I was putting my snow shovels up in my garage attic today
It is May 5th so I figured I wouldn’t need them
anymore
It was fun to look around and checkout all the stuff I have
up there
There are things I really don’t need any more
Maybe I should throw out the junk and sell the good stuff
I got to thinking about all the stuff I have in the attic of
my head
There are items that could be recycled and others that it
would warrant to toss
I am not sure how to decide what is worth keeping
I have a friend who a few weeks ago woke up in the morning
to discover he had tossed out stuff from his attic
His wife quickly realized something was not quite right
She started asking him simple questions: “How many
grandchildren do you have?” What is the date?
Who is the president of the United States, Who do you work
for etc.
Other than remembering his name, his wife’s name and his children’s
name; he pretty much drew a blank
Off they went to the ER
While in the car much to the dismay
of his wife he thought the situation was rather humorous
Hours of tests revealed the brain was functioning fine
He
had not suffered a stroke as his wife had feared
The diagnosis was Temporary Global Amnesia
The amnesia usually doesn’t last more than a day
Seems like my friend decided to toss out the majority of his
attic’s contents
Someone had the sense to haul it all back for him
He regained his memory within 24 hours
At least he had the sense to hold on to his wife’s name
