Quarter after 7 in the morning. Just back from an hour-long doggy walk through the swamp: 80 degrees on the porch (relatively cool! …but…). Fifteen percent humidity.
So sez Wunderground! I would dispute that: it is a SWAMP out there just now. The air is so wet you feel like you’re swimming through it.
Good thing about it, though: relatively few dog walkers at the park. Ruby and I were able to walk around there with rather little pestering — people don’t realize that what Ruby wants, as she wags her tail so cutely at them and their dog, is to remove their pooch’s head. 😀
LOL! Speaking of Swamps, I’m told (without credible proof, that I’ve been able to see so far…) that I have Alzheimer’s and my brain is going to Hell on the Proverbial Handcart.
Heeeee! I could believe it more readily if the docs in question hadn’t just met me. If they’d known me for any length of time, they’d recognize that the handcart left a LONG time ago.
Truly: I’ve been air-headed and absent-minded for decades. And…y’know, by way of checking your marbles, the doctors give you silly little arithmetic problems to solve.
Heh… You’ve heard of dyslexia? Well, folks: I have dysmathia. 😀 No kidding: I NEVER HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE NUMBERS IN MY HEAD. Part of the reason for that is that I never learned the math tables. You know: 7 x 8 = [Gawd knows what]? So when a Mayo shrink sits me down in his office and tries to get me to tell him what 7 x 8 equals, quite naturally he thinks that particular marble has left the building!
Do I think I’m l having some cognitive problems?
You bet I do!
But do I think those problems indicate Alzheimer’s? That, I would question. Vigorously.
Great article
What is dyscalculia?
Dyscalculia is a learning disorder that affects a person’s ability to understand number-based information and math. People who have dyscalculia struggle with numbers and math because their brains don’t process math-related concepts like the brains of people without this disorder. However, their struggles don’t mean they’re less intelligent or less capable than people who don’t have dyscalculia.
Dysgraphia is a neurological condition and learning difference in which someone has difficulty with writing for their age level. This can range from issues with the physical act of writing to issues with translating thoughts into written words. Dysgraphia is manageable with interventions that can help you learn new writing strategies.
These are both common learning disabilities that people aren’t aware exist.
I got my only D in Handwriting in 8th grade. I passed it on to my son who’s second grade teacher would complain about his chicken scratches. If they’d only let him use a typewriter or a computer to write his assignments, he would have been fine.
I wish you well on your medical journey to find out what’s wrong. I must say there are worse thing than Alzheimer’s. My husband & I spent 6 months trying to find out what was wrong with him before he died with Lewy Body Dementia.