Re: Jeanne & Dave/ a-bit-Brit-cognitive impairment

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Hi, I live in the States now, and was born here. Yes I am a Lil-Bit-Brit as I

lived in both

Scotland and England (not simutaneously ) during most of my childhood and early

adulthood. You smartly picked up on my use of " at University " rather an the

US-speak

" during College " . I am a little picky about words sometimes. Here we tend to use

College &

University interchangably. In the Uk these words have rather differant meanings.

I did pull myself together and get that piece of legal paperwork done, and

another that

came along a few days later. The only way I could do it through the pain,

fatigue and

general fog was to painstakingly read each document and identify what was the

important

point(s) and what was CRAP intended to derail me. HA! All in mail now.

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> Hi Cassandra - I'm catching up on some older posts. You asked about cognitive

impairment. Yes, for me it is one of the worst things along with my chronic

fatigue. I have

pain, but unless it's a bad flare I can usually get through my day in spite of

it.

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> Are you in the U.S.? Or are you British? The way you mentioned university

made me

think you might be British. Take care.

> Jeanne in WI

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> I feel restless but cant focus to do any " work " : The legal documents that

came in the

mail end of last week which require our written response and return to the State

within 10

days. I'm hoping its " business days " not " calendar " days or we may already be up

" sheets

crick

> without a paddle " ; can't focus to do a CNN letter today either. No focus to

help Honey

with the reading for her classes either.

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> I was an awesome student at University, graduated with Highest Distinction

in a

double major. Then excelled during one year of graduate school before financial

considerations and needs of my family helped me decide that I didn't need any

more paper

on the wall to

> prove I can learn. I contiued to study independently but over the past few

years my

faculties seem dulled. I still feel smart and can talk a good talk but I am not

up to date on

recent publications and find I don't recall how to do some academic tasks. Or

know what

to do but feel imobilized.

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> This cognitive impairment that comes with the pain, do you all have it to?

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> That and my hair has started to fall out again.

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> Cassandra

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