stess, i was on a job, i could no longer do, wondering
if i'd make retirment age, in the last few months i
have lost friends to death, then watched my mom die,
and just learned that another friend has died of heart
attack. he was 2 years my elder. and then i nearly
lost my old dog.
i guess i have been stressed
--- "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Ken,
>
> As far as the thought issues, have you been under
> any particular stress,
> or does it seem to be more noticeable during times
> of stress? Or, are
> there any other events that seem to make the "word
> finding" difficulties
> more pronounced? I'm not a speech therapist (don't
> even play one on
> TV), but it sounds almost like a form of aphasia. I
> read an article
> earlier today on a round table from 1997 on CP,
> which revisited whether
> CP is a progressive disability or not. One of the
> main participants was
> June Isaacson Kailes, who is fairly well known in
> the lit. The link to
> that is:
>
> http://www.jik.com/awcp.html
>
>
> As far as the visual issues, I've noticed similar
> episodes myself,
> particularly after looking at a bright light either
> directly or
> indirectly. I think the experience you had in the
> dentist's office is
> called retinal after-imaging, where your eyes have
> to take a few seconds
> to adapt to a change in light conditions. I
> remember that you work(ed)
> at CDC; during that time did you do much microscopy?
> That would
> definitely add to eye fatigue, and possibly
> permanent changes.
>
> On either issue, if they aren't better by the time
> you read this, I'd
> recommend talking to your doc.
>
>
> Kendall
> I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your
> brains fall out.=20
> -Arthur Hays Sulzberger
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20
> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 4:44 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [C-PALSY] as promised here is a post of 2
> problems concerning
> me.
>
> right to it, guy. i have been for months now been
> in
> a state of having difficulty compleeting a sentence.
> i
> know what i want to say, but i get stuck in a
> sentence, not completed trying to get the words to
> complet the thought. it is not a lack of having thr
> words for a complex thought, it is sometimes a very
> simple sentence and my mind just seems to stop.
> i know i am getting older, but, this is not normal
> aging or at least i think not. any ideas?
>
> and for the 2nd one. for a few weeks/months? i
> have
> noticed that when going from brite light to less
> light
> and vice versa, my eyes are very slow in adjusting
> to
> the change. i see darkly for a noticable time.
> instead
> of a couple seconds, maybe as long as 5-10 seconds i
> see darkly. i was at a dentist two days ago to get a
> broken tooth extracted. i had been under a bright
> light, not directly in my eyes, but close enough for
> my eyes to sense the brightness. after the deed was
> done and i was not facing the light, the dentist
> showed me the tooth. i knew that i was looking at a
> bloody tooth and a blood stained napkin. i say
> nothing, but, i did not see red, i saw shades of
> purple. since i said nothing but was just waiting
> for
> my eyes to adjust, after a short time the dentist
> threw both the tooth and napkin away. i did not see
> red the whole time. oh, i guess it was probly less
> than 10 seconds, but, i am not accustomed to my eyes
> doing this. again, any thoughts?
> maybe i am getting hypochondiactic in my old age,
> i
> do know.
>
>
>
>
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