MS can cause memory loss
We live our lives in a crazy, seemingly unending fog. A fog filled with fears, doubts, unemployment, financial uncertainty, strained relationships, health problems, depression, confusion…so many difficulties and troubles. These events are common as you get older but it also happens due to multiple sclerosis.
Cognitive function is related to the number of lesions and the location of the lesions on the brain, as well as brain atrophy. The changes generally progress slowly. They are also unlikely to improve dramatically once they have begun.
Since the areas of damage are different in different people, the effects on cognition vary from person to person. You may have trouble remembering things or concentrating. Planning events can become difficult because it may require multitasking. One of the worst is when you can’t think of the word you are wanting to say so you end up playing an impromptu game of charades or you completely forget what you were saying right in the middle of a sentence. I know for me it can end in tears because things are becoming way to complicated for something so simple.
Sometimes you may feel like giving up because you don’t have the strength to stay afloat any longer. How many times have you felt like throwing your hands up and giving in? How many times have you felt like quitting because life was simply too hard? How many times have you lost sight of where you are going and not had the courage to hang on?
For me, I realized I woke up today and remembered my name. That’s a great accomplishment. I was able to brush my teeth without making a mess. I even got dressed instead of staying in my PJs for the day. All huge triumphs.
I want to encourage you today to never give up. Refuse to let your problems beat you. There is always a way to get through the difficult times. Always! Those times when you feel as if you are drowning and there is no end in sight, don’t let your inability to see the end stop you. Keep going. Keep trying.
When the struggle gets tough I want you to know that you can make it. I know you can. Fight through the fog, dodge the dizziness that happens, keep your focus on the end even when there is no end in sight. Don’t allow your inability to see stop you. Keep pressing forward one step at a time. You are closer to your victory than you think.
1. Simplify your life.
Don’t be so hard on yourself. Take regular breaks. Try to recognise when you are 80% exhausted and take a break then to restore your energies. It’s a lot quicker to regain focus at that point, than if you’ve pushed on to hit 100% fatigued. A break might mean resting, or it could just mean doing something completely different – maybe a standing task if you’ve been sitting down for an extended period.
That’s a good reminder. Thanks.
What’s that saying? When the going gets tough, the tough get going….but only after a nap or a rest to recharge.
This is the life lived when MS comes to town.
Love it. So true.
misery loves company. but supporting caring, similar experiences company.
i’m sorry you’re having a rough time right now.
cry, scream into a pillow–
it’s therapeutic.
it’s ok to feel down on yourself once in a while. as long as you pull yourself out of it & move forward.
you’re the strongest person i know. tap into the superhero you are.
and know it’s ok to alow yourself to have moments.
i have the hardest time focusing. it’s a son of a gun.
i can start on a task, get distracted and end up with tornado brain.
have some “your time ” then start over tomorrow.
embrace you for you–
memory loss and all