As some of you have figured out, I'm a bit scattered and at times absurd [jester]. I'm a man in my mid 40's and diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Decline (MCD)[gonzo]. I have lifelong neurological problems, although you wouldn't guess it by looking at me. That, with family history of Alzheimer's and my repeated head traumas ](*,), my neurologist was not surprised when my blood-work was showing clear biomarkers for Alzheimer's.
I'm a practical engineer, which means I think hard and work hard. But I can't manage a bank account, or go to the store without a list. My wife has to issue my cigar budget my money skills have gotten so poor. But I get a cigar budget because; who's gonna deny a guy with 15-20 years left a good smoke?
Luckily I'm still active in cognitively linear activities my brain handles well and am still physically active. At work I plan logistics, calculate pressure coefficients, audit the warehouse, and huck iron. At home, I still fix everything and play music. These things all slow the decline...until they don't. At my age and abilities, I'm painfully aware of what my brain refuses to do.
I've got an awesome wife with a great azz, who recognizes me for the man I am not the man I was. Which alleviates a ton stressors that would normally make a person in my position present as very angry and/or hostile.
I really do appreciate that the thing we all have in common is a love for great smokes. And to all the FOG's [fog], that give me a nudge in the right direction on here; Thank you! You guy's probably make for great friends IRL too.
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