Memory – observation & comment.

What do you remember? Important things? Odd things? History? Family? Friends?

We each have our select memories of our lives. Life events from early on until today most often. History we might remember some events but rarely facts leading up to those events. Traumatic times in our lives usually are burned into our memories deeply.

The latter might be recent, Russia attacking Ukraine, inflated gas prices, or for us older folk the landing on the moon, possibly the Kennedy assignation.

Life events can include traumatic events. The passing of a loved one, parents, wife, husband, or sibling. With time the memory of these lessens in effect but rarely in the emotion of that time. We never really forget these events. Never.

As we age older memories fade and vanish. Like childhood life and times. Some medical treatments have that effect also. Cancer and the treatments, medicines and time i general erase memories that don’t fit the traumatic. How our memory works is not under our control.

Memories are important. Its who we are and how we react. I suggest that it would be good to write down what you now feel is important for your grandchildren to know about you and your past. Things you might not have told your children too.

To not remember the past is to relive it in the future.

Published by bobnroberts

I am a retired Controls Engineer, Teacher and Code Officer. While in teaching I worked with students in crisis. This taught me to listen. Before all that I had Testicular Cancer in 1975 . In both cases I had radiation but for the Prostate it was much more detailed, sophisticated, and focal. My initial Prostate Cancer, Gleason 9 aggressive, treatment included Radiation and Hormone therapy. I am now on my third round of treatments. Yes the Cancer has returned but no spreading so far. PET scans, bone scans, MRI and lots of xrays under my belt. Along the way I wrote a book about my Cancer experience, titled the same as this Blog. I need to share my thoughts on Cancer and life in general. Life is too precious to spend it angry, in pain, with fear, and doubts. All I am trying to do is help others with Cancer be better.

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