Fear of Forgetfulness

Here’s my problem I am one forgetful guy. Most of the time, I can’t remember where I left my car key, my cell phone, worse, my alibis. Calling a commercial locksmith New York office is not a new thing. Frustrations occur when even the contact number of the emergency locksmith service New York team is forgotten – and this is not a new thing.

I began to worry about this condition. As much as possible, I don’t want to bother any car locksmith New York agency three times a month. I even lose duplicates overtime. There is a residential locksmith NYC guy across the street but most of my keys need commercial locksmith New York service.

So as I was worrying about my current condition, a former college friend of mine asked me to assist him with something I forgot in an elder facility. You know those places where old folks are left with each other by the busy relatives of theirs who rarely visit? That’s one of the hubs I visited. I can clearly remember an old grandpa in that facility. I think his name was Gerry or Jeremy. He was a good-looking war Vietnam Veteran. When I was assisting Luke, my friend, with something or someone, Luke told his story not caring about who was listening. It gave me the creeps at first. I thought he was out of his mind.

A caregiver interrupted my discriminative cognitive processes. She said Gerry or Jeremy was talking to me since I was the closest. He can still see despite of a cataract on his right eye. I came up and asked him about his experience. He also asked my name. After some time, lunch was announced. Everyone ate, everyone was having fun. Or maybe no one was. I can just imagine the feeling of being left in four-cornered walls by your sons and daughters whom you took care.

After the lunch, I went back to Gerry or Jeremy. I gave him a fruit juice. Then he crept the living sanity in me again. When I was giving his drink, he asked me, “You are?” I told him my name again but he can’t remember. Good thing he is friendly. Then he told me the same experience he had in Vietnam which I just heard half and hour ago.

What really freaked me out is that when I wonder about Gerry’s or Jeremy’s condition, Mrs. Caregiver would answer my unsaid queries. She said the accommodating patient has Alzheimer’s disease (AD). His long-term and short-term memory gap is a symptom of the disease. The disease happens to people who are over 65.

I got afraid for myself. I don’t like the idea of forgetting something or someone when I reach 65. I told that to the caregiver. The caregiver said 26 is the new 65. So I got even more frightened. I often forget things. I’m not yet on my 26 but I’m nearly there.

Of course, forgetfulness is just one symptoms of AD. However, it is very alarming for me. One study said a gene identified as APOE4 is processed in the brains of people in their 20’s. This is the same gene with AD patients in their seventies. The study found that people with this gene have histories of AD. So it is also genetic apart from natural occurring. Problem is, I have a old folks with AD.

AD is incurable and expensive to treat. I am scared of the disease as it seems inevitable. I may have the APOE4 since my family has a history of the disease. However, that’s just my secondary problem. The main frustration is who’s going to be out there when I forget things?

I’d rather have Alzheimer’s disease forgetting why am I in an elder facility than remembering my sons and daughters signing me up for indefinite stay.

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