Clutter

I was putting my snow shovels up in my garage attic today

It is May 5^th 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