Memory - from a friend (Page 3): Easy to do at 82.

SyracuseOrange Loc: Manlius,NY

Easy to do at 82.

bhanusa Loc: Maui, Hawaii

Thanks Mark for a very interesting article. Here's another statistic for you: my wife and I will be married 70 years in three weeks, of all married couples we are 1/10 of 1% of that group.
I have my own theory about the brain: when you are born your brain is an empty bucket because you have had no life experiences, as you age, memory start to fill up the bucket and when you reach about age 65 the bucket is full so when you have something you want to remember something else gets pushed out of the bucket. Now you can remember when you were six but can't remember what happened 20 minutes ago

Aloha, Bob Hanusa

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

SyracuseOrange wrote:

Easy to do at 82.

Unfortunately, not for all at 82 or even younger. We are very fortunate!
Be well,
Mark

samantha90 Loc: Fort Worth,Texas

Wow Mark sure makes you realize how well off you are.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

samantha90 wrote:

Wow Mark sure makes you realize how well off you are.

We certainly are!! In our microcosmic worlds, we may be oblivious to most of the world's conditions.
Thanks, Samantha!
Mark

TheShoe Loc: Lacey, WA

It was definitely informative. Unfortunately, I still must see my neurologist regularly, but for a different reason. MRIs to check for changes to my cervical spinal cord are required. At least I passed the test. The C took the most time (15 seconds) while the 6 and N were immediate. Thanks for the post.

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

TheShoe wrote:

It was definitely informative. Unfortunately, I still must see my neurologist regularly, but for a different reason. MRIs to check for changes to my cervical spinal cord are required. At least I passed the test. The C took the most time (15 seconds) while the 6 and N were immediate. Thanks for the post.

My pleasure!
Mark

PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA

A very interesting and inspiring bit of information. I passed the tests quicker than I thought I would, the letters and numbers almost jumped up and waved their arms at me. It is reassuring to know that forgetting is a normal part of aging as long as we remember that we are forgetting something. Thank you for the enlightening information, made me more comfortable in my "old age" of 75.

fantom Loc: Colorado

sippyjug104 wrote:

Science has proven that married men live longer even though many of them wish they were dead.😜

longer than what??

markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ

PhotogHobbyist wrote:

A very interesting and inspiring bit of information. I passed the tests quicker than I thought I would, the letters and numbers almost jumped up and waved their arms at me. It is reassuring to know that forgetting is a normal part of aging as long as we remember that we are forgetting something. Thank you for the enlightening information, made me more comfortable in my "old age" of 75.

Glad it was informative.
Mark

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bhanusa wrote:

Thanks Mark for a very interesting article. Here's another statistic for you: my wife and I will be married 70 years in three weeks, of all married couples we are 1/10 of 1% of that group....

Wow, Bob, that's IMPRESSIVE! Hope you're planning a special celebration, whether that means a big bash or a romantic dinner for two! :)

srron Loc: Courtice,On.

Reminds me of the old joke(?)why do jewish men die before their wives......because they want to.
But on a serious note,I was married for 50 years 4 months and 19 hours before experience of watching my wife die in hospital made worse by ridiculous Covid protocols ,and never once wanted to be dead except for when she was passing,but I have children and grandchildren to live for. For those who have not experienced grief,I can tell you it has been one hell of a rough ride and I'm told that the second year is worse and my second year starts on Oct. 25th and I can't imagine how it could get worse. Sorry for being morbid.