Working with a compromised brain is always going to be a challenge and one that changes how we think and process information. Even tasks that might have required very little thought and effort may have at least facets of them which we may need assistance with.
An example of this is my hobby of making crocheted knee rugs for the local rest home and others which I have given away to friends and family. Once I am into doing a rug I am usually off and running. However, no matter how many times I have made these rugs I have two things that I cannot seem to keep in my brain.
It takes me approximately a week to make a rug. They are not full size for a bed, but rather smaller and more manageable to tuck around someone in a chair or wheelchair. The thing that I find challenging is how to start off the rug and then how to finish it. The rugs that I make are continuous, so you have a bit of a different way of doing them from the usual and I can never remember precisely how to begin. So, each time, I go to my computer and watch the YouTube video and then once I have done that I am off and racing.
Then there comes the other end of the process. When it comes to finishing the rug, there is again a different way of doing this than I would have done previously. So, another mini tutorial is needed to see – once again – how I close off and end the rug. I would have thought that it would be automatic by now, but I need the guidance of the tutorial at either end of the process.
I suppose it is a good thing that I am aware of the need for some guidance to start and end the rug but given how many rugs I have made it is a bit strange. However, I will not be too concerned about needing the start and finish to be guided. It is when I can’t do the middle bit that I will start to be concerned.
Hopefully, a few dozen more rugs and I might cement the memory?
Who knows!
My journey with Parkinsons 
I would not worry, you are a busy lady with a busy brain….So lovely you make these special rugs.HugsSent from my Galaxy
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Thank you. Been a lot going on lately. It’s no wonder my brain has trouble keeping up.
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Love the way you are ‘weaving’ your memories and story together as a lap rug for resting – there is so much that is poignant in this. Best wishes, thinking of you and your busy hands and mind.
Linda xx
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Hi. Thank you. The rugs are another therapy for me, keeping me doing and thinking about anything but Parkinson’s. It also answers to a need that I have to be useful and help people.
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Yeah, I think it’s so cool. My father-in-law has Parkinsons, and has been in slow decline since I met him 20 years ago – but he remains polite and patient in his attitude, and that seems to have helped slow the illness’s progress. Hope you have a great week ahead. Linda xx
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Hi. Thank you for following my journey. I love to connect with people and hear their stories too. One of the motivating factors in my starting the Blog was that in addition to helping me process my own thoughts, feelings and experiences in sharing these on my Blog, I have been told by followers that it has benefitted them as well. I look forward to sharing my journey with you.
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Thank you. Life is pretty good right now and feels more in balance than it has in a long time. I love the freedom of retirement. I don’t even really mind the less money thing. I feel blessed to have the opportunity to be the me I want to be, not what is expected by others.
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I think as you get older you realize you need less ‘things’ and time and memory (and good health) are more important. Enjoy your blessings!
Linda xx
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Yes, a whole different set of expectations and values at this stage. No longer having to be accountable to a job and thinking about promotion or taking on responsibilities that we feel obliged to take on. It’s a wonderful feeling of freedom.
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