The Funny Side Of Memory Loss

[Pixie]

I have been reading a lot of stories on a post about short term memory loss (thanks Silver!) and found that even though it is a frustrating thing that we have to deal with, there are also many stories that make me smile. I don't want to hijack that particular thread any more than it has been already, so I thought I'd start a new one.

So I thought that maybe, for some light relief, we could share some funny stories about our memory loss... not to make light of the issue, but just to have a smile and remind ourselves (yes, that's right... we need reminding!) that there can be light moments too...

Pixie

 

[onebravegirl]

What?
:rofl:
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[Pixie]

Okay, so I'll start off... there are so many examples to chose from but I'll pick the most recent ones from the last couple of days:

A few days ago, I happened to catch a glimpse of color on my hand and looked down only to discover that I had only painted one fingernail... it must have looked very strange when I was out the other day buying groceries! :crazy:

I turned on the TV the other day and found out that 7 1/2 Men was not on... and remarked as such... All of a sudden, my friend looks at me with bewilderment and asks "don't you mean 2 1/2 men?". When I proceeded to tell hubby about it, thinking he might give him a laugh, I said to him that I had found out that "7 1/2 Men was not on tonight" (not on purpose), sending my friend into fits of laughter yet again! :doh:

Pixie

 

[cragger65]

Both those stories made me smile, thanks :)

About a year after my accident, I was out front doing some gardening. I sqatted down kind of akwardly to trim up the bush at the front and felt my pants rip. I thought, "Oh well, their just work-around-the-house clothes... no big deal" and I was kind of focused on what I was doing, so I didn't bother to stop and check it out.

A neighbour was walking by with her young son, and we had a brief chat. As they were walking away, I heard her son say something about my pants. I looked down finally to assess the damage and realized I had forgotten to put on underwear!!! ;D

The neighbour didn't seem to notice at all, maybe her son did just because he's so much closer to the ground. Embarrassing as hell, but I laughed my ass off telling the story to a friend :)

 

[Pam]

C has managed to transfer his memory loss to me, the one without ptsd. Last Saturday we both had our Jeeps scheduled for a tune-up at 8:30 AM. I got him up, dressed, coffee'd and out the door in time for his appointment. He got his Jeep all done and nicely tuned. Mine? I forgot that I had a Jeep appointment at the same garage for the same time. Finally remembered at 4:00 that afternoon. Too late. Now Mr. Memory won't let me forget it.:stupid:

 

[Pixie]

Thanks Cragger and Pam for your stories! :rofl:

Pixie

 

[JohnnyM53]

The shortest cab ride ever! lol

OK, you have to get visual here.

I was doing aerobics in the early 1990s.

The gym was downtown and there was no street parking between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m., except at parking meters. I pulled up in front of the gym at 5:28 and thought "Just my luck, the parking guy will come by and give me a ticket even though there's only two minutes left."

After my class I came out outside.

Back then, it was cool for guys to wear black tights when doing aerobics. My tights went just below the knee and I was also wearing a purple muscle shirt. I didn't shower at the gym because I lived about 10 minutes away.

OMG! My car was no longer there! Shit! They towed me! I was so pissed off!!

(OK - picture me in tights and try and imagine this from the viewpoint of the cab driver, and the driver behind him.

Just my luck, a cab pulled up. I flag him down, he stops, I run to it open the left rear door, jump in, tell the driver I got towed and would run into the house to get money once we got there.

The cab moves up forward about 40 feet to the red light.

I look forward and low and behold - there's my car at a parking meter across the street. "Oh yeah - I forgot - I saw a free meter and parked there instead of parking at the original place.", I think to myself.

I ask the driver if there's a charge, he looks at me in the rear mirror, says no, and out the rear right door I go. (He must of thought I was absolutely demented, as must have the guy behind him!)

I run across the intersection, hop in my car and burst out laughing!!

 

[Deleted member 541]

I too have funny stories, and all of yours are funny too....BUT, I no longer find MY memory loss funny. It is causing me to have some serious stress over this.

Keep up with the funnies though, maybe my sense of humor will return......

 

[Pixie]

Oh Johnny! :rofl:

I did fully visualise that and I must say, I very much needed the laugh! Can you imagine the look of astonishment on the faces of the people in the cars behind you? Oh dear! lol


She Cat, I fully understand hun and I have been where you are too...

Pixie

 

[Grama-Herc]

Years ago I had the only car I ever loved. She was a 1983 Datsun 280 Z. She had burgandy leather interior, T tops, pin stripes----OH how I loved that car.

I had planned on restoring her and guess I was, cause every time I turned around something else was wrong with her. She just got to expensive to keep running, so
with a broken heart I was forced to buy a new car.

Several weeks later I go to Walmart(a giant all purpose store). Now I must admit that my memory is not exactly in tact, however, the following story is just insane.

I always park my car in the same general area so I can remember where I parked, but this particular my usual area was not available. I know you can see this coming but don't get ahead of me!

After walking the parking lot several times--and believe me this parking lot was not small--I began to PANIC. I ran inside to the customer service desk and promptly begn to cry and yelling "They stole my car, they stole my car."

By the time the manager got to me, I had stopped crying and screaming and was trying to figure out how to disappear into the floor as I realized I had a new car and my Datsun 280Z was not my car anymore.

Embarrassed, OH YEA! But I laughed my a-- off when it ws all over. Never could tell if the manager thought it was as funny as I thought it was

 

[Sasha]

Well, I had a moment last weekend. I poured some cereal into a bowl and thought - nahh - I'll have a tuna fish sandwhich instead. So, I grabbed the mayo and squirted it into my cereal. I decided to the rest of the week off of work.

 

[Grainne]

My son is on a rollercoaster of a schedule between his every-other-day kindergarten class and two different daycares so his schedule would be confusing for the best memories in the world (or so I tell myself anyway). Last week I ran him to daycare on the wrong day - he was supposed to be in school (two different towns!!). I marched him in and they looked at me funny...I thought OH NO! and the caregiver says, "he's not here today?" rather confused. I said, "Yes, it's Wednesday, he's here on Wednesday this week". Thing was, it was Tuesday. So I had to backtrack and got him to school...late.

After rushing to work (also late) and rushing around to get everything done, I did my day and got in my car to pick him up. I went to daycare. I swear...they watched me pull in...I got out of my car, took two steps toward the building and realized...CRAP!!! He's at freaking school!!!...

I ducked my head and jumped back into my car hoping they didn't see me too clearly.

I am the best mom in the world. LOL. I TOTALLY know where my kid is...promise!!

(I have since made myself a colour coded calendar which hangs in my car, office, and kitchen...even made a wallet size for my purse. Sigh)