re: 50+'ers of the OT - When

I forget random stupid shite all the time

I mean how often do you have to warn people about leprosy from armadillos?

I wouldn't sweat it. Just take care of yourself.

You’ll get used to the sleep machine. It might change your life. Also, Lions Mane mushrooms in a gummy will make your mind sharper.

Who are you frickers and why are you in my kitchen.

I can’t remember when it started. what are we discussing again?

My doctor told me that if there was only one exercise to do everyday, and that it’s the most important thing to do everyday to battle memory loss, it’s that you should … hold on let me go find it

Friend told her doctor she thought she was losing her memory. He said, “ Do you ever walk into a parking lot and forget where you parked your car?” Worried, she said yes.

He said, “Now, do you ever forget that you HAVE a car?” She said, Well, no!

Doctor told her, “Then you’re OK”

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Biden is 81 and gropes on occasion.

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I'm much more coherent than Brandon.

I'm 80 and became aware in the last couple of years.
I have bred dogs for decades and could remember pedigrees of dogs I owned forty years ago. Now they are fading out.
The same with muscle. I weigh less each year, slowly diminishing. I can still jump rope I believe. I usually jump rope each birthday just to verify that I can. I'll be 81 in August so wish me luck.
Its difficult, sometimes, to carry on a conversation because I can't recall names.

Alzheimers runs in my family.
My Dad started symptoms in his early 70's, died at 79.
There were eight of us.
Three of the four oldest died with Alzheimers between 79 and 90.
Three of the four youngest never had Alzheimers.
Me and a Sister 87, are still able to carry on a conversation.

I had a stroke at about 55…that’s when I saw a marked decline in my memory in the span of an hour.

My cardiologist tells me that people that snore almost always have sleep apnea as well as high blood pressure. Both of these conditions cause inability to focus as well as memory problems.