BigNick
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What are Stains?Are you on Stains?
What are Stains?Are you on Stains?
Lol. +1, I use that find my phone app on a regular basis. Even had DW iphone flung off the bumper of my truck 4 blocks away, run over and smashed...but we found the iPhoneI couldn’t find my phone, so I went to my iPad to use the find phone app that makes your phone start dinging. Couldn’t find the iPad. Normal day for me.
So far, in nearly 7 years of ER starting at age 51, I haven't actually permanently lost anything. But I've misplaced things so many times. Is this early-onset dementia or just a series of CRAFT (Can't Remember A Thing) moments?
Yesterday I couldn't find my house keys. No biggie, as I have lots of copies and I only need the one key, but there were a couple of loyalty card fobs and an occasionally-useful USB stick on there. Searched everywhere.....
Age-related change | Possible issue | |
Memory loss that disrupts daily life | Forgetting the occasional name | Forgetting important dates and events |
Challenges in planning and problem-solving | Trouble occasionally balancing a checkbook | Trouble keeping track of monthly bills |
Difficulty completing familiar tasks | Difficulty recording a TV show | Difficulty driving to a familiar place |
Confusion with time or place | Getting confused about the day of the week, then remembering later | Getting confused about where you are and how you got there |
Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships | Difficulty seeing due to cataracts | Difficulty recognizing your own reflection in a mirror |
New problems with words in speaking or in writing | Having a “tip of the tongue” moment | Having trouble joining or following a conversation |
Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps | Losing track of your glasses | Losing the ability to retrace your steps to find your glasses |
Decreased or poor judgment | Making the occasional bad choice | Making large telemarketing buys |
Withdrawal from work or social activities | Needing a periodic break from family and social obligations | Dropping completely out of social groups; giving up hobbies |
Changes in mood or personality | Experiencing irritability when a routine is disrupted | Becoming easily upset, increasingly confused, suspicious, depressed, fearful, or anxious |
I have something similar attached to my key chain. I was losing my keys all the time and that's why I decided to buy it, but as soon as I put the thingie on, I no longer lose my keys for some reason. Some kind of magic.You're not alone, these tracking devices like 'Tile' seem to be popular and big sellers.
So far, in nearly 7 years of ER starting at age 51, I haven't actually permanently lost anything. But I've misplaced things so many times. Is this early-onset dementia or just a series of CRAFT (Can't Remember A Thing) moments?
Yesterday I couldn't find my house keys. No biggie, as I have lots of copies and I only need the one key, but there were a couple of loyalty card fobs and an occasionally-useful USB stick on there. Searched everywhere. Tried to remember when I last had them and worked out that I used them to enter the house on Monday evening, so they "must be here". Emptied the trash because on a previous occasion I dropped the mailbox key in there absent-mindedly, but no dice.
Felt way more down about this than I needed to, as I had had a small neurological incident a couple of days prior and been to the ER as a precaution. (Double-checked that I didn't lose the keys there, as they put me on a gurney and my effects went into a bag, but if I had lost them there, I wouldn't have got back home afterwards.)
Went to bed and as I was undressing, found that for some reason I had put my keys in the left butt pocket of my jeans, where I never, ever put anything...
Still, perhaps not as bad as a friend who lost his credit card. He called the bank and cancelled the card, and spent the rest of the day trying to work out how he could have lost it. When he went to bed, he found that he had stuffed the card into his sock.
I lost my keys a few months ago and turned the house upside down, finally found them in the garbage can. Have had a bunch of similar mishaps over the last at least 5 years but they occur randomly and have not gotten worse, so I'm calling it normal (I'm 53). Since what you're describing is no worse, I think and hope it's nothing as well!
What are Stains?
This is my approach to keys and wallet. They are never lost.The key and phone thing was an easy fix in our house.. Entryway.. very small attractive oak shelf mounted by an outlet at EYEBALL height. Come in place keys and DH's phone on shelf (it's a flip phone) plug phone into charger. Just do it, on the rare time the key isn't there it's in his pants pocket. If the key comes out of the pocket it goes on the shelf.
Oh, yeah. Kelly's brain can actually get full with information. And then you got to be really careful. Because each new thought after that will totally replace an old one. That's why Kelly forgot to wear a blouse on the day she went to take her drivers ed exam."
I think it's usually normal with age too.I read most of that is normal unless you are doing some bizarre like putting your keys in the freezer.
Retired got it.... and if you didn't know what they were, you're not on them ;-)I am going to guess "statins" - cholesterol lowering drugs?
I was getting ready to drive my DH to the hospital for his colonoscopy this morning and could not find my purse. I spent about 10 minutes looking for it and then we had to go. I never drive without my license, but did so today. I came home and looked everywhere and could not find it. I mentally retraced my steps trying to remember when I last had it. The key fob for my car is in my purse, so I knew that I drove my car on Monday. I have the checkbook in my purse, so I checked our bank balance online to see if any checks had been written. I got my DH's credit card and checked to see if any unusual activity was on the card. My DH found my purse late afternoon in my closet. I have never put my purse in my clothes closet and can't visualize myself doing it. I don't have a clue why I put it there. I found that to be a little scary.