My Memory Impairment Journey

Does anyone know?

That there are times when I don't recognize them.

Or how hard it is for me to sometimes find the words to say what I want to say.

That sometimes their words don't make sense to me.

The frustration that I feel when I can't remember something.

That I'm still here, but I'm just different.

How lonely I can sometimes feel.

That I worry how this will affect my family.

How much I wish my brain functioned normally.

That I worry about being a burden to my children in the future.

The isolation that I feel.

How frightened I can become.

That I can't choose what I remember and what I forget.

This memory impairment that I live with does not define who I am.

I can no longer read more than a page because I can't remember what I've read from one page to the next and sometimes from one paragraph to the next.

How difficult things can be for me sometimes.

That relationships are much more challenging for me.

How I sometimes feel stupid even though it isn't my fault but it is just the way my brain functions.

Does anyone know that I am still ME!