope this works !!!!!!

[Fuzzybear]

((((((((((((((( Roz )))))))))))))))

[RozG]

LMAO corky

[RozG]

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