Posted by headachequeen on October 28, 2004, at 18:36:07
In reply to Today's date..., posted by redscarlet on October 28, 2004, at 18:10:36
> If you have Microsoft as your operating system on your computer you can just double click on the time at the bottom right hand corner and it will bring up a calendar & clock.
>
> Today is Thursday Oct. 28th
Never thought of that... and now that I think of it...
I have a clock and date running on the computer all the time and a big calendar in the kitchen and one in the bedroom the problem is that if I have a seizure I live the day over and over so that say for instance, now that I know today is Thursday, I have a seizure today, I will stay in today until someone tells me that it is not today... tomorrow morning I will get up and relive Thursday and Saturday will be Thursday and Sunday will be Thursday and so on, until something happens to draw it to my attention that it is not Thursday...
a missed appointment as a rule...
my doctor and vet are good, they understand, so is my orthopaedist. They have their receptionists call and remind me that we have an appointment that day and thus I don't mess up their calendars too...
but somehow today really was a blur. I had no idea what was happening around me. I wish I could describe it because the neurologist is going to want a description and I would too if I were he.. heaven knows I want to describe it so I understand it...
as for the clock and calendar... I cannot read until my system kicks into some sort of acceptance of whatever and decides that it is going to let me function...
there we were in a book store yesterday and my husband reading the information on the back of a book to me so I could decide if I wanted to read it.. one woman muttered to her companion that it was a waste of time for me to buy the book anyway as I obviously was illiterate or blind...
wanted to throw something at her...
I am neither illiterate nor blind, I am merely temporarily unable to read... it will pass...This is giving me a strong understanding of so many disabilities... I am developing a stronger sense of compassion... and a stronger sense of loathing those who make snap judgements too...
and I feel so deeply for those who have full blown epilepsy and never know when to expect a full blown seizure. My form of epilepsy is so mild in comparison; I whine about the aftermath and its discomforts; they have to live with such horrid and constant ongoing fears...
meanwhile, I am going to find a new way to keep my days sorted...
not knowing what day it is let alone what part of that day was really disorienting...
oh well, one good thing about it, I no longer have any great interest in eating... maybe I will start to lose weight again...
would like to lose another ten pounds, maybe fifteen...
always a positive side to look for???kat
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