YAPPERS, How long have I got if I could forget that unforgettable moment?

Question

I won by votes a certain question, "What is your most unforgettable moment?", to which I answered "Sorry. I forgot."

I would like to thank the Voters, although I don't deserve it.

BA shouda gone to others whose memories are intact.

I was reminiscing (4give spelling) about my family, while listening to old songs, and I felt a smile on my face and a surge of joy thinking of my sister in Washington, and how my mother would be so glad if she returns and we have a reunion.

And then I remembered my mother was already dead. So, how is it that there is this idyllic scene creeping in my head?
Is this symptom of Alzsheimer's? (Again, 4give spelling)

And whatever could my sister mean, when I asked her how long have I got, and she answered "Don't worry. Just don't start watching new TV serials"?

Exalted One! Thank you for making me laugh again!

Here are my sister's exact words. She has medical background, you see.

"Well, it's hard to say, but if I were you, I wouldn't
start watching any serials on TV. "

Answer 1

Yes AREF, the votes were well deserved. I was one of those who voted, not even knowing it was your answer. But I voted because it was, as usual, witty.

Now, on to your "forgetting" episodes, I guess we all have our moments. For some people (like me), they are called 'senior moments". I figure you are quite young because they will most likely not find you as useful in Riyadh of you are of very advanced age, so that should'nt be the case with you.

There are scenes that creep in our head, always in our subconscious. For instance whenever I dream and the setting is a house, it is strange that it is ALWAYS that same house - - - the first house I lived in, the house I grew up in. Now, several houses later, My house settings in all of my dreams is still that house.

That house is in my subconscious, just like that creeping scene in your head.

Answer 2

I honestly don't know how to answer your question (that's why it took me this long a time) so let me just share this with you.

ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?


This was from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.

Added:
We both know of course that myasthenia gravis (a weakening of the muscle) is no way related to memory loss...
but I just can't resist the opportunity to bring a smile to a grouch. Houston out.

Answer 3

How long? Until you remember it again.


Best person to answer what your sister meant is your sister, but here's an effort to explain (might be not what she meant).

To follow the TV serials, the viewer must remember what happened in the previous episode.

Answer 4

i don't know!
the only measurements(long) i could think of is when a gay employer required for job applicants were:
for females-18 years old and above
for males- 6 inches and above

Answer 5

haahaaaaay it's easier to think of good things than sad things. i'd rather be crazy and happy than sane but depressed.

Answer 6

zzz... fight alzheimer's disease!... drink beer! hmmm... beer... zzz...