Looking Back

Today was a bit rougher than I expected. I was trying to schedule doctor’s appointments and referrals… and I started getting disoriented and forgetting things.

It’s upsetting. In mind, I had a mental picture of this very tasty food I like that has cabbage, carrots, and this creamy white sauce.

Yet…

It took me five minutes to remember what it was called.

… and I have loved coleslaw for years.

A friend of mine told me forgetting like that is indicative of miniature strokes, (TIAs) which aren’t small and insignificant at all. I was upset to hear that because I was recently in the emergency room with what might have been a TIA. My bloodwork completely baffled the ER staff and my primary physician.

Everything looked normal.

What on earth do I even note about it? “Potential TIA?” should that go into my medical records?

I don’t know…

~J. Lyst

At least I got lots of appointments scheduled today. And once I was done, normalcy returned to my teeny, tiny mind.



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