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So this memory thing is really becoming an issue
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<blockquote data-quote="flutterby" data-source="post: 498131" data-attributes="member: 7083"><p>Yeah, I check my account online almost every day and sometimes I can't remember the log-in and/or password. I've had to reset it a couple of times after I got locked out for putting in the wrong info too many times. </p><p></p><p>My mom has lived in her house for 10 years, and at least half the time now I pass her street and have to turn around. One time, there was a detour. I worked in downtown Columbus. The streets go east/west and north/south. It's not hard to navigate. Eventually, I could make my way to High or Broad and figure it out. It's not like Atlanta where the streets go every freakin' direction, and there are 27 variations of "Peachtree St", and some are one way at certain times of the day. It's easy, yet I was on High Street and couldn't figure it out. Fortunately, difficult child was with me with her phone and I called easy child who talked me through it the rest of the way. Hell, I've even passed my own house, and always have to look for the reflector on the mailbox at night. I've lived here for 4 years. I don't do verbal directions. I need step by step - that goes for cooking, too (and in that case, I have to be able to cross off what I've done) - directions. I always relied on mapquest, but lately it's been wrong. I got a new car with a built in navigation system, and believe me I've tested it. It's accurate. I feel much better with that. </p><p></p><p>There have been times when I've canceled appointments because I knew I couldn't do the drive - that I wasn't safe to drive. And I know there are times that I've just gotten lucky that I haven't been in an accident. It makes difficult child nervous when I say, "Oops", when I'm driving. I really try not to drive when I can tell I'm having one of those days - like today - or if I absolutely have to go somewhere, I make it local. Fortunately, this town is compact and I don't have to go much more than 2 miles (if that far) for anything I really need. Some things with driving (as in the "Oops" things) aren't memory, but are visual-spatial. I can tell those days because when I wake up I can't focus and the house feels like it's on a tilt. I lean against the wall in the hall to make it from my bedroom to the kitchen. </p><p></p><p>Never a dull moment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flutterby, post: 498131, member: 7083"] Yeah, I check my account online almost every day and sometimes I can't remember the log-in and/or password. I've had to reset it a couple of times after I got locked out for putting in the wrong info too many times. My mom has lived in her house for 10 years, and at least half the time now I pass her street and have to turn around. One time, there was a detour. I worked in downtown Columbus. The streets go east/west and north/south. It's not hard to navigate. Eventually, I could make my way to High or Broad and figure it out. It's not like Atlanta where the streets go every freakin' direction, and there are 27 variations of "Peachtree St", and some are one way at certain times of the day. It's easy, yet I was on High Street and couldn't figure it out. Fortunately, difficult child was with me with her phone and I called easy child who talked me through it the rest of the way. Hell, I've even passed my own house, and always have to look for the reflector on the mailbox at night. I've lived here for 4 years. I don't do verbal directions. I need step by step - that goes for cooking, too (and in that case, I have to be able to cross off what I've done) - directions. I always relied on mapquest, but lately it's been wrong. I got a new car with a built in navigation system, and believe me I've tested it. It's accurate. I feel much better with that. There have been times when I've canceled appointments because I knew I couldn't do the drive - that I wasn't safe to drive. And I know there are times that I've just gotten lucky that I haven't been in an accident. It makes difficult child nervous when I say, "Oops", when I'm driving. I really try not to drive when I can tell I'm having one of those days - like today - or if I absolutely have to go somewhere, I make it local. Fortunately, this town is compact and I don't have to go much more than 2 miles (if that far) for anything I really need. Some things with driving (as in the "Oops" things) aren't memory, but are visual-spatial. I can tell those days because when I wake up I can't focus and the house feels like it's on a tilt. I lean against the wall in the hall to make it from my bedroom to the kitchen. Never a dull moment. [/QUOTE]
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