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. 
-Arthur Hays Sulzberger

-----Original Message-----
From: ken barber [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
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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