On those really good days do I ever question my memory impairment diagnosis?

August 7, 2019 (Chapter 1 Symptoms and Diagnosis & Chapter 6 Living with a Memory Impairment in my book)

I think that since I was diagnosed in 2005, I have gone through the stages of denial and I have landed on acceptance. Sometimes I will have a string of really good days and then things will start going wrong with my cognition. It might be something minor such as some problems with word retrieval or it could be really bad such as the very thick fog. There is just no way of knowing when things will go wrong.

I know that my brain doesn’t work like most people my age because I am aware of the differences between my friends and I. I don’t see any of them struggling to find their words or forgetting things just a few minutes later.

My answer to this question is right now I don’t question my mild cognitive impairment diagnosis. I accept that there is something wrong with my brain. Each day, I am learning different strategies on how to manage the symptoms.