As I grow older my memory is going to crap and this book comforted me. Will it improve my memory? Not really, but it will help me accept that the forgetting I am experiencing is normal. She points out common memory lapses and compares them to those experienced during dementia and Alzheimer's. What I seem to be experiencing (completely forgetting my first James Taylor concert or an entire street that I'd traveled every week for several years) is perfectly normal for a person of my age. I don't like it but it is what it is. Now I just need to be more accepting and less argumentative (the Wife would be very happy if I manage to do this).
I gave this book four stars out of five on Goodreads. It was exactly what I needed to hear … even if I don't like what the author is saying.
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