They say as you get older you tend to forget things. Not surprisingly, I have another perspective.
Let's think of your brain as like a book. As life goes on, you add more pages (memories) to the book. The covers can hold all of the pages, but inevitably some slip out and fall off. It's really a manifestation of volume - not inability to retain.
So we really just keep adding more and more memories which need to be/want to be held - some more necessary than others, but all part of a seemingly endless flow; mo and mo these days.
Similarly, we meet more people each day, so that adds to the math of "memory loss." Stop me if I've told you this one before. There's a lot of folks out there - personal and professional - it's admittedly a lot to keep track of.
They say as you get older you tend to forget things (wait, did I say that already?). Ok, there is a point here. I may not remember the exact day or moment when I first heard those words Multiple Myeloma, or the initial intake/intro to Dr. S, or my first chemo infusion (all momentous indeed), but I will always carry with me the feelings of fear, resolve, support, confidence, love and relief that have been jumbling around in my chemo-challenged memory. For me at least, the details are coincidental – the feelings of the moment are unforgettable.
