Re: Recovering from mold. How long before I can concentrate c...

[Guest guest]

This might be an odd question, but do any of you feel that although you

have brain fog, there are certain aspects of your mental ability that have

gotten stronger? Some things I don't think I will ever remember. But

others...I can pull dates, quotes and info off the top of head like it was

stored

in my computer. Rewired maybe? lol

In a message dated 8/9/2009 7:01:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

glypella@... writes:

I remember my brain fog beginning to lift after about 6 months.

Barth

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[Guest guest]

Sharon,

That is certainly true for me. Some parts of my memory are better

than before but others aren't. One dramatic example is an entire

block of time from about 1982 to 1990. I can't recall significant

events without intentionally going back to an event before that

time and then recreating the history of those 8 years. Sometimes

I can work backwords.

Even more surprising is that once re-created I can't retain it. I

must go back each time and re-create it again.

Associations of events, information, connections etc is easiest for

me now. Except for anything read or experienced in that eight

year period.

I think it obvious that exposures of many kinds affect the brain of

many of us. Each a little different. For example, I had a client 14

years ago with a crisp history of what caused which reactions.

Then she experienced a closed-head injury (hit by a falling rock

on a mountain highway). Her reactivity was dramatically altered.

Some of what caused severe reactions were now non-reactive. A

few previously non-reactive exposures were now in a range from

moderate to severe.

We have a lot to learn about how people and buildings affect

each other.

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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>

> This might be an odd question, but do any of you feel that although you

> have brain fog, there are certain aspects of your mental ability that have

> gotten stronger? Some things I don't think I will ever remember. But

> others...I can pull dates, quotes and info off the top of head like it was

stored

> in my computer. Rewired maybe? lol

>

>

> In a message dated 8/9/2009 7:01:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

> glypella@... writes:

>

> I remember my brain fog beginning to lift after about 6 months.

>

> Barth

>

> www.presenting.www.presentiwww.

>

> SUBMIT YOUR DOCTOR: www.presenting.SUBMIT YOUR SUBMIT Y

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[Guest guest]

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I used to work in Physical Therapy with brain-injured patients, many from

strokes. Its interesting but when one part of the brain is injured, you can

actually " teach " another portion of your brain to do the work that the damaged

portion used to do. I think what we experience is something along that line. One

part of the brain is injured from mold or chemicals and another part takes over.

This could be why we notice a difference (and sometimes improvement) in memory,

etc. Does that make sense? D

In , " Carl E. Grimes " <grimes@...> wrote:

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> Sharon,

>

> That is certainly true for me. Some parts of my memory are better

> than before but others aren't. One dramatic example is an entire

> block of time from about 1982 to 1990. I can't recall significant

> events without intentionally going back to an event before that

> time and then recreating the history of those 8 years. Sometimes

> I can work backwords.

>

[Guest guest]

Diane,

I know there are many commonalities between our experience

and brain injuries. I once gave a presentation along with a brain-

injury specialist and we were both astounded and how similar our

experiences were.

But your mention of how brain-injured patients can recover parts

of their lost function is new, and interesting, to me.

Carl Grimes

Healthy Habitats LLC

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> I used to work in Physical Therapy with brain-injured patients, many from

strokes. Its interesting but when

> one part of the brain is injured, you can actually " teach " another portion of

your brain to do the work that the

> damaged portion used to do. I think what we experience is something along that

line. One part of the brain is

> injured from mold or chemicals and another part takes over. This could be why

we notice a difference (and

> sometimes improvement) in memory, etc. Does that make sense? D

>

> In groups (DOT) com, " Carl E. Grimes " <grimes@...> wrote:

> >

> > Sharon,

> >

> > That is certainly true for me. Some parts of my memory are better

> > than before but others aren't. One dramatic example is an entire

> > block of time from about 1982 to 1990. I can't recall significant

> > events without intentionally going back to an event before that

> > time and then recreating the history of those 8 years. Sometimes

> > I can work backwords.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I have read about this, and fell that ny forceing my brain to work it has helped

in some areas. it's like what they say to combat alztimers, work on memory

puzzles, wood games,ect. I fell that all that research i did help my brain get

some functions that I had lost. not as good as before but better than not. I

recall rereading things several times and not remembering what i read. slowly a

little started soaking in. still many problems with short term, recall,

retaining, organisation sckills, spelling. some days better, some worse. really

hard to get anyone to understand what this has done to my brain. I get pissed

because people asume it means your dumb, it doesn't, it just might appear yjat

way sometimes.

>

> Diane,

>

> I know there are many commonalities between our experience

> and brain injuries. I once gave a presentation along with a brain-

> injury specialist and we were both astounded and how similar our

> experiences were.

>

> But your mention of how brain-injured patients can recover parts

> of their lost function is new, and interesting, to me.

>

> Carl Grimes

> Healthy Habitats LLC

>